§ Mr. Speedasked the Secretary of State for Transport what is the reduction in the motor cycle casualty rate since the introduction of the schools traffic education programme in 1974 expressed both as accidents per hundred million vehicles/kilometre and as a percentage reduction.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe figures for two-wheeled motor vehicle riders, are:
Rate per 100 million vehicle kilometres: Great Britain Percentage reduction 1974 1981 Killed 16.7 13.2 21 Killed or seriously injured 319 265 17 All severities 1,016 824 19 These rates include riders of mopeds, motor scooters and motorcycle combinations, as these cannot be distinguished in traffic estimates. The improvement in casualty rates is similar to that for other motor vehicles.