§ Mr. Muddasked the Secretary of State for Transport by what percentage the annual average volume of traffic on United Kingdom roads has risen since 1945; and by what percentage the average annual number of casualties has risen over the same period.
§ Mr. HoramI regret that the information is not available in the precise form requested but the following is available:
AVERAGE ANNUAL RISE IN TRAFFIC AND CASUALTIES 1949–1976. GREAT BRITAIN Percentage Motor Traffic … … +6.4 Road casualties … … +2.4
§ Mr. Muddasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list, respectively, the totals of persons killed or seriously injured as a result of two-wheeled motor vehicle accidents in each of the years 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 and 1976.
§ Mr. HoramI regret the information is not readily available in the precise form requested but the following information is available:
CASUALTIES AMONGST USERS OF TWO-WHEELED MOTOR VEHICLES: GREAT BRITAIN, 1966–76 Killed Seriously injured 1966 … … … 1,134 21,582 1967 … … … 920 18,737 1968 … … … 877 17,114 1969 … … … 791 15,592 1970 … … … 761 15,378 1971 … … … 800 14,782 1972 … … … 729 13,380 1973 … … … 750 13,791 1974 … … … 796 13,905 1975 … … … 838 15,775 1976 … … … 990 18,861