Table 28

Casualties

Casualties by mode of transport, severity and age group
Year: 1998

Mode of Transport

Age Group

Fatal

Fatal and Serious

All Severities

Fatal

Fatal and Serious

All Severities

numbers

rates per thousand population

Pedestrian

Children 0 - 15

18

455

1,763

.02

.45

1.74

Young persons 16 - 22

7

104

491

.02

.23

1.09

Adults 23 - 59

26

323

1,189

.01

.12

.45

Older adults

45

272

634

.04

.26

.61

Total

96

1,154

4,077

.02

.23

.80

Pedal Cycle

Children 0 - 15

3

64

415

-

.06

.41

Young persons 16 - 22

1

19

146

-

.04

.32

Adults 23 - 59

7

116

535

-

.04

.20

Older adults

2

11

44

-

.01

.04

Total

13

210

1,140

-

.04

.22

Motorcycle(1)

Children 0 - 15

-

8

18

-

.01

.02

Young persons 16 - 22

3

47

177

.01

.10

.39

Adults 23 - 59

28

309

760

.01

.12

.29

Older adults

2

7

21

-

.01

.02

Total

33

371

976

.01

.07

.19

Car

Children 0 - 15

9

153

1,116

.01

.15

1.10

Young persons 16 - 22

53

639

3,116

.12

1.42

6.93

Adults 23 - 59

124

1,279

8,265

.05

.49

3.16

Older adults

37

315

1,331

.04

.30

1.28

Total

223

2,386

13,828

.04

.47

2.70

Taxi

Children 0 - 15

-

-

18

-

-

.02

Young persons 16 - 22

-

4

34

-

.01

.08

Adults 23 - 59

-

25

269

-

.01

.10

Older adults

-

6

39

-

.01

.04

Total

-

35

360

-

.01

.07

Minibus(2)

Children 0 - 15

1

4

19

-

-

.02

Young persons 16 - 22

-

3

25

-

.01

.06

Adults 23 - 59

2

18

98

-

.01

.04

Older adults

2

5

20

-

-

.02

Total

5

30

162

-

.01

.03

Bus/Coach

Children 0 - 15

1

6

133

-

.01

.13

Young persons 16 - 22

-

4

79

-

.01

.18

Adults 23 - 59

-

25

378

-

.01

.14

Older adults

-

41

362

-

.04

.35

Total

1

76

952

-

.01

.19

Light goods

Children 0 - 15

-

5

35

-

-

.03

Young persons 16 - 22

1

16

69

-

.04

.15

Adults 23 - 59

6

83

443

-

.03

.17

Older adults

1

6

22

-

.01

.02

Total

8

110

569

-

.02

.11

Heavy goods

Children 0 - 15

-

1

7

-

-

.01

Young persons 16 - 22

-

2

8

-

-

.02

Adults 23 - 59

5

47

221

-

.02

.08

Older adults

-

3

10

-

-

.01

Total

5

53

246

-

.01

.05

Other

Children 0 - 15

-

2

11

-

-

.01

Young persons 16 - 22

-

4

22

-

.01

.05

Adults 23 - 59

-

17

104

-

.01

.04

Older adults

1

3

10

-

-

.01

Total

1

26

147

-

.01

.03

Total

Children 0 - 15

32

698

3,535

.03

.69

3.49

Young persons 16 - 22

65

842

4,167

.14

1.87

9.27

Adults 23 - 59

198

2,242

12,262

.08

.86

4.69

Older adults

90

669

2,493

.09

.64

2.39

Total

385

4,451

22,457

.08

.87

4.39