H.—4o

Table D.—Distribution of Motor Accidents on the System of Roads and Streets.

It will be observed that over half of the urban accidents were concentrated in the largo metropolitan areas—i.e., the urban areas comprising and adjoining the cities of Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin.

FIG. 6.-DISTRIBUTION OF TRAFFIC AND OF ACCIDENTS ON THE MAIN HIGHWAY SYSTEM THROUGHOUT AN AVERAGE DAY.

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Number of Accidents. Classification of Locality. Fatal. Non-fatal. Total. Number. Number. ''ercontage Number . Percentage j I °* J-otal. of Total. of Total. In the metropolitan areas .. 57 25-3 1,671 40-2 1,728 39-4 In the secondary cities .. 13 5-8 ; 223 5-4 '236 5-4 In the large boroughs .. .. 15 6-7 470 LI-3 485 11-1 In the small boroughs .. .. 22 9-8 340 8-2 362 8-3 In the town districts .. .. 4 1-7 46 1-1 50 1-1 In the closely populated localities . . . . 49 1-2 49 1-1 Total, urban areas .. Ill 49-3 2,799 67-4 2,910 66-4 On State highways .. .. 57 25-3 737 17-7 794 18-1 On other main highways .. 37 16-5 392 9-4 429 9-8 On rural roads .. .. 20 8-9 230 5-5 250 5-7 Total, rural roads .. 114 50-7 1,359 32-6 1,473 33-6 Totals 225 100-0 4,158 100-0 4,383 100-0