§ 35. Mr. Padleyasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether he
NUMBERS OF DRIVERS KILLED RELATED TO NUMBERS OF VEHICLES LICENSED AND VEHICLE MILEAGES IN 1961 —— Car and taxi Public service vehicle Goods vehicle Motor cycle Motor scooter Moped Drivers killed 754 10 155 975 209 104 Drivers killed per 10,000 vehicles licensed* 1.3 1.1 1.1 8.5 2.6 Drivers killed per 100 million vehicle miles 1.6 0.4 0.8 26.7 13.0 13.8 * Mopeds have been interpreted for this purpose as "motor cycles—not over 50 c.c". It is not possible to distinguish between motor cycles and motor scooters in the vehicle licensing statistics.