ALL HIGHWAY STATISTICS TOGETHER
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A. TOTAL of £307m. was spent on ri Great Britain's roads in 1962. In the years 1953-63 the number of licensed vehicles more than doubled, rising from 5,285,000 to 11,384,000. There were 198,454 miles of roads at April 1, 1963. The average mileage for a bus last year was 30,500.
These are just some of the mass of facts and figures contained in the Ministry of Transport's report " High
way Statistics 1963 ", published last week. This is the first time the Ministry has brought together Britain's main highway statistics in one report.
" Highway Statistics 1963" is published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, price 7s. Inquiries about the report should he addressed to the Statistics Division, Ministry of Transport, St. Christopher House, Southwark Street, London, S.E.1.