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Key 2001 Road Accident Statistics
Table 6 Casualties by built-up and non built-up roads, mode of transport and severity
| Mode of Transport | Built-up roads | Non built-up roads | All roads |
Fatal | Fatal & Serious | All | Fatal | Fatal & Serious | All | Fatal | Fatal & Serious | All |
Pedestrian |
1994-98 average | 72 | 1,256 | 4,165 | 32 | 120 | 219 | 104 | 1,376 | 4,385 |
1999 | 61 | 1,030 | 3,571 | 28 | 113 | 192 | 89 | 1,143 | 3,763 |
2000 | 49 | 910 | 3,434 | 23 | 86 | 168 | 72 | 996 | 3,602 |
2001 prov. | 50 | 834 | 3,244 | 25 | 83 | 159 | 75 | 917 | 3,403 |
% change on 2000 | * | -8% | -6% | * | -3% | -5% | 4% | -8% | -6% |
on 94-98 average | -31% | -34% | -22% | * | -31% | -28% | -28% | -33% | -22% |
Pedal cycle |
1994-98 average | 4 | 196 | 1,130 | 6 | 53 | 153 | 11 | 249 | 1,283 |
1999 | 5 | 163 | 916 | 3 | 26 | 101 | 8 | 189 | 1,017 |
2000 | 6 | 138 | 788 | 6 | 38 | 94 | 12 | 176 | 882 |
2001 prov. | 4 | 127 | 793 | 6 | 44 | 124 | 10 | 171 | 917 |
% change on 2000 | * | -8% | 1% | * | * | 32% | * | -3% | 4% |
on 94-98 average | * | -35% | -30% | * | -17% | -19% | * | -31% | -29% |
Motor cycle |
1994-98 average | 5 | 148 | 509 | 26 | 207 | 426 | 31 | 355 | 935 |
1999 | 5 | 161 | 517 | 25 | 270 | 508 | 30 | 431 | 1,025 |
2000 | 8 | 188 | 586 | 32 | 285 | 542 | 40 | 473 | 1,128 |
2001 prov. | 7 | 158 | 608 | 42 | 294 | 565 | 49 | 452 | 1,173 |
% change on 2000 | * | -16% | 4% | * | 3% | 4% | * | -4% | 4% |
on 94-98 average | * | 7% | 19% | * | 42% | 33% | * | 27% | 25% |
Car |
1994-98 average | 28 | 718 | 6,236 | 181 | 1,783 | 7,125 | 209 | 2,501 | 13,360 |
1999 | 27 | 575 | 6,051 | 142 | 1,427 | 6,851 | 169 | 2,002 | 12,902 |
2000 | 30 | 521 | 5,968 | 152 | 1,458 | 6,680 | 182 | 1,979 | 12,648 |
2001 prov. | 32 | 539 | 5,725 | 162 | 1,410 | 6,554 | 194 | 1,949 | 12,279 |
% change on 2000 | * | 3% | -4% | 7% | -3% | -2% | 7% | -2% | -3% |
on 94-98 average | * | -25% | -8% | -11% | -21% | -8% | -7% | -22% | -8% |
Bus/Coach |
1994-98 average | 2 | 75 | 835 | 1 | 21 | 174 | 3 | 96 | 1,008 |
1999 | 1 | 66 | 725 | 0 | 17 | 198 | 1 | 83 | 923 |
2000 | 1 | 68 | 810 | 0 | 12 | 124 | 1 | 80 | 934 |
2001 prov. | 0 | 51 | 707 | 0 | 11 | 116 | 0 | 62 | 823 |
% change on 2000 | * | -25% | -13% | * | * | -6% | * | -23% | -12% |
on 94-98 average | * | -32% | -15% | * | * | -33% | * | -36% | -18% |
Other modes of transport |
1994-98 average | 3 | 81 | 607 | 17 | 179 | 737 | 20 | 260 | 1,344 |
1999 | 2 | 69 | 642 | 11 | 156 | 726 | 13 | 225 | 1,368 |
2000 | 3 | 58 | 650 | 16 | 130 | 661 | 19 | 188 | 1,311 |
2001 prov. | 2 | 52 | 607 | 17 | 149 | 687 | 19 | 201 | 1,294 |
% change on 2000 | * | -10% | -7% | * | 15% | 4% | * | 7% | -1% |
on 94-98 average | * | -36% | 0% | * | -17% | -7% | * | -23% | -4% |
All casualties |
1994-98 average | 115 | 2,474 | 13,482 | 263 | 2,364 | 8,834 | 378 | 4,838 | 22,316 |
1999 | 101 | 2,064 | 12,422 | 209 | 2,009 | 8,576 | 310 | 4,073 | 20,998 |
2000 | 97 | 1,883 | 12,236 | 229 | 2,009 | 8,269 | 326 | 3,892 | 20,505 |
2001 prov. | 95 | 1,761 | 11,684 | 252 | 1,991 | 8,205 | 347 | 3,752 | 19,889 |
% change on 2000 | -2% | -6% | -5% | 10% | -1% | -1% | 6% | -4% | -3% |
on 94-98 average | -17% | -29% | -13% | -4% | -16% | -7% | -8% | -22% | -11% |
* indicates that a percentage change is not shown because the denominator is 50 or fewer
NB: Some figures for 2000 and earlier years may have been revised slightly from those published previously due to late returns, or due to late corrections being made to returns that had been received earlier.
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