ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
Do you know…
that there were 11 fatal or injury accidents for every 1,000 registered vehicles in 2000? The total number of accidents that led to fatalities or injuries decreased over the last two decades, from 9,067 in 1984 to 7,228 last year. This was despite a rapid growth in the total vehicle population from 485,396 in 1984 to 684,287 in 2000. Consequently, the fatal or injury accident rate fell from 19 per 1,000 registered vehicles in 1984 to 11 per 1,000 registered vehicles in 2000.
The involvement of buses in road traffic accidents had declined significantly. In 2000, 41 out of every 1,000 registered buses were involved in fatal or injury accidents, a fall from 139 per 1,000 in 1984. However, throughout the period, buses maintained the highest incidence of accidents among all vehicle types.
Among the other passenger-carrying vehicles, motorcycles registered the second highest accident involvement rate. In comparison, the incidence of accidents was relatively low among motor cars, which include taxis, school taxis and private hire cars.
The involvement of heavy goods vehicles in road traffic accidents remained low and stable for most years but increased in recent years.
VEHICLES INVOLVED IN ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
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