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Table No. 7. —Types of Motor Accidents during the Calendar Year 1947

Table No. 8.—Distribution of Motor Accidents on the System of Roads and Streets during the Calendar Year 1947

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I 1 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 18 4 1 15 31 5 3 729 16 50 661 603 10 4 81 10 78 747 20 51 676 634 10 4 86 10 81 23 •6 6 17 1 5 3 407 14 89 74 4 16 43 •1 61 430 20 95 91 4 i7 48 1 64 41 •10 1 21 48 ■ 1 10 •6 1,136 30 50 750 677 14 20 124 11 139 1,177 40 51 771 725 14 k 134 11 145 Totals, collisions . . 77 2,242 2,319 61 709 770 '138 2 ,<951 3,089 Non-collisions Drove off roadway Over bank Overturned on road Person fell from vehicle Other 1 2 7 1 28 20 32 37 13 28 21 34 44 14 5 20 6 6 2 88 103 73 28 9 93 123 79 34 11 521 8 13 3 116 123 105 >65 22 121 144 113" 78 25 Totals, non-collisions 11 130 141 39 30.1 ' 340 50 431 •481 Totals, accidents .. 88 2,372 2,460 100 1,010 1,110 188 3,382 3,570

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 eities (5) Boroughs 6,000-20,000 population (19) Small boroughs, town districts, and closely populated localities 46 14 11 17 24-5 7-4 5-9 9-0 1,348 315 387 322 39-8 9-3 11-5 9-5 1,394 329 398 339 39-0 9-2 11-2 9-5 Totals, built-up areas 88 46-8 2,372 70-1 2,460 68-9 State highways Main highways Other rural roads 45 24 31 23-9 12-8 16-5 493 271 246 14-6 8-0 7-3 538 295 277 150 8-3 7-8 Total of open-road accidents 100 53-2 1,010 29-9 1,110 31 1 Total accidents 188 100-0 3,382 100 0 3,570 100-0 2—H 40.