Table 7

Accidents

Accidents by light condition, severity
Built-up and non built-up roads
Years: 1981-85 and 1994-98 averages, 1994 to 1998

Light Condition

Built-up

Non Built-up

Total

Fatal

Fatal &
Serious

All
Severities

Fatal

Fatal &
Serious

All
Severities

Fatal

Fatal &
Serious

All
Severities

(a) Numbers

Daylight

1981-85 average

142

2,950

9,814

176

1,646

3,974

318

4,596

13,788

1994-98 average

60

1,470

7,857

138

1,140

3,869

198

2,610

11,726

1994

44

1,750

8,012

125

1,215

3,694

169

2,965

11,706

1995

74

1,712

7,919

143

1,185

3,819

217

2,897

11,738

1996

62

1,307

7,661

127

1,070

3,768

189

2,377

11,429

1997

50

1,270

7,862

153

1,108

4,004

203

2,378

11,866

1998

69

1,313

7,831

141

1,121

4,057

210

2,434

11,888

Darkness

1981-85 average

124

1,809

4,564

139

1,010

2,126

263

2,819

6,690

1994-98 average

49

815

3,122

89

576

1,659

137

1,392

4,781

1994

58

1,018

3,391

92

659

1,671

150

1,677

5,062

1995

50

921

3,204

94

614

1,592

144

1,535

4,796

1996

49

736

3,047

78

518

1,596

127

1,254

4,643

1997

39

718

3,058

98

556

1,722

137

1,274

4,780

1998

47

684

2,911

82

535

1,715

129

1,219

4,626

Total

1981-85 average

267

4,759

14,378

314

2,656

6,100

581

7,415

20,477

1994-98 average

108

2,286

10,979

227

1,716

5,528

335

4,002

16,507

1994

102

2,768

11,403

217

1,874

5,365

319

4,642

16,768

1995

124

2,633

11,123

237

1,799

5,411

361

4,432

16,534

1996

111

2,043

10,708

205

1,588

5,364

316

3,631

16,072

1997

89

1,988

10,920

251

1,664

5,726

340

3,652

16,646

1998

116

1,997

10,742

223

1,656

5,772

339

3,653

16,514

(b) Per cent changes:

1994-98 ave. on 1981-85 ave.

Daylight

-58

-50

-20

-22

-31

-3

-38

-43

-15

Darkness

-61

-55

-32

-36

-43

-22

-48

-51

-29

Total

-59

-52

-24

-28

-35

-9

-42

-46

-19

(c) Per cent changes on previous year:

Daylight

1995

68

-2

-1

14

-2

3

28

-2

-

1996

-16

-24

-3

-11

-10

-1

-13

-18

-3

1997

-19

-3

3

20

4

6

7

-

4

1998

38

3

-

-8

1

1

3

2

-

Darkness

1995

-14

-10

-6

2

-7

-5

-4

-8

-5

1996

-2

-20

-5

-17

-16

-

-12

-18

-3

1997

-20

-2

-

26

7

8

8

2

3

1998

21

-5

-5

-16

-4

-

-6

-4

-3

Total

1995

22

-5

-2

9

-4

1

13

-5

-1

1996

-10

-22

-4

-14

-12

-1

-12

-18

-3

1997

-20

-3

2

22

5

7

8

1

4

1998

30

-

-2

-11

-

1

-

-

-1