Table 4 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 |
|---|
|
| a. Numbers of child casualties |
| Pedestrian |
| 1981-85 average |
34 |
960 |
2,739 |
11 |
67 |
121 |
45 |
1,027 |
2,860
|
| 1995 |
11 |
597 |
1,984 |
5 |
41 |
64 |
16 |
638 |
2,048 |
| 1996 |
11 |
506 |
1,859 |
5 |
34 |
50 |
16 |
540 |
1,909 |
| 1997 |
10 |
477 |
1,843 |
5 |
27 |
51 |
15 |
504 |
1,894
| Pedal cycle | |
| 1981-85 average |
4 |
175 |
669 |
4 |
38 |
88 |
8 |
213 |
757
|
| 1995 |
3 |
97 |
503 |
0 |
16 |
47 |
3 |
113 |
550 |
| 1996 |
0 |
84 |
524 |
6 |
16 |
47 |
6 |
100 |
571 |
| 1997 |
1 |
70 |
483 |
0 |
8 |
35 |
1 |
78 |
518
| Car | |
| 1981-85 average |
2 |
48 |
408 |
10 |
131 |
486 |
12 |
179 |
893
|
| 1995 |
3 |
55 |
518 |
8 |
98 |
541 |
11 |
153 |
1,059 |
| 1996 |
1 |
36 |
516 |
2 |
82 |
530 |
3 |
118 |
1,046 |
| 1997 |
1 |
46 |
598 |
8 |
92 |
578 |
9 |
138 |
1,176
| Bus/Coach | |
| 1981-85 average |
1 |
17 |
130 |
0 |
3 |
34 |
1 |
20 |
164
|
| 1995 |
0 |
6 |
114 |
0 |
3 |
20 |
0 |
9 |
134 |
| 1996 |
1 |
10 |
134 |
0 |
5 |
67 |
1 |
15 |
201 |
| 1997 |
0 |
3 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
37 |
0 |
3 |
137
| Other | |
| 1981-85 average |
2 |
43 |
126 |
1 |
29 |
82 |
3 |
72 |
208
|
| 1995 |
0 |
22 |
63 |
0 |
15 |
81 |
0 |
37 |
144 |
| 1996 |
0 |
8 |
46 |
1 |
9 |
53 |
1 |
17 |
99 |
| 1997 |
0 |
8 |
36 |
1 |
13 |
33 |
1 |
21 |
69
| Total child casualties | |
| 1981-85 average |
43 |
1,243 |
4,070 |
27 |
268 |
811 |
69 |
1,511 |
4,882
|
| 1995 |
17 |
777 |
3,182 |
13 |
173 |
753 |
30 |
950 |
3,935 |
| 1996 |
13 |
644 |
3,079 |
14 |
146 |
747 |
27 |
790 |
3,826 |
| 1997 |
12 |
604 |
3,060 |
14 |
140 |
734 |
26 |
744 |
3,794
b. 1997 percentage change on 1996 * |
|
| Pedestrian |
* |
-6% |
-1% |
* |
* |
2% |
* |
-7% |
-1% |
| Pedal cycle |
* |
-17% |
-8% |
* |
* |
* |
* |
-22% |
-9% |
| Car |
* |
* |
16% |
* |
12% |
9% |
* |
17% |
12% |
| Bus/Coach |
* |
* |
-25% |
* |
* |
-45% |
* |
* |
-32% |
| Other |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
-38% |
* |
* |
-30% |
| Total |
* |
-6% |
-1% |
* |
-4% |
-2% |
* |
-6% |
-1%
c. 1997 percentage change on 1981-85 average * |
|
| Pedestrian |
* |
-50% |
-33% |
* |
-60% |
-58% |
* |
-51% |
-34% |
| Pedal cycle |
* |
-60% |
-28% |
* |
* |
-60% |
* |
-63% |
-32% |
| Car |
* |
* |
47% |
* |
-30% |
19% |
* |
-23% |
32% |
| Bus/Coach |
* |
* |
-23% |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
-16% |
| Other |
* |
* |
-71% |
* |
* |
-60% |
* |
-71% |
-67% |
| Total |
* |
-51% |
-25% |
* |
-48% |
-10% |
-63% |
-51% |
-22% |
|
* indicates that a percentage change is not shown because the denominator is 50 or fewer
NB: Some figures for 1996 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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