§ 18. Mr. Peter Freemanasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation whether he will now announce the date, and the details, when motor vehicles will be allowed to park on certain roads without lights outside the London area.
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PEDESTRIAN CASUALTIES IN 1954 ANALYSED ACCORDING TO THE TYPES OF VEHICLE INVOLVED Vehicles Pedestrian casualties* Type Numbers on the road Killed Injured Total Pedal cycle … … … … † 62 5,936 5,998 Motor-assisted pedal cycle … 192,286 3 397 400 Motor cycle … … … 936,561 238 9,072 9,310 Private car … … … … 3,099,547 862 24,561 25,423 Taxi … … … … 28,263 27 882 909 Public service vehicle … … 81,957 286 2,742 3,028 Goods vehicle … … … 1,032,868 575 11,752 12,327 Other type of vehicle … … 401,589 30 650 680 TOTAL … … … 5,773,071 2,083 55,992 58,075 * Casualties in accidents involving one vehicle only. A further 143 pedestrians were killed and 3,163 injured in accidents involving two or more vehicles. † The number of pedal cyclists on the roads is not known.
§ Mr. WatkinsonI expect to make these Regulations within the next month. They have been delayed because of difficulties arising from the need to prescribe signs to indicate roads where vehicles may park unlit. The arrangements will be similar to those now in force in the London area except that parking of vehicles without lights will be permitted only on roads in respect of which the chief officer of police concerned has given his consent.