§ Mr. Spriggsasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish in the Official Report details of fatal road traffic accidents and serious injuries in each age group for both children and adults which involved goods vehicles road accidents including goods vehicles, up to 1½ tons unladen weight, 1½ tons to
Casualties in accidents involving goods vehicles ≤ 1½ tons u.w. Casualties in accidents involving goods vehicles 1½ ≥ 3 tons u.w. Age group Killed Seriously injured Killed Seriously injured 0–4 years … … … … 13 196 10 21 5–9 years … … … … 27 437 5 60 10–14 years … … … 26 389 5 53 All children … … … 66 1,022 20 134 15–19 years … … … 82 1,552 18 264 20–59 years … … … 351 4,209 89 825 60 and over … … … 169 831 45 172 All adults … … … … 602 6,592 152 1,261 Age unknown … … … 2 54 — 4 All persons … … … 670 7,668 172 1,399
Casualties in accidents involving goods vehicles >3 tons u.w. Casualties in accidents involving goods vehicles* Age group Killed Seriously injured Killed Seriously injured 0–4 years … … … … 26 67 45 280 5–9 years … … … … 18 111 49 597 10–14 years … … … 30 183 60 615 All children … … … 74 361 154 1,492 15–19 years … … … 113 615 204 2,385 20–59 years … … … 508 3,068 881 7,631 60 and over … … … 189 498 394 1,455 All adults … … … … 810 4,181 1,479 11,471 Age unknown … … … 3 15 4 71 All persons … … … 887 4,557 1,637 13,034 *These figures are less than the sum of accidents involving three separate categories of goods vehicles, as some accidents involve more than one type of goods vehicles. We hope to introduce, shortly, proposals for legislation which will strengthen procedures for curbing overloading and bad maintenance.
We are also considering new requirements for braking, which will reduce the risks of jack-knifing.