Table 30

Casualties

Casualties by mode of motor transport, casualty class and severity
Years: 1981-85 average⁽¹⁾, 1996 to 1998

Mode of Transport

Year

Driver or Rider

Passenger Vehicle/pillion

Fatal

Fatal &Serious

All Severities

Fatal

Fatal &Serious

All Severities

(a) Numbers

Motor cycle⁽²⁾

1981-85 average

62

1,214

2,975

11

187

472

1996

26

274

767

3

26

83

1997

34

315

836

3

43

112

1998

29

336

878

4

35

98

Car

1981-85 average

164

2,064

6,633

115

1,597

5,723

1996

123

1,376

7,667

62

917

5,366

1997

141

1,457

8,426

78

908

5,608

1998

138

1,402

8,393

85

984

5,435

Taxi

1981-85 average

-

16

83

1

36

225

1996

1

15

120

1

18

187

1997

3

17

133

3

18

189

1998

-

19

137

-

16

223

Minibus⁽³⁾

1981-85 average

1

17

62

3

48

194

1996

1

5

29

-

13

105

1997

-

8

49

-

28

130

1998

2

11

47

3

19

115

Bus/Coach

1981-85 average

1

12

77

6

171

1,137

1996

-

6

69

3

90

929

1997

1

9

81

1

46

860

1998

-

9

86

1

67

866

Light goods

1981-85 average

7

141

506

8

117

390

1996

3

64

314

2

19

118

1997

7

58

322

4

32

151

1998

3

64

379

5

46

190

Heavy goods

1981-85 average

7

85

275

2

25

88

1996

8

46

163

1

8

41

1997

4

40

152

1

6

36

1998

3

43

201

2

10

45

Other

1981-85 average

1

24

80

1

17

55

1996

2

13

73

-

13

62

1997

1

14

87

-

4

30

1998

1

18

106

-

8

41

All modes

1981-85 average

243

3,574

10,690

147

2,199

8,284

1996

164

1,799

9,202

72

1,104

6,891

1997

191

1,918

10,086

90

1,085

7,116

1998

176

1,902

10,227

100

1,185

7,013

(b) Per cent changes:

1998 on 1997

Motorcycle

-15

7

5

33

-19

-13

Car

-2

-4

-

9

8

-3

Taxi

-100

12

3

-100

-11

18

Minibus

n/a

38

-4

n/a

-32

-12

Bus/Coach

-100

-

6

-

46

1

Light goods

-57

10

18

25

44

26

Heavy goods

-25

8

32

100

67

25

Other

-

29

22

-

100

37

All modes

-8

-1

1

11

9

-1

1998 on 1981-85 average

Motorcycle

-53

-72

-70

-63

-81

-79

Car

-16

-32

27

-26

-38

-5

Taxi

-

22

65

-100

-56

-1

Minibus

-100

-37

-24

-

-61

-41

Bus/Coach

-100

-25

12

-83

-61

-24

Light goods

-57

-55

-25

-36

-61

-51

Heavy goods

-56

-50

-27

-

-61

-49

Other

-17

-24

33

-100

-54

-26

All modes

-28

-47

-4

-32

-46

-15