Basic Road . Statistics I AST year in Britain there was
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a net I—I increase of more than half a million motor vehicles. Placed bumper to bumper the line would stretch for a thousand miles. Squeeze them onto our inadequate highways and together with the 10 million already there they make Britain's roads the world's most crowded.
in 1962 there were 6,555,800 cars included in the total of 10,503,700 motor vehicles in use. The motor industry remained Britain's biggest exporter, the value of 'goods standing at £434,344,000. Nearly 21 million people worked in all aspects of road transport. Spending by all authorities on all roads in the year ended March, 1962, was 1222,855,000. But road user taxation was £706,500,000 —and in the ensuing year has risen still further to E742,800,000.
These interesting facts—and hundreds more—are centained in the 1963 British Road Federation's "Basic Road Statistics ", published this week—ls. plus 5d. postage from B.R.E., 26 Manchester Square, London, W.1.