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Table 29 |
Casualties |
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Child and adult pedestrian, pedal cycle,
car and other casualties by severity, |
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Mode of transport |
Year |
Child(3) |
Adult |
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Fatal |
Fatal &Serious |
All Severities |
Fatal |
Fatal &Serious |
All Severities |
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(a) Numbers |
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Pedestrian |
1981-85 average |
45 |
1,027 |
2,860 |
188 |
1,629 |
3,701 |
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1994-98 average |
17 |
562 |
1,938 |
88 |
813 |
2,446 |
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1996 |
16 |
540 |
1,909 |
90 |
739 |
2,417 |
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1997 |
15 |
505 |
1,894 |
72 |
706 |
2,261 |
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1998 |
18 |
455 |
1,763 |
78 |
699 |
2,314 |
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Pedal cycle |
1981-85 average |
8 |
213 |
757 |
10 |
248 |
850 |
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1994-98 average |
3 |
100 |
537 |
7 |
149 |
746 |
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1996 |
6 |
100 |
571 |
9 |
116 |
725 |
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1997 |
1 |
78 |
518 |
8 |
132 |
754 |
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1998 |
3 |
64 |
415 |
10 |
146 |
725 |
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Car |
1981-85 average |
12 |
179 |
893 |
267 |
3,483 |
11,463 |
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1994-98 average |
8 |
145 |
1,094 |
200 |
2,355 |
12,265 |
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1996 |
3 |
118 |
1,047 |
182 |
2,175 |
11,986 |
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1997 |
9 |
138 |
1,180 |
208 |
2,224 |
12,851 |
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1998 |
9 |
153 |
1,116 |
214 |
2,233 |
12,712 |
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Other(2) |
1981-85 average |
4 |
92 |
372 |
107 |
2,019 |
6,246 |
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1994-98 average |
2 |
36 |
283 |
53 |
677 |
3,004 |
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1996 |
2 |
32 |
300 |
49 |
578 |
2,760 |
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1997 |
1 |
24 |
206 |
63 |
617 |
2,965 |
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1998 |
2 |
26 |
241 |
51 |
675 |
3,171 |
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All road users |
1981-85 average |
69 |
1,511 |
4,881 |
571 |
7,379 |
22,260 |
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1994-98 average |
30 |
842 |
3,852 |
348 |
3,994 |
18,462 |
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1996 |
27 |
790 |
3,827 |
330 |
3,608 |
17,888 |
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1997 |
26 |
745 |
3,798 |
351 |
3,679 |
18,831 |
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1998 |
32 |
698 |
3,535 |
353 |
3,753 |
18,922 |
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(b) Percent changes: |
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1998 on 1997 |
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Pedestrian |
20 |
-10 |
-7 |
8 |
-1 |
2 |
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Pedal cycle |
200 |
-18 |
-20 |
25 |
11 |
-4 |
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Car |
- |
11 |
-5 |
3 |
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-1 |
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Other |
100 |
8 |
17 |
-19 |
9 |
7 |
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All road users |
23 |
-6 |
-7 |
1 |
2 |
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1998 on 1981-85 average |
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Pedestrian |
-60 |
-56 |
-38 |
-58 |
-57 |
-37 |
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Pedal cycle |
-64 |
-70 |
-45 |
4 |
-41 |
-15 |
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Car |
-25 |
-14 |
25 |
-20 |
-36 |
11 |
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Other |
-50 |
-72 |
-35 |
-52 |
-67 |
-49 |
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All road users |
-54 |
-54 |
-28 |
-38 |
-49 |
-15 |
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1994-1998 average on 1981-85 average |
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Pedestrian |
-63 |
-45 |
-32 |
-53 |
-50 |
-34 |
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Pedal cycle |
-60 |
-53 |
-29 |
-25 |
-40 |
-12 |
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Car |
-30 |
-19 |
22 |
-25 |
-32 |
7 |
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Other |
-50 |
-61 |
-24 |
-51 |
-66 |
-52 |
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All road users |
-56 |
-44 |
-21 |
-39 |
-46 |
-17 |
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(1) Baseline for 1/3 casualty reduction by year 2000.
(2) Other includes all road users excluding pedestrians, pedal cyclists and car users.
(3) Child 0-15 years.