§ 27. Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his estimate of the number of people who will be killed or seriously disabled each year if no provision is made to make the wearing of car safety belts compulsory.
§ Dr. GilbertI estimate that during 1975 the compulsory wearing of seat belts would have saved the lives of about 1,000 drivers and front seat passengers and saved over 11,000 people from serious injury.