§ Mr. David HarrisTo ask the Secretary of State for transport what are the latest statistics he has available on the death rate of motor cyclists in relation to the overall population in (i) the United Kingdom, (ii) the United States of America, (iii) France, (iv) the Federal Republic of Germany and (v) Japan; and what were the comparable figures 10 Years ago.
§ Mr. peter Bottomleythe information is as follows:
Motor cyclist deaths per million head of population 1977 1987 United Kingdom 21.6 13.0 USA 19.3 18.6 France 53.0 29.1 FRG 35.0 17.8 Japan 16.7 25.5 The figures are published in the transport statistics report entitled "International comparisons of transport statistics; Part 2". They do not give an indication of the size of the motor cycle population in each country. The trend in the United Kingdom towards reduced casualties among motor cyclists is a heartening one.