Appendix XXXV
(Chapter 12: Law, Order and Records)
Traffic
Comparative figures for the last six years are as below:
Accidents
Fatal ...
Serious injury
:
Slight injury....
Damage only
...
:
:
:
323
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
174
183
207
270
265
263
1,229 1,709 1,820
2,238
2,248
2,581
4,969
5,201
5,215
5,782
6,437
6,348
8,987 7,605 7,664
7,587 5,264
2,626
15,359 14,698 14,906 15,877 14,214
11,818
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Number of Registered Vehicles, Licensed Drivers, Provisional (Learner) Licences issued and Driving Tests conducted
Number of registered vehicles
Number of licensed drivers
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963 1964
39,629 47,232 54,152 61,482 71,415 83,091*
104,288 118,310 120,418 130,512 144,667 160,152
Provisional licences issued...
28,457 20,375 26,344 20,848
24,310 38,810
Driving tests conducted
22,137 73,621 59,509 75,404 67,369 97,088†
* This number does not include 808 rickshaws, and 735 pedal tricycles.
† This number includes written test, the number of practical test conducted is 57,713.