Mode of Transport

Built-up roads

Non built-up roads

All roads

Fatal

Fatal &Serious

All

Fatal

Fatal & Serious

All

Fatal

Fatal & Serious

All

a. Numbers of child casualties

Pedestrian

1981-85 average

34

960

2,739

11

67

121

45

1,027

2,860

1997

10

478

1,843

5

27

51

15

505

1,894

1998

12

439

1,727

6

16

36

18

455

1,763

1999

10

412

1,604

7

20

33

17

432

1,637

Pedal cycle

1981-85 average

4

175

669

4

38

88

8

213

757

1997

1

70

483

0

8

35

1

78

518

1998

3

57

387

0

7

28

3

64

415

1999

0

61

353

1

7

26

1

68

379

Car

1981-85 average

2

48

408

10

131

486

12

179

893

1997

1

46

600

8

92

580

9

138

1,180

1998

3

57

558

6

96

559

9

153

1,117

1999

1

35

468

7

76

517

8

111

985

Bus/Coach

1981-85 average

1

17

130

0

3

34

1

20

164

1997

0

3

100

0

0

37

0

3

137

1998

1

5

115

0

1

26

1

6

141

1999

0

2

123

0

0

43

0

2

166

Other

1981-85 average

2

43

126

1

29

82

3

72

208

1997

0

8

36

1

13

33

1

21

69

1998

0

9

52

1

11

48

1

20

100

1999

0

9

52

1

7

28

1

16

80

Total child casualties

1981-85 average

43

1,243

4,070

27

268

811

69

1,511

4,882

1997

12

605

3,062

14

140

736

26

745

3,798

1998

19

567

2,839

13

131

697

32

698

3,536

1999

11

519

2,600

16

110

647

27

629

3,247

b. 1999 percentage change on 1998 *

Pedestrian

*

-6%

-7%

*

*

*

*

-5%

-7%

Pedal cycle

*

7%

-9%

*

*

*

*

6%

-9%

Car

*

-39%

-16%

*

-21%

-8%

*

-27%

-12%

Bus/Coach

*

*

7%

*

*

*

*

*

18%

Other

*

*

0%

*

*

*

*

*

-20%

Total

*

-8%

-8%

*

-16%

-7%

*

-10%

-8%

c. 1999 percentage change on 1981-85 average *

Pedestrian

*

-57%

-41%

*

-70%

-73%

*

-58%

-43%

Pedal cycle

*

-65%

-47%

*

*

-70%

*

-68%

-50%

Car

*

*

15%

*

-42%

6%

*

-38%

10%

Bus/Coach

*

*

-5%

*

*

*

*

*

1%

Other

*

*

-59%

*

*

-66%

*

-78%

-62%

Total

*

-58%

-36%

*

-59%

-20%

-61%

-58%

-33%