FATAL & NON-FATAL
ROAD ACCIDENT TYPES
Some interesting facts regarding traffic accidents during the year ended March 31 were released by the Minister of Transport (the Hon. R. Semple) today.
"The most frequent type of fatal accident was the collision between a pedestrian and a motor vehicle." said Mr Semple. "In the towns, this type of accident represented 36 per cent, of all the fatalities, and collisions of motor vehicles with bicyclists accounted for another 22 per cent Even on country highways, the pedestrian accidents made up 17 per cent, of all the fatalities."
Considering both fatal and nonfatal accidents, however, the most numerous type was the collision between two motor vehicles, accounting for 34 per cent, of the total, the Minister said During the year there were 861 personal iniury collisions in builtup areas, compared with 626 on rural roads. There were 869 bicycle accidents and 748 pedestrian accidents m built-up areas, compared with 123 and 131 on rural roads. "Off., the road" accidents were more common in rural districts and tended to be more serious than collisions between motor vehicles.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 22, 26 July 1939, Page 18
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