H—4o

Table No. 6.—Comparison of Details of Fatal Motor Accidents for the Calendar Years 1941 to 1947

32

Item. Year. 1941. | 1942. ! 1943. | 1944. | 1945. j 1946. j 1947. Number of Fatal Accidents (a) Total number 158 i 159 138 134 109 174 188 Number in daylight 80 ! 95 94 74 70 90 88 Number in darkness 78 64 44 60 39 84 100 (b) Number occurring in built-up areas— Total number 87 j 83 75 74 60 80 88 Number in daylight 43 48 52 44 35 37 39 Number in darkness 44 35 23 30 25 43 49 (c) Number occurring on rural roads— Total number 71 ! 76 63 60 49 94 100 Number in daylight 35 47 42 30 35 53 49 Number in darkness 36 1 29 21 30 14 41 51 (d) Number of collisions between motorvehicles — Total number 22 21 20 16 20 23 41 Number in daylight 13 12 15 8 15 12 24 Number in darkness 9 9 5 8 5 11 17 (e) Number of collisions with railway trains— Total number 8 14 9 6 7 12 10 Number in daylight 7 10 9 6 7 10 9 Number in darkness 1 4 2 1 (/) Number of collisions with trams 1 2 3 3 3 1 (g) Number of collisions with bicyclists— Total number .. .. 25 22 20 23 13 23 21 Number in daylight .. 14 15 17 14 8 11 11 Number in darkness .. 11 7 3 9 5 12 10 (h) Number of collisions with pedestrians — Total number .. .. 53 44 42 42 33 54 48 Number in daylight .. 21 19 26 24 24 27 16 Number in darkness .. 32 25 16 18 9 27 32 (i) Number of collisions with horse— Vehicles or animals .. .. j 1 1 (j) Number of other collisions— ; Total number .. .. 16 16 24 15 6 18 ' 16 Number in daylight .. 8 8 13 7 5 7 6 Number in darkness .. 8 8 11 8 1 11 10 (1c) Number of non-collisions— Total number 33 40 23 32 17 40 50 Number in daylight 16 31 14 15 11 23 22 Number in darkness 17 9 9 17 6 17 28 Number of Persons hilled (a) Total number 175 167 145 140 129 190 206 (b) Nulnber of occupants of motor-vehicles 76 75 67 56 68 83 108 (excluding motor-cycles) 24 30 (c) Number of riders of motor-cycles or 21 26 16 17 15 pillion-riders (d) Number of bicyclists 25 22 20 23 13 23 21 (e) Number of pedestrians 53 44 42 42 33 57 47 (/) Number of other road-users.. 2 3