HC Deb 20 November 1987 vol 122 c699W
Mr. Burns

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many road accidents involving personal injury or

Child casualties in cars1: by severity, seating position, and seat belt wearing Great Britain 1983 to 1986
1983 1984 1985 1986
Killed KSI Total Killed KSI Total Killed KSI Total Killed KSI Total
Front seat occupant 16 191 1,169 11 191 1,222 6 173 1,319 11 192 1,434
of which:
fitted and worn 7 125 870 6 127 952 1 109 990 7 123 1,085
fitted, not worn 2 25 96 0 12 49 3 14 64 0 14 77
not fitted to vehicle 3 10 53 1 10 49 0 5 51 2 9 52
not reported 4 31 150 4 42 172 2 45 214 2 46 220
Rear seat occupant 59 978 7,245 66 1,030 8,025 62 1,049 8,503 69 1,094 9,003
of which:
fitted and worn 8 66 684 5 80 773 8 82 814 10 110 1,219
fitted, not worn 4 42 290 1 44 343 2 60 415 1 79 516
not fitted to vehicle 42 738 5,299 49 755 5,819 37 742 6,131 42 702 5,868
not reported 5 132 972 11 151 1,090 15 165 1,143 16 203 1,400
All occupants2 75 1,172 8,440 77 1,229 9,275 68 1,227 9,845 81 1,293 10,466
of which:
fitted and worn 15 191 1,557 11 207 1,725 9 191 1,805 17 233 2,305
fitted, not worn 6 67 386 1 56 393 5 74 479 1 93 593
not fitted to vehicle 45 748 5,358 50 769 5,872 37 749 6,189 44 711 5,921
not reported 9 166 1,139 15 197 1,285 17 213 1,372 19 256 1,647
1 Defined here as three or four wheeled cars.
2 Includes seating position not recorded.