H.—4o.

5. Circumstances of Accidents —continued. (iii) Other circumstances (not breaches) — Vehicle skidded . . .. .. . . . . .. . . 270 Swerving to avoid another vehicle, &c. . . . . .. . . . . 199 Driver inexperienced or incompetent .. .. .. .. .. 116 Driver asleep or fatigued .. . . .. . . . . . . 40 Fault in handling vehicle .. . . . . . . .. . . 38 Physical defect of driver .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 Other faults .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 99 Total, other circumstances .. . . .. .. . . . . 785 (iv) Defects of vehicle — Dazzling headlights .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 82 Inadequate headlights .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 74 Inadequate or no rear light . . .. .. . . .. . . 31 Defective brakes .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 55 Fault in steering-gear . . . . . . .. .. .. .. 52 Tire burst . . . . .. .. . . . . .. .. 48 Defective tires .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 Excessive dimensions of load .. .. .. .. .. . . 3 Breach of trailer regulations . . .. .. . . .. .. 2 Other defects .. . . .. .. .. .. . . .. 40 Total, defects of vehicle .. .. .. .. .. .. 397 (b) Concerning the bicyclist — (i) Specific breaches— Reckless or careless riding .. .. .. 191 Failure to keep to the left . . . . . . .. .. .. 112 Failure to yield right of way .. .. .. .. .. .. 106 Failure to signal . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 67 Inadequate headlamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Inadequate or no rear reflector . . . . . . . . . . .. 12 Excessive speed .. .. . . .. .. .. 30 Cutting corner . . .. .. , . . . .. . . . . 29 Inadequate brakes .. .. . . . . . . . . 21 Overtaking illegally . . . . . . . . .. .. . . 11 Rider intoxicated . . . . . . .. .. . . . . 10 Rode onto footpath .. .. .. . . .. . . , , 7 Cutting in .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 More than two abreast . . . . .. . . . . .. .. 5 Attached to another vehicle .. .. .. . . .. . . 5 Illegally abreast of another vehicle . . . . .. . . .. 3 Disregarded signal . . . . . . . . .. .. .. 3 Other breaches .. .. .. ~ .. .. .. 36 Total, breaches .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 691 (ii) Other faults — Rider inexperienced or incompetent .. .. .. .. . . 17 Swerving to avoid another vehicle, &c. . , .. .. .. .. 15 Physical defect of rider .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Total, other faults .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 (.c) Concerning the pedestrian — (i) Specific breaches— Failure to yield right of way . . .. . . .. . . .. 244 Failure to cross at right angles .. .. .. .. .. .. 93 Failure to keep to footpath .. .. . . .. .. .. 47 Failure to keep to side of roadway .. .. .. .. .. 31 Left footpath before tram stopped .. . . .. . . .. 8 Total, specific breaches .. .. .. .. .. .. 423

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