asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many motor cyclists and passengers on motor cycles have been killed and injured, respectively, in Scotland in each of the past five years; how this compares with the number of car drivers and car passengers killed and injured; and what proportion each category of death and injury is of the total number of each type of vehicle in use on roads.
Following is the information. Statistics of vehicles in use in 1977 are not yet available.
| MOTOR CYCLES (INCLUDING MOTOR SCOOTERS AND MOPEDS) | ||||||||||
Riders
| Passengers
| |||||||||
Killed
| Ratio of casualties to number of vehicles in use
| Injured
| Ratio of casualties to number of vehicles in use
| Killed
| Ratio of casualties to number of vehicles in use
| Injured
| Ratio of casualties to number of vehicles in use
| |||
| 1973 | … | … | 35 | 1:995 | 1,522 | 1:23 | 7 | 1:4,976 | 199 | 1:175 |
| 1974 | … | … | 37 | 1:1,030 | 1,386 | 1:27 | 4 | 1:9,325 | 186 | 1:205 |
| 1975 | … | … | 46 | 1:935 | 2,092 | 1:21 | 9 | 1:4,778 | 251 | 1:171 |
| 1976 | … | … | 33 | 1:1,364 | 2,655 | 1:17 | 3 | 1:15,000 | 347 | 1:130 |
| 1977 | … | … | 72 | — | 2,771 | — | 6 | — | 385 | — |
| PRIVATE CARS (INCLUDES PRIVATE VANS) | ||||||||||
Drivers
| Passengers
| |||||||||
Killed
| Ratio of casualties to number of vehicles in use
| Injured
| Ratio of casualties to number of vehicles in use
| Killed
| Ratio of casualties to number of vehicles in use
| Injured
| Ratio of casualties to number of vehicles in use
| |||
| 1973 | … | … | 199 | 1:5,029 | 7,289 | 1:137 | 180 | 1:5,560 | 10,691 | 1:94 |
| 1974 | … | … | 200 | 1:5,090 | 6,751 | 1:151 | 170 | 1:5,986 | 9,670 | 1:105 |
| 1975 | … | … | 169 | 1:5,029 | 6,704 | 1:135 | 167 | 1:6,204 | 9,470 | 1:109 |
| 1976 | … | … | 206 | 1:5,097 | 7,198 | 1:146 | 193 | 1:5,440 | 9,638 | 1:109 |
| 1977 | … | … | 195 | — | 7,204 | — | 184 | — | 9,224 | — |
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons have been killed or injured, other than the driver or passenger of the motor cycle, as a result of an accident involving a motor cycle in Scotland in each of the past five years; and what are the comparable figures for accidents involving cars.
The information is not readily available, but I am arranging for it to be obtained and I shall write to the hon. Member.