asked the Secretary of State for Transport how many passengers in motor vehicles were killed or seriously injured in road accidents when travelling in the back seats of cars during 1974, 1975 and 1976.
Following is the information:Back seat occupants of cars, killed or seriously injured, 1974–1976: Great Britain:
| 1974 | … | … | … | … | 5,689 |
| 1975 | … | … | … | … | 5,297 |
| 1976* | … | … | … | … | 5,075 |
| * Provisional | |||||
asked the Secretary of State for Transport how many drivers and passengers in motor vehicles were killed or seriously injured in road accidents whilst wearing seat belts during 1974, 1975 and 1976.
I regret that the information is not recorded for all types of motor vehicle, but the following information is available:
| Front Seat Occupants of Cars and Light Vans, killed or seriously injured while wearing Seat Belts | |||||
| 1974 | … | … | … | … | 3,952 |
| 1975 | … | … | … | … | 3,720 |
| 1976 | … | … | … | … | 3,940* |
| * Provisional | |||||
asked the Secretary of State for Transport how many drivers and passengers in motor vehicles who were killed or seriously injured in road accidents during 1974, 1975 and 1976 were travelling in front seats of vehicles in which there is no legal obligation to fit seat belts.
I regret that the information is not available in the precise form requested, but the following information is available.
| Drivers and front seat passengers killed or seriously injured in vehicles in which no seat belt was fitted | |||||
| 1974 | … | … | … | … | 6,747 |
| 1975 | … | … | … | … | 5,482 |
| 1976 | … | … | … | … | 4,118* |
| * Provisional | |||||