Table 39

Casualties

Child and adult pedestrian casualties in single vehicle accidents by pedestrian action,
and pedestrian crossing details
Years: 1981-85⁽¹⁾, 1994-98 averages, 1996 to 1998

On Pedestrian Crossing

Within zig zag of Pedestrian Crossing

Within 50 metres of Pedestrian Crossing

Crossing Road Elsewhere

Other/ Unknown

Total

Child Pedestrian⁽²⁾

Crossing road not concealed by vehicle

1981-85 ave

95

6

123

1,465

85

1,775

1994-98 ave

76

16

72

939

94

1,198

1996

80

15

64

904

86

1,149

1997

59

26

68

919

107

1,179

1998

68

16

65

864

84

1,097

Crossing road concealed by vehicle

1981-85 ave

11

1

44

645

27

728

1994-98 ave

11

2

30

443

37

522

1996

11

1

27

457

41

537

1997

13

-

28

412

29

482

1998

12

-

31

412

37

492

Standing/walking

1981-85 ave

-

-

-

7

151

159

1994-98 ave

-

-

-

-

111

111

1996

-

-

-

-

125

125

1997

-

-

-

-

132

132

1998

-

-

-

-

89

89

Other/unknown

1981-85 ave

-

-

-

2

22

24

1994-98 ave

-

-

-

5

43

48

1996

-

1

-

1

37

39

1997

-

-

-

9

35

44

1998

-

-

-

3

33

36

Total

1981-85 ave

106

7

167

2,119

285

2,685

1994-98 ave

87

18

102

1,387

284

1,879

1996

91

17

91

1,362

289

1,850

1997

72

26

96

1,340

303

1,837

1998

80

16

96

1,279

243

1,714

Adult Pedestrian

Crossing road not concealed by vehicle

1981-85 ave

192

16

348

1,721

152

2,429

1994-98 ave

191

26

199

1,045

129

1,591

1996

174

27

177

1,045

130

1,553

1997

167

16

181

985

118

1,467

1998

217

20

191

985

99

1,512

Crossing road concealed by vehicle

1981-85 ave

16

2

75

283

18

393

1994-98 ave

19

5

46

179

14

263

1996

15

2

45

187

14

263

1997

16

4

34

157

13

224

1998

18

5

53

179

11

266

Standing/walking

1981-85 ave

1

-

2

18

479

500

1994-98 ave

-

-

-

-

330

330

1996

-

-

-

-

364

364

1997

-

-

-

-

326

326

1998

-

-

-

-

324

324

Other/unknown

1981-85 ave

1

-

-

3

97

101

1994-98 ave

2

-

1

12

105

120

1996

-

-

-

11

78

89

1997

2

-

1

12

98

113

1998

-

-

-

7

75

82

Total

1981-85 ave

210

17

425

2,025

746

3,423

1994-98 ave

212

32

246

1,236

578

2,304

1996

189

29

222

1,243

586

2,269

1997

185

20

216

1,154

555

2,130

1998

235

25

244

1,171

509

2,184