Drink driving and road casualties, 1965-12 - 1986-03
Scope and Contents
Papers and correspondence on road safety legislation, including: extracts from Hansard; paper by John Adams, University College, London, on the efficacy of seat-belt legislation; Government publications giving statistics for driving offences and road accidents; Ministry of Transport paper on road safety legislation, 1965-66; reports on drink offences and the first year of the breathalyser; letters between Philip Goodhart, Minister responsible for Department of the Environment (Northern Ireland) and James Molyneaux [Leader, Ulster Unionist Party] on legislative proposals for Northern Ireland, with note of differences in the law between Northern Ireland and Britain; copy of the Transport Bill (1980); consultative document on proposed legislative change for drinking and driving in Northern Ireland; report of the Department of the Environment departmental committee on drinking and driving; report on casualty reductions following the Road Safety Act (1967); House of Commons Library Research Division reference sheet on the Transport Bill (1980-81); Automobile Association response to the Transport Bill.
Dates
- Creation: 1965-12 - 1986-03
Conditions Governing Access
The majority of the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Please see individual files for details.
Extent
2 file(s)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
File 507
Date information
DateText: Folios date mainly from 1980 and 1984-1986.
Finding aid date
2002-07-01 16:48:52+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository
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