ENG-1968 — Page 424

Appendix XXXVI

(Chapter 10: Public Order)

Traffic

Comparative figures for the last six years are as below:

Fatal ...

Serious injury

Slight injury...

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Accidents

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347

1963

1964

1965

1966

1967

1968

265

263

268

264

284

333

2,248 2,581 2,624

3,065 3,556___

3,759

6,437

6,348

5,975

5,732

6,108

5,843

8,950

9,192 8,867 9,061 9,948

9,935

Number of Registered Vehicles, Licensed Drivers, Provisional (Learner) Licences issued and Driving Tests conducted

1963

1964

1965

1966

1967

1968

Number of registered vehicles

Number of licensed drivers

71,415 83,091 87,768 92,966 99.444 109,736*

144,667 160,152 176,340 197,180 227,093 250,948

Provisional (Learner) licences issued 24,310

38,810 31,393 29,664 48,286 55,274

Driving tests conducted

67,369

97,088 110,594 126,147 160,146 178,265†

This number does not include 804 rickshaws and 732 pedal tricycles.

† This number includes written tests, the number of practical tests conducted is 128,482.