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Original st: HKK 24/5 This Cory far: HKK 14/1
Informeden etiy/Action on Para(s) 11
TO IMMEDIATE F CO TELNO 135 OF 1ST FEBRUARY, 1974.
YOUR TELEGRAM NUMBER 114.
LABT
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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION.
REF.
11.
(A) DURING THE FIVE CALENDAR YEARS 1969 TO 1973 THE FOLLOWING ROAD ACCIDENTS WERE NOTIFIED TO THE POLICE. SLIGHT ACCIDENTS WERE THOSE WHERE NO INJURY WAS CAUSED. SERIOUS ACCIDENTS
WERE THOSE WHERE AN INJURY WAS CAUSED.
FATAL SERIOUS
SLIGHT
TO TAL
1969 314 3,970
5,891
10,175
1979: 367 4,908
6,555
11,730
1971: 362
4,346
7,572
12,280
1972: 414 4,679
7,705
12,798
1973: 455 4,819
7,240
12,714
(B) FIGURES OF PROSECUTIONS AND CONVICTIONS FOR ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS ARE CLASSIFIED BY THE TYPE OF OFFENCE. THEY DO NOT THEREFORE SHOW WHETHER INJURIES WERE CAUSED IN INDIVIDUAL CASES: AND STATISTICS SHOWING THIS COULD NOT BE OBTAINED WITHOUT REFERRING TO MANY THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUAL CASE FILES.
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(C) CONVICTIONS FOR THE MORE SERIOUS TRAFFIC OFFENCES, DEFINED AS DANGEROUS AND CARELESS DRIVING, DRIVING WITHOUT A LICENCE OR THIRD PARTY INSURANCE, SPEEDING, DRUNKEN DRIVING, FAILING TO STOP AFTER AN ACCIDENT, FORGERY OF A DRIVING LICENCE AND DRIVING WHILST DISQUALIFIED WERE AS FOLLOWS:
1969 : NOT AVAILABLE (DIFFERENCE CLASSIFICATIONS USED)
1970 ■ 21,525
1971 • 27,636
1972 : 24,351
1973 # 28,375
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