§ Mr. Sheermanasked the Secretary of State for Transport what information he has as to how many occupants of cars and car-derived vans injured in road traffic accidents in 1980 and 1981 suffered (i) fatal casualties, (ii) serious casualties and (iii) slight casualties; and if he will indicate in each case how many were front seat and rear seat occupants, respectively.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe information is as follows:
Casualties in private cars* and light vans†: Great Britain:
1980 1981 Front seat Rear seat Front seat Rear seat Killed 2,129 269 2,109 307 Seriously injured 28,536 4,216 28,649 4,357 Slightly injured 98,216 18,105 99,936 18,621 * includes invalid tricycles, other three-wheeled cars and taxis. † goods vehicles not over 1½ tons unladen weight. Front seat casualty figures, together with seat belt usage, are contained in 'Road Accidents Great Britain' 1980 and 1981 in tables 25 and 34 respectively. Copies of these are in the Library.