ENG-1964 — Page 351

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.