§ Mr. ReesTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what information he has on the proportion of the population in the higher age groups who are statistically shown to be involved in pedestrian accidents while crossing roads.
§ Mr. ChopeThe police complete a standard report form for each injury road accident of which they become aware, in Great Britain. This report includes information on the age and activity of all casualties in those accidents. The table shows the number of people over 60, in five year age bands, who were injured while crossing roads in Great Britain in 1990, the resident population in each of those age bands, and the rate of casualties injured while crossing the road per 100,000 population.
Pedestrian casualties injured while crossing roads: By age: Great Britain 1990 Age Number of casualties Population (thousands) Rate per 100,000 population 60–64 1,455 2,828.4 51 65–69 1,605 2,778.2 58 70–74 1,681 2,116.9 79 75–79 1,898 1,830.1 104 80–84 1,517 1,217.4 125 85 and over 952 850.3 112