§ Mr. Charles Morrisonasked the Secretary of State for Transport how many 677W road accidents in rural and urban areas, respectively, in 1975, 1976 and 1977 to the latest date, were attributable to parking without lights.
ACCIDENTS TO WHICH PARKED VEHICLES CONTRIBUTED: BY TYPE OF AREA AND STREET LIGHTING Number 1975 1976 January-July 1976 January-July 1977* BUILT-UP AREAS Daylight … … … … … … 11,311 11,872 7,123 8,056 Dark, street lamps over 20 ft. high, lit … 2,474 2,852 1,225 1,443 Dark, street lamps under 20 ft. high, unlit … 1,361 1,475 617 748 Dark, street lamps unlit … … … 90 92 54 61 Dark, no street lamps … … … … 69 65 23 24 All known lighting conditions … … 15,305 16,356 9,042 10,332 NON BUILT-UP AREAS Daylight … … … … … … 977 1,070 584 579 Dark, street lamps over 20 ft. high, lit … 86 101 46 62 Dark, street lamps under 20 ft. high, lit … 32 33 10 15 Dark, street lamps unlit … … … 9 7 2 3 Dark, no street lamps … … … … 316 324 140 129 All known lighting conditions … … 1,420 1,535 782 788 4 Provisional.