HL Deb 14 May 1984 vol 451 cc1269-70WA
Lord Jenkins of Putney

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What reduction in road deaths would be achieved in Great Britain if the Norwegian lower speed limits were adopted and their lower rate of road deaths resulted.

Lord Lucas of Chilworth

The relationship between accident rates and speed limits is not clear, and it does not follow that if the Norwegian speed limits were adopted in Great Britain they would result in a lower rate of road deaths.