§ Mr. ThorntonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what are the equivalent figures for the years 1968–69 and 1970–71 to correspond with those from the transport and road research laboratory, illustrated on page 9, paragraph 28 of the Government's Green Paper, "Summertime", Cmd. 722.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe estimates for the winter of 1968–69 and 1970–71 that correspond to those contained in paragraph 28 of the Green Paper are:
1968–69 1970–71 Reduction in: fatalities 239 226 serious casualties 908 866 slight casualties 1,234 1,211
§ Mr. ThorntonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport with reference to the transport and road244W research laboratory calculations illustrated in the Government's Green Paper, "Summertime", Cmd. 722, what would be the estimated effect on figure 3 on page 10, tables 1 and 2 on page 1I and table 3 on page 12 of an extra 1.5 million workers joining the morning and evening commuter rush hours.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyWhen roads are congested, accidents occur at lower speed, leading to lower risk of injury, and less serious injuries. Thus, transferring substantial numbers of trips to the peak periods could lead to fewer—and less serious—casualties among these travellers. While there could be more casualties in the less congested pre-peak period, the net effect on the results quoted in the Green Paper is likely to be negligible.