§ Mr. Adleyasked the Minister of Transport what is the average number of deaths and serious injuries annually per mile on (a) motorways, (b) the stretch of the A33 between the western end of the M3 and the Winchester bypass and (c) the Winchester bypass itself, for each of the
(a) (b) (c) Motorways A.33 Kingsworthy-Popham 8.5 miles Percentage excess (b) over (a) Winchester By-pass 5.2 miles Percentage excess (c) over (a) 1974 1.21 1.39 15 3.19 164 1975 1.34 1.52 13 5.54 313 1976 1.20 1.90 58 5.87 389 1977 1.22 2.24 84 1.54 26 1978 1.27 3.65 187 3.08 143 1979 — 2.59 — 3.08 — (—) Not available.
§ Mr. Marlowasked the Minister of Transport what is the number and proportion of accidental deaths to males between the ages of 16 and 21 years that have been associated with motor cycles for each of the last 10 years.
YOUNG MOTOR CYCLIST FATALITIES (Male) Age 15–19 Age 16–21 1975 1976 1977 1978 1977 1978 Two-wheeled motor vehicle user deaths 379 512 598 578 731 721 Deaths from all accidents 1,042 1,147 1,151 1,244 … … Deaths from all causes 1,759 1,862 1,801 1,987 2,377 2,638 Two-wheeled motor-vehicle user deaths as a percentage of: (i) Deaths from all accidents 36 45 52 46 … … (ii) Deaths from all causes 22 27 33 29 31 27 …=Not available