§ Mr. Christopher Priceasked the Minister of Transport when, in view of the recent serious accident, pedestrian crossings are to be established at the three roundabout road junctions on the newly reconstructed Queslett Road, in Birmingham.
§ Mr. SwinglerSince Queslett Road is a classified road, the provision of pedestrian crossings on it is a matter primarily for Aldridge Urban District Council as local highway authority. Approval was given at the beginning of this year to their proposals for surface crossings at the Beacon Road and Kings Road roundabouts but the council subsequently submitted alternative proposals for pedestrian subways at three sites. Further information in support of this latest proposal is awaited from the council.
§ Mr. Henigasked the Minister of Transport how many pedestrians were killed whilst making use of uncontrolled zebra crossings in each of the years 1960 to 1965; and how many in each year were children under 15 years of age.
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§ Mr. SwinglerFollowing is the information:
1960 … … … 131 1961 … … … 131 1962 … … … 148 1963 … … … 157 1964 … … … 173 1965 … … … 176 The number of children killed in each year is not readily available and could be obtained only at a disproportionate cost. However an analysis for 1962 shows that of 1,185 pedestrians either killed or seriously injured on these crossings, 224 were children under 15 years of age.