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'EWER people are being Bled on Britain's roads than 'led in road accidents 40 years go — despite the fact that here is now seven times the lumber of vehicles.
Figures issued by the British oads Federation this week now that there are now 17.5 illion vehicles on the roads ompared with only 2.5 milon in 1935.
Statistics reveal how mo)rways have contributed to )ad safety. The motorway is ight times safer than a high treet.
In 1975 motorways carried .7 per cent of traffic, but had lily 1.5 per cent of accidents. And the BRF confirms Deiartment of Transport figures evealing that lorries are now he safest vehicl2s on British oads.
Goods vehicles now average ne million kilometres before hey are involvei in an accilent.
The BRF sa3 s that road raffic is becor ,ing steadily ..mt: and it 'tows that the .eturn 1111 investment in notorways is high not only for ;afety but for reducing the osts of accidents