HL Deb 25 April 1984 vol 451 cc120-1WA
Lord Jenkins of Putney

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What are the road speed limits in Norway and Sweden; and how do the road death and accident rates in those countries compare with those in the United Kingdom.

Lord Lucas of Chilworth

Road speed limits for Norway and Sweden are as follows:

NORWAY MPH
Built up areas (dependent on area) 19, 31 and 37
Non built up areas 50
Motorways 56
SWEDEN MPH
Built up areas 31
Minor roads 43
Good quality roads 56
Motorways and some good quality roads 68

The only available figures for road deaths or accident rates in the three countries which are on a comparable basis are those set out below. These figures are taken from RAGB 1982, a copy of which is available in the Library.

Road Deaths per 100,000 population Road Deaths per 10,000 motor vehicles CarUser deaths per 100 million vehicle kms Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 population
Norway 8 2.1 1.1 2.1
Sweden 9 2.5 1.0 1.6
United Kingdom 11 3.1 l.0(') 3.5
(') Figure relates to Great Britain.