HC Deb 29 January 2002 vol 379 cc194-5W
Mr. Lazarowicz

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many(a) fatal, (b) severe non-fatal and (c) other non-fatal injuries have been sustained in road traffic accidents by (i) drivers, (ii) passengers, (iii) cyclists and (iv) pedestrians in each of the last 10 years. [30327]

Mr. Jamieson

The information requested is shown in the tables.

(i) Driver and rider1 casualties in Great Britain
Fatal Serious Slight
1991 1,894 23,310 122,048
1992 1,815 21,936 124,169
1993 1,622 20,504 125,833
1994 1,609 20,935 131,168
1995 1,613 20,618 129,550
1996 1,670 20,427 137,823
1997 1,748 20,489 144,700
1998 1,712 19,519 147,002
(i) Driver and rider1 casualties in Great Britain
Fatal Serious Slight
1999 1,709 19,058 146,149
2000 1,772 19,127 150,224
1Excludes pedal cycle riders. Includes drivers and riders of all other types of motor and non-motor vehicles.
(ii) Passenger1 casualties in Great Britain
Fatal Serious Slight
1991 936 10,833 73,500
1992 863 10,684 74,905
1993 765 9,483 75,713
1994 745 9,970 77,398
1995 757 9,902 76,219
1996 728 9,871 79,025
1997 695 9,033 80,901
1998 645 8,586 79,939
1999 672 8,105 78,889
2000 653 7,744 78,118
1 Excludes passengers on pedal cycles.
(iii) Pedal cyclist casualties in Great Britain
Fatal Serious Slight
1991 242 3,947 20,628
1992 204 3,788 20,777
1993 186 3,611 20,290
1994 172 3,829 20,838
1995 213 3,754 20,978
1996 203 3,586 20,795
1997 183 3,409 21,044
1998 158 3,154 19,611
1999 172 3,004 19,664
2000 127 2,643 17,842
(iv) Pedestrian casualties in Great Britain
Fatal Serious Slight
1991 1,496 13,528 39,006
1992 1,347 12,848 37,417
1993 1,241 11,422 35,465
1994 1,124 11,806 35,765
1995 1,038 11,259 34,786
1996 997 10,615 34,838
1997 973 10,053 34,575
1998 906 9,575 34,405
1999 879 8,955 33,063
2000 857 8,641 32,535

Mr. Wiggin

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many road traffic accidents there were last year involving children in(a) 30 mph zones and (b) 40 mph zones. [30775]

Mr. Jamieson

In Great Britain in 2000 there were 27,731 injury road accidents on roads with a 30 mph speed limit which involved a child casualty. There were 2,151 such accidents on roads with a 40 mph speed limit. These figures include accidents involving children aged under 16 and travelling as any category of road user, including pedestrians, cyclists and passengers.