HC Deb 12 December 1972 vol 848 c102W
Mr. Redmond

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give the accident rate expressed in vehicle-miles on motorways and on all-purpose trunk roads, respectively, in each year since 1964.

Mr. Speed

Following are accident rates per 1,000 million vehicle-miles:

Motorways Rural A roads
1966 400 1,400
1967 370 1,250
1968 320 1,080
1969 340 1,060
1970 330 1,070
1971 310 970

Comparable information for 1964 and 1965 is not readily available.