§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many and what percentage of personal injury accidents during each of the last five years for which records are available occurred during hours of darkness; and how many of such accidents involved one or more drivers who had passed his driving test less than 12 months previously.
§ Mr. CarmichaelFollowing are the figures of personal injury accidents occurring in darkness over the last five years.
ACCIDENTS OCCURRING IN DARKNESS 1970–75 GREAT BRITAIN Year Number of accidents in darkness Percentage of all accidents 1970 82,766 31 1971 82,365 32 1972 87,644 33 1973 86,072 33 1974* 81,921 34 * Provisional. No information is available on the length of time drivers involved in accidents have held a full driving licence.