HC Deb 07 May 1958 vol 587 c102W
32 and 33. Mr. Page

asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation (1) whether he will give an estimate of the variation in accident rate before and after the installation of good, modern street lighting;

(2) whether he will give an estimate of the variation in accident rate before and after the provision of a roundabout.

Mr. Nugent

Good street lighting and the provision of roundabouts, at suitable places, both reduce the risk of accidents. Investigations made by the Road Research Laboratory show various rates of accident reduction in certain cases where such improvements have been made. As local conditions vary so much, it would be difficult to give any reliable overall estimates of expected reductions in accident rates which might result from these measures.

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