Table 39

Casualties

Child and adult pedestrian casualties in single vehicle accidents by pedestrian action, and pedestrian crossing details
Years: 1981-85⁽¹⁾, 1995-99 averages, 1997 to 1999

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

1995-99 ave

73

14

67

888

90

1,132

1997

59

26

68

919

107

1,179

1998

68

16

65

864

84

1,097

1999

79

3

55

746

87

970

Crossing road concealed by vehicle

1981-85 ave

11

1

44

645

27

728

1995-99 ave

11

1

27

427

34

500

1997

13

-

28

412

29

482

1998

12

-

31

412

37

492

1999

5

4

18

389

34

450

Standing/walking

1981-85 ave

-

-

-

7

151

159

1995-99 ave

-

-

-

-

113

113

1997

-

-

-

-

132

132

1998

-

-

-

-

89

89

1999

-

-

-

-

92

92

Other/unknown

1981-85 ave

-

-

-

2

22

24

1995-99 ave

-

-

-

6

40

46

1997

-

-

-

9

35

44

1998

-

-

-

3

33

36

1999

1

-

-

10

47

58

Total

1981-85 ave

106

7

167

2,119

285

2,685

1995-99 ave

84

16

94

1,321

277

1,792

1997

72

26

96

1,340

303

1,837

1998

80

16

96

1,279

243

1,714

1999

85

7

73

1,145

260

1,570

Adult Pedestrian

Crossing road not concealed by vehicle

1981-85 ave

192

16

348

1,721

152

2,429

1995-99 ave

192

25

180

985

117

1,499

1997

167

16

181

985

118

1,467

1998

217

20

191

986

99

1,513

1999

199

19

133

823

106

1,280

Crossing road concealed by vehicle

1981-85 ave

16

2

75

283

18

393

1995-99 ave

18

5

43

174

13

253

1997

16

4

34

157

13

224

1998

18

5

53

178

11

265

1999

19

2

36

148

13

218

Standing/walking

1981-85 ave

1

-

2

18

479

500

1995-99 ave

-

-

-

-

332

332

1997

-

-

-

-

326

326

1998

-

-

-

-

324

324

1999

-

-

-

-

325

325

Other/unknown

1981-85 ave

1

-

-

3

97

101

1995-99 ave

1

-

1

15

105

122

1997

2

-

1

12

98

113

1998

-

-

-

8

75

83

1999

2

-

1

31

138

172

Total

1981-85 ave

210

17

425

2,025

746

3,423

1995-99 ave

211

30

224

1,174

567

2,206

1997

185

20

216

1,154

555

2,130

1998

235

25

244

1,172

509

2,185

1999

220

21

170

1,002

582

1,995