ROAD ACCIDENTS
TOLL OF THE MOTOR CAR SPEED CONTROL EFFECTS IMPROVEMENT (British Official Wireless) RUGBY, 3rd January, Surveying the position in regard to road accidents in Britain, Major L. Hore-Belisha, in a broadcast talk, emphasised that real salvation lies, not in regulations and mechanical devices, but in personal care and restraint. Since speed control regulations had been in force, however, the. situation had shown a' definite improvement. The figures for the past year were 6521 killed aiid 218,798 injured. Since the invention of the motor car, he said, accidents had mounted in an unbroken ascent during every normal year and in 1935 had the tendency continued, there would have been a further increase of 15,000. Further, there had been an average addition of 450 motor vehicles every day throughout the year. In spite of this, whereas in 1934, 99 persons had been killed or injured for every 1000, vehicles on the roads, the figure for 1935 was down to 87. Accidents had not only diminished, but they had become less severe and the percentage reduction in deaths was twice as great as the percentage reduction in injuries. The Minister suggested this was conclusive proof of the wisdom of controlling speed.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 6 January 1936, Page 6
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