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Table No. 7.—Types of Motor Accidents during the Calendar Year 1946

Table No. 8.—Distribution of Motor Accidents on the System of Roads and Streets during the Calendar Year 1946

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Number of Accidents. Type of Accident. In Built-up Areas. In Areas not Built Up. In All Areas. Fatal. Nonfatal. Total. Fatal. Nonfatal. Total. Fatal. Nonfatal. Total. Collisions With another motorvehicle With a railway train .. With an electric tram .. With a bicyclist With a pedestrian With a horse-vehicle .. With a ridden horse .. With an animal With a telegraph-pole .. With a fixed object Other collisions 13 6 3 13 36 3 2 609 15 43 586 613 4 4 2 75 41 622 21 46 599 649 4 4 2 78 43 10 6 10 18 1 6 7 341 5 80 73 4 14 50 60 351 11 90 91 4 is 56 67 23 12 3 23 54 1 9 *9 950 20 43 666 686 8 4 16 125 ioi 973 32 46 689 740 8 4 17 134 iio Totals, collisions 76 1,992 2,068 58 627 685 134 2,619 2,753 Non-collisions Drove off roadway Over bank Overturned on road Person fell from vehicle Other 1 2 13 13 32 37 15 13 14 32 39 15 8 15 6 7 1 65 72 62 40 21 73 87 68 47 22 8 16 6 9 1 78 85 94 77 36 86 101 - 100 86 37 Totals, non-collisions 3 110 113 37 260 297 40 370 410 Totals, accidents .. 79 2,102 2,181 95 887 982 174 2,989 3,163

Classification of Locality. Fatal Accidents. Non-fatal Accidents. All Accidents. Number. Percentage of Total. Number. Percentage of Total. Number. Percentage of Total. Four main centres Secondary cities (5) ... Boroughs 6,000-20,000 population (18) Small boroughs, town districts, and closely populated localities 42 7 12 18 24-2 4-0 6-9 10-3 1,226 272 313 291 41-0 91 10-5 9-7 1,268 279 325 309 40-1 8-8 10-3 9-8 Totals, built-up areas 79 45-4 2,102 70-3 2,181 69-0 State highways Main highways Other rural roads 31 39 25 17-8 22-4 14-4 315 373 199 10-5 12-5 6-7 346 412 224 10-9 13-0 7-1 Total of open-road accidents .. 95 54-6 887 29-7 982 31-0 Total accidents 174 100-0 2,989 i 100-0 3,163 100-0