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5. Casualties by Type of Road (Table 3)
5.1 In 2008, non built-up roads (defined in section 10.3) accounted for around two-fifths of the total number of reported casualties (42%: 6,612 out of 15,563). However, they accounted for over two thirds of those killed (69%: 189 out of 272) and almost half of the total number of killed and seriously injured combined (49%: 1,389 out of 2,807): 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 (34%) than non built-up roads (25%). However, the reduction in fatalities was the same for both built-up and non built-up roads at 28% and for those killed or seriously injured combined (falls of 43% and 41%).
Table 3: Casualties by built-up and non built-up roads, mode of transport and severity, 2006-2008 & 94-98 average
Mode of Transport | Built-up roads | Non built-up roads | All roads |
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Killed | Killed & Serious | All | Killed | Killed & Serious | All | Killed | Killed & Serious | All |
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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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2006 | 44 | 679 | 2,717 | 17 | 67 | 134 | 61 | 746 | 2,851 |
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2007 | 44 | 603 | 2,587 | 16 | 50 | 115 | 60 | 653 | 2,702 |
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2008 prov. | 44 | 636 | 2,471 | 17 | 58 | 124 | 61 | 694 | 2,595 |
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% change on 2007 | * | 5% | -4% | * | * | 8% | 2% | 6% | -4% |
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on 94-98 average | -39% | -49% | -41% | * | -52% | -43% | -41% | -50% | -41% |
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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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2006 | 7 | 113 | 695 | 3 | 28 | 86 | 10 | 141 | 781 |
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2007 | 4 | 127 | 633 | 0 | 24 | 81 | 4 | 151 | 714 |
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2008 prov. | 4 | 127 | 643 | 5 | 35 | 85 | 9 | 162 | 728 |
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% change on 2007 | * | 0% | 2% | * | * | 5% | * | 7% | 2% |
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on 94-98 average | * | -35% | -43% | * | -34% | -44% | * | -35% | -43% |
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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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2006 | 12 | 176 | 573 | 46 | 233 | 495 | 58 | 409 | 1,068 |
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2007 | 3 | 160 | 582 | 37 | 261 | 479 | 40 | 421 | 1,061 |
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2008 prov. | 7 | 182 | 541 | 27 | 246 | 498 | 34 | 428 | 1,039 |
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% change on 2007 | * | 14% | -7% | * | -6% | 4% | * | 2% | -2% |
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on 94-98 average | * | 23% | 6% | * | 19% | 17% | * | 20% | 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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2006 | 18 | 363 | 4,846 | 157 | 1,068 | 5,858 | 175 | 1,431 | 10,704 |
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2007 | 17 | 330 | 4,610 | 143 | 941 | 5,448 | 160 | 1,271 | 10,058 |
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2008 prov. | 22 | 365 | 4,316 | 131 | 969 | 5,332 | 153 | 1,334 | 9,648 |
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% change on 2007 | * | 11% | -6% | -8% | 3% | -2% | -4% | 5% | -4% |
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on 94-98 average | * | -49% | -31% | -28% | -46% | -25% | -27% | -47% | -28% |
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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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2006 | 0 | 50 | 698 | 0 | 7 | 65 | 0 | 57 | 763 |
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2007 | 0 | 33 | 559 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 33 | 623 |
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2008 prov. | 1 | 57 | 513 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 1 | 58 | 584 |
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% change on 2007 | * | * | -8% | * | * | 11% | * | * | -6% |
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on 94-98 average | * | -24% | -39% | * | * | -59% | * | -40% | -42% |
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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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2006 | 3 | 42 | 471 | 7 | 116 | 628 | 10 | 158 | 1,099 |
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2007 | 3 | 38 | 472 | 14 | 99 | 602 | 17 | 137 | 1,074 |
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2008 prov. | 5 | 51 | 467 | 9 | 80 | 502 | 14 | 131 | 969 |
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% change on 2007 | * | * | -1% | * | -19% | -17% | * | -4% | -10% |
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on 94-98 average | * | -37% | -23% | * | -55% | -32% | * | -50% | -28% |
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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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2006 | 84 | 1,423 | 10,000 | 230 | 1,519 | 7,266 | 314 | 2,942 | 17,266 |
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2007 | 71 | 1,291 | 9,443 | 210 | 1,375 | 6,789 | 281 | 2,666 | 16,232 |
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2008 prov. | 83 | 1,418 | 8,951 | 189 | 1,389 | 6,612 | 272 | 2,807 | 15,563 |
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% change on 2007 | 17% | 10% | -5% | -10% | 1% | -3% | -3% | 5% | -4% |
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on 94-98 average | -28% | -43% | -34% | -28% | -41% | -25% | -28% | -42% | -30% |
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1 Figures for 2007 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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