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ROAD SAFETY MEASURES

153. The School Safety Patrol scheme was expanded to a total of 1,700 members from 35 schools. Road safety talks and slide lectures were regularly given to pupils by officers of the road safety section of Traffic Branch. The number of school crossing patrols increased and traffic officers continued to give instruction and demonstrations to potential recruits to the system.

154. Road safety campaigns including exhibitions, film shows, bicycle-riding proficiency tests, various competitions and demonstrations were staged in both urban and rural areas. All the campaigns attracted the attention of local residents and were given wide and favourable publicity.

ROAD ACCIDENTS

155. The year's total of road accidents involving personal injury was 9,186, an increase of 464 compared with the previous year.

156. Comparative accident statistics for the past five years are as follows:

1962-63 1963-64 1964-65 1965-66 1966-67

Fatal Accidents

277

Involving Serious Injuries

2,300

Involving Slight Injuries

6,006

260

2,295 2,609

6,426

284

260

263

2,633

3,198

6,439

5,829

5,725

TRAFFIC OFFENCES

157. A total of 166,325 cases were taken to court during the year.

158. Comparative statistics over the past five years are shown at Appendix 15.

LICENSING STATISTICS

159. The statistics on the licensing of vehicles, issue of driving licences, driving tests and vehicle examinations appear at Appendices 16, 17 and 18, but after this year will not appear again in this Report because of the division of responsibilities described earlier in this chapter. They will instead appear monthly in the Hong Kong Government Gazette and at the end of each year in the Hong Kong Annual Report.

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