§ Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will issue a table showing the number of road accidents in Scotland due to drunkenness and to speed, respectively; and what steps he is taking to deal with these road risks.
§ Mr. RossMany accidents cannot be attributed to a single cause, but the following table shows the best information available from police records. In 151W respect of the following numbers of accidents during 1964 the police recorded drunkenness, excessive speed, or both, as a causal factor:—
Number of Accidents Fatal Injuries Serious Injuries (a) Driver suspected of drunkenness 114 16 149 (b) Driving too fast having regard to the conditions 689 150 903 (c) Both (a) and (b) 21 9 25 824 175 1,077 We are tackling in a variety of ways the serious problems which these figures reflect: the recent publicity campaign against driving after drinking is one example of our efforts.