Some recent trends in the road accident pattern in Great Britain.

Numbers of percentages of certain clases of casualties and accidents, and in some causes casualty or accident rates, are tabulated for a period of years up to 1966. Where possible, explanations of the trends are suggested. Among the subjects discussed are: casualties per unit distance travelled, severity, of injuries, pedestrian rates for different age-groups, the proportion of casualties in the dark, and defective vehicles in accidents.