HC Deb 10 November 1967 vol 753 cc200-1W
Mr. Hector Hughes

asked the Minister of Transport if she will state the total number of accidents, and the proportion by rail and road, respectively, which have been due to high speeds of transport.

Mr. Carmichael

No statistics are available of the number of accidents, either by rail or by road, which were caused by high speed alone. Accidents are nearly always due to the interaction of a number of factors, of which excessive speed may be one.

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