§ Mr. Berryasked the Minister of Transport how many accidents involving death or injury to pedestrians on zebra crossings have occurred each year within the Greater London area since their introduction.
§ Mr. John MorrisFollowing are figures for the Metropolitan Police area showing the number of pedestrian casualties on zebra crossings since 1952. The number of accidents is not known.
Casualties Year Killed Serious Slight Total 1952 … 21 171 785 977 1953 … 30 209 894 1,133 1954 … 23 287 909 1,219 1955 … 25 281 1,073 1,379 1956 … 40 313 1,030 1,383 1957 … 30 325 994 1,349 1958 … 47 371 1,186 1,604 1959 … 36 379 1,310 1,725 1960 … 51 419 1,387 1,857 1961 … 39 404 1,369 1,812 1962 … 51 392 1,290 1,733 1963 … 60 390 1,396 1,846 1964 … 53 418 1,382 1,853 1965 … 53 425 1,444 1,922 1966 … 39 446 1,485 1,970