§ Mr. Frank Fieldasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the numbers of people killed in motor car accidents in each of the last five years; and if he will divide these figures according to whether the person killed was (a) a driver, (b) a passenger or (c) a pedestrian.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyInformation for the years 1975 to 1985 is given in table 5 of "Road Accidents Great Britain (the Casualty Report) 1985." A copy is in the Library. Results for 1986 will not he available before May 1987.
Fatalities in car accidents Car drivers Car passengers Pedestrians 1985 1,253 808 1,258 1984 1,237 942 1,310 1983 1,198 821 1,362 1982 1,472 971 1,217 1981 1,346 941 1,265 1980 1,339 939 1,272 1979 1,479 950 1,374 1978 1,525 1,044 1,600 1977 1,429 1,012 1,492 1976 1,441 1,079 1,561 1975 1,417 1,027 1,550