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6. Casualties by Mode of Transport (Table 3)
6.1 In 2008 there were 9,648 car users injured in road accidents, representing just over three-fifths of all casualties (62%: 9,648 out of 15,563) and a 4% fall on 2007. Of these, a total of 1,334 were either killed or seriously injured (a 5% increase on 2007), with 153 fatalities (a 4% drop on 2007). Non built-up roads accounted for over half of all car user casualties (55%: 5,332 out of 9,648) but a much higher percentage of car user fatalities (86%: 131 out of 153) or those killed or seriously injured (73%: 969 out of 1,334). Again likely due to higher average speeds on these types of roads.
6.2 There were 2,595 pedestrian casualties recorded in 2008: a sixth of all casualties (17%: 2,595 out of 15,563). Perhaps because of the greater vulnerability of pedestrians, 27% of pedestrian casualties were killed or seriously injured (694 out of 2,595) compared with 14% of all car users (1,334 out of 9,648). 95% of pedestrian casualties occurred on built-up roads (2,471 out of 2,595). 47% of pedestrian casualties on non built-up roads were seriously injured or killed (58 out of 124) compared with 26% on built-up roads (636 out of 2,471).
6.3 Together, all other modes of transport accounted for a fifth (21%) of casualties in 2008 (3,320 out of 15,563) and for a roughly similar proportion of the total number of killed and seriously injured (28%: 779 out of 2,807). In 2008, 1,039 motor cycle casualties were reported (2% fewer than 2007), of whom 428 (41%) suffered fatal or serious injuries (34 died). There were 728 pedal cyclist casualties recorded in 2008, 2% more than in 2007. 162 (22%) of them were killed or seriously injured (9 died). A total of 584 bus and coach users were reported injured, of whom 58 were killed or seriously injured (one died) - these low proportions presumably being due to the greater protection of their passengers by buses and coaches. The number of bus and coach user casualties fell by 6% in 2008.
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