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Table One All Contributory Factors Recorded - in order of frequency of use - 2006
Contributory Factor | Times recorded as: |
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"Very likely" | "Possible" | Total | % "very likely" | % of all Contributory Factors |
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Failed to look properly (D/R) | 2,512 | 791 | 3,303 | 76% | 12.1% |
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Loss of control | 1,918 | 348 | 2,266 | 85% | 8.3% |
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Failed to judge other pers path/speed (D/R) | 1,504 | 553 | 2,057 | 73% | 7.5% |
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Careless / reckless /in a hurry (D/R) | 1,107 | 602 | 1,709 | 65% | 6.3% |
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Slippery road (due to weather) | 1,065 | 520 | 1,585 | 67% | 5.8% |
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Pedestrian failed to look properly | 1,292 | 251 | 1,543 | 84% | 5.7% |
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Poor turn or manoeuvre | 1,134 | 322 | 1,456 | 78% | 5.3% |
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Travelling too fast for the conditions | 750 | 609 | 1,359 | 55% | 5.0% |
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Sudden braking | 581 | 260 | 841 | 69% | 3.1% |
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Following too close | 468 | 281 | 749 | 62% | 2.7% |
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Pedestrian careless / reckless /in a hurry | 456 | 162 | 618 | 74% | 2.3% |
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Impaired by alcohol (D/R) | 488 | 106 | 594 | 82% | 2.2% |
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Inexperienced or learner driver/rider | 359 | 185 | 544 | 66% | 2.0% |
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Disobeyed Give Way or Stop sign or markings | 437 | 57 | 494 | 88% | 1.8% |
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Exceeding speed limit | 278 | 213 | 491 | 57% | 1.8% |
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Road layout (eg bend, hill, narrow c-way) | 275 | 186 | 461 | 60% | 1.7% |
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Pedestrian impaired by alcohol | 380 | 63 | 443 | 86% | 1.6% |
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Crossed road masked by stationary/parked veh | 390 | 41 | 431 | 90% | 1.6% |
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Swerved | 315 | 91 | 406 | 78% | 1.5% |
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Pedestrian failed to judge vehicle's path or speed | 220 | 133 | 353 | 62% | 1.3% |
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Dazzling sun | 184 | 94 | 278 | 66% | 1.0% |
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Other | 220 | 53 | 273 | 81% | 1.0% |
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Stationary or parked vehicle | 178 | 92 | 270 | 66% | 1.0% |
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Aggressive driving | 175 | 87 | 262 | 67% | 1.0% |
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Rain, sleet, snow or fog | 120 | 134 | 254 | 47% | 0.9% |
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Deposit on road (eg oil, mud, chippings) | 186 | 64 | 250 | 74% | 0.9% |
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Junction overshoot | 195 | 48 | 243 | 80% | 0.9% |
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Animal or other object in carriageway | 172 | 41 | 213 | 81% | 0.8% |
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Dangerous action in carriageway (eg playing) | 165 | 34 | 199 | 83% | 0.7% |
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Disobeyed automatic traffic signal | 145 | 45 | 190 | 76% | 0.7% |
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Passing too close to cyclist/horse/pedestrian | 124 | 54 | 178 | 70% | 0.7% |
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Nervous / uncertain / panic | 90 | 88 | 178 | 51% | 0.7% |
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Distraction in vehicle | 93 | 81 | 174 | 53% | 0.6% |
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Road layout (e.g. bend, winding road, hill crest) | 99 | 73 | 172 | 58% | 0.6% |
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Illness or disability (mental/physical) (D/R) | 92 | 57 | 149 | 62% | 0.5% |
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Junction restart | 116 | 10 | 126 | 92% | 0.5% |
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Failed to signal / misleading signal | 65 | 57 | 122 | 53% | 0.4% |
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Fatigue | 63 | 55 | 118 | 53% | 0.4% |
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Pedestrian wearing dark clothing at night | 83 | 30 | 113 | 73% | 0.4% |
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Distraction outside vehicle | 55 | 57 | 112 | 49% | 0.4% |
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Inexperience with type of vehicle | 52 | 52 | 104 | 50% | 0.4% |
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Stolen vehicle | 92 | 9 | 101 | 91% | 0.4% |
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Wrong use of pedestrian crossing facility | 79 | 17 | 96 | 82% | 0.4% |
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Poor or defective road surface | 51 | 40 | 91 | 56% | 0.3% |
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Illegal turn or direction of travel | 82 | 9 | 91 | 90% | 0.3% |
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Cyclist entering road from pavement | 78 | 11 | 89 | 88% | 0.3% |
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Pedestrian disability or illness, mental/physical | 44 | 42 | 86 | 51% | 0.3% |
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Vehicle blind spot | 32 | 49 | 81 | 40% | 0.3% |
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Inadequate/masked signs or road markings | 45 | 25 | 70 | 64% | 0.3% |
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Tyres illegal, defective or under-inflated | 39 | 29 | 68 | 57% | 0.2% |
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Inexperience of driving on the left | 40 | 24 | 64 | 63% | 0.2% |
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Impaired by drugs (illicit/medicinal) (D/R) | 35 | 25 | 60 | 58% | 0.2% |
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Defective brakes | 22 | 38 | 60 | 37% | 0.2% |
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Vehicle travelling along pavement | 46 | 9 | 55 | 84% | 0.2% |
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Disobeyed pedestrian crossing facility | 38 | 12 | 50 | 76% | 0.2% |
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Vehicle door opened or closed negligently | 38 | 6 | 44 | 86% | 0.2% |
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Dazzling headlights | 15 | 25 | 40 | 38% | 0.1% |
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Vegetation | 22 | 17 | 39 | 56% | 0.1% |
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Not display lights at night / in poor visib | 27 | 11 | 38 | 71% | 0.1% |
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Pedestrian impaired by drugs (illicit/medicinal) | 24 | 14 | 38 | 63% | 0.1% |
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Disobeyed double white line | 30 | 4 | 34 | 88% | 0.1% |
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Temporary road layout (e.g. contraflow) | 23 | 10 | 33 | 70% | 0.1% |
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Vehicle in course of crime | 31 | 2 | 33 | 94% | 0.1% |
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Emergency vehicle on call | 23 | 4 | 27 | 85% | 0.1% |
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Defective traffic signals | 17 | 10 | 27 | 63% | 0.1% |
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Spray from other vehicles | 13 | 13 | 26 | 50% | 0.1% |
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Overloaded or poorly loaded vehicle/trailer | 18 | 6 | 24 | 75% | 0.1% |
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Buildings, road signs, street furniture | 6 | 16 | 22 | 27% | 0.1% |
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Defective steering or suspension | 11 | 9 | 20 | 55% | 0.1% |
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Defective lights or indicators | 12 | 5 | 17 | 71% | 0.1% |
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Driver using mobile phone | 5 | 12 | 17 | 29% | 0.1% |
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Uncorrected defective eyesight | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53% | 0.1% |
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Traffic calming (eg road humps, chicanes) | 9 | 6 | 15 | 60% | 0.1% |
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Cyclist wearing dark clothing at night | 9 | 4 | 13 | 69% | 0.0% |
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Visor or windscreen dirty or scratched | 8 | 3 | 11 | 73% | 0.0% |
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Driving too slow for conditions / slow vehicle | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60% | 0.0% |
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Defective or missing mirrors | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100% | 0.0% |
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All | 19,677 | 7,605 | 27,282 | 72% | 100% |
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(D/R) indicates "Driver / Rider" (to distinguish this Contributory Factor from a similar one which applies to Pedestrians)
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