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5. Casualties by Type of Road (Table 3)
5.1 In 2007, non built-up roads ( defined in section 10.3) accounted for around two-fifths of the total number of reported casualties (42%: 6,688 out of 16,063). However, they accounted for almost three quarters of those killed (74%: 210 out of 282) and over half of the total number of killed and seriously injured combined (51%: 1,334 out of 2,598): likely due to the higher average speed.
5.2 Compared with the 1994-98 average, there's been a greater reduction in casualties on built-up roads (30%) than non built-up roads (24%). There was a similar distinction with the reduction in fatalities (37% on built-up roads compared with 20% on non built-up) and those killed or seriously injured combined (falls of 49% and 44%).
Table 3: Casualties by built-up and non built-up roads, mode of transport and severity, 2005-2007 & 94-98 average
Mode of Transport | Built-up roads | Non built-up roads | All roads | All |
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Killed | Killed & Serious | All | Killed | Killed & Serious | All | Killed | Killed & Serious |
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Pedestrian |
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1994-98 average | 72 | 1,256 | 4,165 | 32 | 120 | 219 | 104 | 1,376 | 4,385 |
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2005 | 45 | 678 | 2,918 | 21 | 63 | 131 | 66 | 741 | 3,049 |
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2006 | 44 | 679 | 2,716 | 17 | 67 | 134 | 61 | 746 | 2,850 |
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2007 prov. | 45 | 590 | 2,567 | 16 | 50 | 115 | 61 | 640 | 2,682 |
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% change on 2006 | * | -13% | -5% | * | -25% | -14% | 0% | -14% | -6% |
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on 94-98 average | -38% | -53% | -38% | * | -58% | -48% | -41% | -53% | -39% |
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Pedal cycle |
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1994-98 average | 4 | 196 | 1,130 | 6 | 53 | 153 | 11 | 249 | 1,283 |
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2005 | 8 | 107 | 696 | 8 | 25 | 85 | 16 | 132 | 781 |
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2006 | 7 | 113 | 695 | 3 | 28 | 86 | 10 | 141 | 781 |
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2007 prov. | 4 | 125 | 627 | 0 | 24 | 79 | 4 | 149 | 706 |
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% change on 2006 | * | 11% | -10% | * | * | -8% | * | 6% | -10% |
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on 94-98 average | * | -36% | -45% | * | -55% | -48% | * | -40% | -45% |
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Motor cycle |
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1994-98 average | 5 | 148 | 509 | 26 | 207 | 426 | 31 | 355 | 935 |
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2005 | 3 | 157 | 575 | 31 | 246 | 506 | 34 | 403 | 1,081 |
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2006 | 12 | 175 | 573 | 46 | 233 | 495 | 58 | 408 | 1,068 |
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2007 prov. | 3 | 153 | 572 | 37 | 251 | 467 | 40 | 404 | 1,039 |
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% change on 2006 | * | -13% | 0% | * | 8% | -6% | -31% | -1% | -3% |
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on 94-98 average | * | 3% | 12% | * | 21% | 10% | * | 14% | 11% |
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Car |
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1994-98 average | 28 | 718 | 6,236 | 181 | 1,783 | 7,125 | 209 | 2,501 | 13,360 |
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2005 | 20 | 355 | 4,858 | 133 | 1,103 | 6,129 | 153 | 1,458 | 10,987 |
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2006 | 18 | 362 | 4,846 | 157 | 1,068 | 5,856 | 175 | 1,430 | 10,702 |
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2007 prov. | 17 | 326 | 4,586 | 143 | 911 | 5,367 | 160 | 1,237 | 9,953 |
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% change on 2006 | * | -10% | -5% | -9% | -15% | -8% | -9% | -13% | -7% |
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on 94-98 average | * | -55% | -26% | -21% | -49% | -25% | -23% | -51% | -26% |
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Bus/Coach |
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1994-98 average | 2 | 75 | 835 | 1 | 21 | 174 | 3 | 96 | 1,009 |
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2005 | 0 | 55 | 782 | 0 | 8 | 74 | 0 | 63 | 856 |
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2006 | 0 | 50 | 698 | 0 | 7 | 65 | 0 | 57 | 763 |
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2007 prov. | 0 | 33 | 553 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 33 | 616 |
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% change on 2006 | * | * | -21% | * | * | -3% | * | -42% | -19% |
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on 94-98 average | * | -56% | -34% | * | * | -64% | * | -66% | -39% |
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Other modes of transport |
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1994-98 average | 3 | 81 | 607 | 17 | 179 | 737 | 20 | 260 | 1,344 |
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2005 | 3 | 52 | 526 | 14 | 100 | 600 | 17 | 152 | 1,126 |
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2006 | 3 | 42 | 471 | 7 | 116 | 628 | 10 | 158 | 1,099 |
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2007 prov. | 3 | 37 | 470 | 14 | 98 | 597 | 17 | 135 | 1,067 |
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% change on 2006 | * | * | 0% | * | -16% | -5% | * | -15% | -3% |
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on 94-98 average | * | -54% | -23% | * | -45% | -19% | * | -48% | -21% |
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All casualties |
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1994-98 average | 115 | 2,474 | 13,481 | 263 | 2,364 | 8,834 | 378 | 4,838 | 22,316 |
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2005 | 79 | 1,404 | 10,355 | 207 | 1,545 | 7,525 | 286 | 2,949 | 17,880 |
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2006 | 84 | 1,421 | 9,999 | 230 | 1,519 | 7,264 | 314 | 2,940 | 17,263 |
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2007 prov. | 72 | 1,264 | 9,375 | 210 | 1,334 | 6,688 | 282 | 2,598 | 16,063 |
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% change on 2006 | -14% | -11% | -6% | -9% | -12% | -8% | -10% | -12% | -7% |
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on 94-98 average | -37% | -49% | -30% | -20% | -44% | -24% | -25% | -46% | -28% |
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1 Figures for 2006 and earlier years may differ slightly to those previously published due to late returns, or corrections to earlier returns.
2 * indicates that a percentage change is not shown because the denominator is 50 or fewer.
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