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Key 2002 Road Accident Statistics

Table 7 Child 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

11

532

1,886

5

31

52

17

562

1,938

2000

10

364

1,452

3

14

34

13

378

1,486

2001

12

342

1,467

2

11

20

14

353

1,487

2002 prov.

9

313

1,265

3

23

43

12

336

1,308

% change on 2001

*

-8%

-14%

*

*

*

*

-5%

-12%

on 94-98 average

*

-41%

-33%

*

*

-17%

*

-40%

-33%

Pedal cycle

1994-98 average

2

86

497

1

14

40

3

100

537

2000

3

58

310

1

7

20

4

65

330

2001

4

50

283

0

6

26

4

56

309

2002 prov.

0

40

251

0

6

25

0

46

276

% change on 2001

*

*

-11%

*

*

*

*

-18%

-11%

on 94-98 average

*

-53%

-49%

*

*

*

*

-54%

-49%

Car

1994-98 average

2

50

541

7

94

553

8

145

1,094

2000

0

17

487

4

77

478

4

94

965

2001

0

29

475

2

80

473

2

109

948

2002 prov.

0

24

401

2

87

528

2

111

929

% change on 2001

*

*

-16%

*

9%

12%

*

2%

-2%

on 94-98 average

*

-52%

-26%

*

-8%

-5%

*

-23%

-15%

Bus/Coach

1994-98 average

1

9

137

0

3

44

1

11

181

2000

0

6

119

0

1

18

0

7

137

2001

0

5

108

0

0

27

0

5

135

2002 prov.

0

7

145

0

2

20

0

9

165

% change on 2001

*

*

34%

*

*

*

*

*

22%

on 94-98 average

*

*

6%

*

*

*

*

*

-9%

Other

1994-98 average

0

12

49

1

12

53

1

24

102

2000

0

10

43

0

7

39

0

17

82

2001

0

9

45

0

11

32

0

20

77

2002 prov.

0

12

46

0

9

43

0

21

89

% change on 2001

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

16%

on 94-98 average

*

*

*

*

*

-19%

*

*

-13%

All child casualties

1994-98 average

16

689

3,109

14

153

742

30

842

3,852

2000

13

455

2,411

8

106

589

21

561

3,000

2001

16

435

2,378

4

108

578

20

543

2,956

2002 prov.

9

396

2,108

5

127

659

14

523

2,767

% change on 2001

*

-9%

-11%

*

18%

14%

*

-4%

-6%

on 94-98 average

*

-43%

-32%

*

-17%

-11%

*

-38%

-28%

* indicates that a percentage change is not shown because the denominator is 50 or fewer
NB: Some figures for 2001 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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