§ Dr. Marekasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will estimate the total cost of accidents on unlit roads subject to a speed limit of (a) 60 mph and (b) 70 mph.
§ Mr. John Stradling ThomasIn 1983, the total cost of personal injury accidents in Wales in darkness on unlit roads subject to a speed limit of 60 mph is estimated at about £9 millions. The equivalent figures for such roads with a 70 mph speed limit is about £350,000. These figures comprise resource costs and an allowance for pain, grief and suffering.