HC Deb 02 February 1968 vol 757 cc423-4W
Mr. Onslow

asked the Minister of Transport how many accidents there were, in each of the last three years, involving pedestrians using pedestrian crossings.

Mr. Carmichael

The number of fatal and serious pedestrian casualties on pedestrian crossings was as follows:

Type of Crossing
Year Police controlled Lights controlled Un-controlled
1964 29 255 1,358
1965 38 287 1,430
1966 22 267 1,460
1967 (Jan.-Sept.) 18 200 965

Mr. Onslow

asked the Minister of Transport how many accidents there were, in each of the last three years, at road crossings controlled by school crossing patrols.

Mr. Carmichael

Full figures for this kind of accident are not available, but sample studies in two counties show that about 1 per cent. of the child pedestrians hurt in road accidents were crossing at points with a school crossing patrol. For every 100 crossing patrols in these areas there were between one and two child pedestrian casualties per year.