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Table B.— Comparison of Details of Fatal Motor Accidents, 1937-38 and 1938-39.

(3) Particulars of all Accidents reported (i.e., Fatal and other Injury Accidents). (a) Types of Accidents. The most frequent type of fatal accident was the collision of a pedestrian and tnotor-vehicle. In the towns this form of accident represented 36 per cent, of all the fatal accidents, while 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 fatal accidents. Considering both fatal and non-fatal accidents, however, the most numerous type of accident was the collision between two motor-vehicles, accounting for 34 per cent, of all accidents. Table C shows the number of each type of accident occurring in built-up and other areas. (" Built-up areas " are taken as boroughs, town districts, and any roads outside those areas subject to the speed-limit of 30 miles an hour).

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Year. Item. 1938-39. 1937-38. Number of fatal accidents — (а) Total number .. .. .. .. .. • • 225 229 Number in daylight .. .. .. •• •• 118 121 Number in dark .. .. .. .. . • • • 107 108 (б) Number occurring in built-up areas — Total 102 86 In daylight .. .. .. • • • • • • 51 33 In dark .. .. .. .• .• ■ • • • 51 53 (c) Number occurring on Rural RoadsTotal .. .. .. •• • • ■ • •• 123 143 In daylight .. .. •. • • • • • • 67 88 In dark .. .. .. ■ ■ • • ■ ■ ■• 56 55 (d) Number of collisions between motor-vehicles — Total 10 36 In daylight .. .. .. • • • • • • 27 24 In dark .. .. .. ■ ■ •• • • • ■ 13 12 (e) Number of collisions with railway trains — Total 11 11 In daylight .. .. .. • • • • ■ • 7 8 In dark .. .. .. • ■ • • •• • • 4 3 (/) Number of collisions with trams .. .. • • • • 1 3 (n) Number of collisions with bicyclists — Total 34 33 In daylight .. .. .. • • • • ■ • 18 20 In dark .. .. .. • ■ • • •• • • 16 13 (h) Number of collisions with pedestrians — Total .. .... .. . • • • • • 57 58 In daylight .. .. • • • • • • ■ • 17 17 In dark .... .. .. • • ■• ■ ■ 40 41 (i) Number of collisions with horse-vehicles or animals . . . . 1 2 (j) Number of other collisions — Total 18 33 In daylight .. .. •• •• •• •• 11 13 In dark.. .. .. • • • ■ •• • • 7 20 (Ic) Number of non-collisions — Total 63 53 In daylight .. .. • • ' • • • • • • 38 38 In dark . . .. . . ■ • • • •• • • 25 15 Number of persons killed — (a) Total number .. . • • • • ■ • • • • 246 243 (b) Number of occupants of motor-vehicles (not motor-cycles) .. 115 116 (c) Number of riders of motor-cycles or pillion-riders .. .. 37 35 (d) Number of bicyclists .. • ■ • • • • • • 33 32 (e) Number of pedestrians .. . . • • ■ ■ • • 56 59 (/) Number of other road users .. . . . . • • • • 5 1