Road Collision Fact Book in 2009.

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Road Collision Fact Book in 2009.
Road Collision
Facts 2009
Údarás Um Shábháilteacht Ar Bhóithre
Road Safety Authority
ROAD COLLISION FACTS
IRELAND
2009
THIS REPORT IS BASED ON
ROAD COLLISION INFORMATION
PROVIDED BY
AN GARDA SÍOCHÁNA
Published by:
ROAD SAFETY AUTHORITY
Primrose Hill, Dublin Road
Ballina
Co. Mayo, IRELAND
Locall: 1890506080
Website: www.rsa.ie
RS 5
December 2010
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CONTENTS
OVERVIEW
Page No.
v
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Trends in Road Traffic Collisions
Date and Time
Location
Table A
Collision Rates per Thousand Population (2006), per Thousand Registered Vehicles
(2009) and per 10 Million Vehicle-Kilometres of Travel (2009 Estimates), for each county 14
TABLES
Section 1
Trends in Road Traffic Collisions
Section 2
General Tables
Section 3
Casualties
Table 1
Table 2
Table 3
Table 4
Table 5
Table 6
Table 7
Table 8
Table 9
Table 10
Table 11
Table 12
Table 13
Table 14
Table 15
Table 16
Table 17
Table 18
Table 19
Table 20
Table 21
Table 22
Table 23
Table 24
Table 25
Table 26
Collisions Classified by Type and Vehicles Licensed, 2000-2009
Persons Killed and Injured, 2000-2009
Persons Killed Classified by Road User Type, 2000-2009
All Casualties Classified by Road User Type, 2000-2009
Persons Killed and Injured in Each County, 2005-2009
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15
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Traffic Collisions and Casualties Classified by Month of Year
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Fatal and Injury Collisions and Casualties Classified by Hour of Day
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Fatal and Injury Collisions and Casualties Classified by Day of Week
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Fatal and Injury Collisions and Casualties Classified by Light Condition
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Fatal and Injury Collisions Classified by Primary Weather Conditions
21
Fatal and Injury Collisions Classified by Road Surface Conditions
21
Fatal and Injury Collisions Classified by Road Character
21
Collisions Classified by Road Surface Condition and by Occurrence of Skidding
22
Collisions on Wet Roads Classified by Road Character and by Occurrence of Skidding
22
Fatal and Injury Collisions Inside and Outside Built-up Areas Classified by Accident Type 22
Single Vehicle Collisions not Involving Pedestrians Classified by Type of Collision
23
Fatal and Injury Collisions Classified by Possible Contributory Factor Where Specified 23
All Casualties Classified by Road User Type
All Casualties Classified by Road User Type and by Age
Male Casualties Classified by Road User Type and by Age Where Specified
Female Casualties Classified by Road User Type and by Age Where Specified
All Casualties Classified by Age and Sex
All Casualties Classified by Age, Inside and Outside Built-up Areas
Casualties Classified by Road User Type Inside and Outside Built-up Areas
Pedestrian Casualties Classified by Light Condition and by Location Type
Pedestrian Casualties Classified by Pedestrian Action, Age of Pedestrian and by
Darkness or Daylight
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Section 4
Table 27
Table 28
Page No.
Drivers and Vehicles
Table 38
Table 39
Drivers Involved in Fatal and Injury Collisions Classified by Vehicle Type
Male Drivers Involved in Fatal and Injury Collisions Classified
by Vehicle Type
Female Drivers Involved in Fatal and Injury Collisions Classified
by Vehicle Type
Drivers of Cars Involved in Fatal and Injury Collisions Classified by Age and by Sex
Motorcycle Drivers Involved in Fatal and Injury Collisions Classified by Age and by Sex
Drivers of Other Vehicles Involved in Fatal and Injury Collisions Classified by Age
and by Sex
Users of Cars Involved in Fatal and Injury Collisions Classified
by Seat Belt Usage
Users of Motor Cycles Involved in Fatal and Injury Collisions
Classified by Crash Helmet Usage
Cars and Goods Vehicles Involved in Fatal and Injury Collisions
Classified by Driver’s Country of Residence
Two-Vehicle Collisions: Contributory Action, Where Specified
Vehicles Involved in Fatal and Injury Collisions Classified by Vehicle Type and by
Location Type
Single-Vehicle Collisions, With or Without Pedestrians, Classified by Vehicle Type
Two-Vehicle Collisions Classified by Vehicle Type
Section 5
Location
Table 29
Table 30
Table 31
Table 32
Table 33
Table 34
Table 35
Table 36
Table 37
Table 40
Table 41
Table 42
Table 43
Table 44
Table 45
Table 46
Table 47
Table 48
Table 49
Table 50
Table 51
Table 52
Table 53
Appendix
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Traffic Collisions and Casualties in Each County
Fatal and Injury Collisions and Casualties Classified by Garda Division
Fatal and Injury Collisions at or near Pedestrian Crossings
Fatal and Injury Collisions Inside and Outside Built-up Areas where Road
Works were in Progress at the Collision Scene
Fatal and Injury Collisions Classified by Junction Type
Fatal and Injury Collisions at Intersections Classified by Control Type
Fatal and Injury Collisions Classified by Road Type
Traffic Collisions and Casualties in the Main Centres of Population
Road Users Killed and Injured in the Main Centres of Population
Vehicles Involved in Fatal and Injury Collisions in the Main Centres of Population
Fatal and Injury Collisions in Towns
Fatal and Injury Collisions on National Routes Classified by Route and
by Location Type
Material Damage Collisions Classified by Month and by County
International Comparisons
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Notes and Definitions
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O V E RV I E W
Introduction
“In 2009, the fatality
rate per million
population was 53.
The 1999 rate was
110 per million
population.”
Road deaths in the Republic of Ireland have fallen to the lowest
level they have been since records were officially taken in 1959. In
terms of fatalities per million population, the rate is now 53, less
than half of the rate in 1999 (110) when the first Government Road
Safety Strategy commenced.
There was an increase in reported minor injury collisions in 2009,
which was contrary to the decreasing trends of recent years.
In recent years, road deaths levelled out at between 340-390, but
from 2008 they have been the lowest since 1959. In 1999, the
fatality rate per million registered vehicles was 257. By 2009, the
rate had fallen to 97 per million registered vehicles.
In 2009, of the 26,495 Garda-recorded motor vehicle traffic
collisions, 238 people were killed, 9,742 people were injured of
which 640 were seriously injured, and 19,880 collisions involved
property or material damage only.
The fatality rate per million population was 53 in 2009, a decrease
of 16 per cent from the 2008 rate of 63.
The estimated cost of all road collisions reported to, and recorded
by, an Garda Síochána in 2009 was €974 million. This is a
reduction of 29 per cent since 2007.
“52% of all
motor vehicles
involved in
fatal collisions
2009 were
registered in
the year 2001
or earlier .”
This report covers all road traffic collisions reported to the Garda
Síochána, where details have been recorded and forwarded to the
Road Safety Authority, involving fatalities, personal injury or
material damage which occurred on public roads in Ireland in 2009.
It details when and where road collisions occurred, who was
involved, contributory actions and contributory factors and the cost
of collisions to the public.
Collisions on private property, such as railway station approaches
or private lanes and car parks are excluded. It also examines
trends in collisions, fatalities and injuries over time in the last
decade as well as the most recent trends in various cross sections
of road traffic and transport systems.
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IRELAND’S ROAD SAFETY PERFORMANCE
Despite an increase in population, as well as growing numbers of driver licence
holders and registered vehicles, the annual number of fatalities has been declining
since 1999. Data trends in the Republic of Ireland beween1999 and 2009 for
registered vehicles, driver licence holders, population and fatalities are shown in
Figure A1. As illustrated in the graph below there is a decrease in the number of
fatalities.
Since 1999, the population has increased by 19 per cent, registered motor vehicles
has increased by 53 per cent, number of driver licence holders (both full and
provisional) has increased by 30 per cent whereas fuel consumption for road
transport has decreased by 2 per cent and the number of fatalities has decreased by
42 per cent.
Figure A1- Data trends in Ireland 1999-2009
Increasing motorisation versus a decreasing road toll
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IRELAND’S ROAD SAFETY PERFORMANCE
In 2009 there were 238 road collision
fatalities, an average of 20 deaths per
month, which is the lowest recorded number
of fatalities since 1959 when the safety
records began.
In 2009 there were 9,742 injuries as a result
of road collisions. The number of recorded
injuries resulting from road collisions had
been gradually decreasing between 2005
and 2007, but increased in 2008 and
marginally decreased in 2009.
As the graph (Figure A1) shows, the
reduction in road collision fatalities and
injuries has occurred despite:
Increased population
Between 1999 and 2009 the Republic of
Ireland population grew approximately 19
per cent.
Increased number of driver licence
holders
The number of driver licence holders
overall (full and provisional) has increased
from 2,039,509 in 1999 to 2,648,407 in
2009. Contributing to the increase is an
increase in the proportion of individual
licence holders to adult population (17
years and over). This was 67 per cent in
1996 but by 2009 this proportion had
increased to 76 per cent.
Increased number of registered
vehicles
The number of registered motor vehicles
and motor cycles increased by 53 per cent
from1,608,156 in 1999 to 2,467,660 in
2009.
Table A1: Annual fatalities and injuries as per million vehicles registered and per
million population in Ireland, 1999 - 2009
Year
Fatalities per million Fatalities per million Injuries per million
vehicles registered population
vehicles registered
257
7,673
1999
110
2000
247
2002
203
2001
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
110
7,159
96
4,976
232
107
173
84
184
185
159
92
96
4,264
3,863
4,357
3,300
3,180
2,660
2,350
2,080
1,950
2,260
86
3,734
2,020
63
3,907
2,207
138
78
97
53
112
5,776
Injuries per miillion
population
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3,197
3,948
1,803
2,185
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IRELAND’S ROAD SAFETY PERFORMANCE
Figure A2 - Fatalities per 100,000 population in a given age group in
Ireland
Figure A3 - Car drivers fatality risk ( death per 100,000 drivers population)
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Casualties
Cars
In 2009, 146 car occupants were killed in collisions accounting for 61 per cent of
all fatalities, and an additional 7,114 were injured. Seventy-three per cent of car
occupants killed were drivers and 14 percent were front seat passengers. Most of
the car drivers killed were male (71%).
Twenty per cent of car drivers and 10 per cent of front seat car passengers killed
in fatal collisions were not using a seat belt.
Motorcycles
The 25 motorcyclist fatalities that occurred in 2009 accounted for 11 per cent of
all fatalities. An additional 442 motorcyclists were injured.
For a motorcyclist, the risk of dying in a traffic crash per vehicle kilometres
travelled is about 21 times higher than that for a car occupant.
“ The risk of dying
in a traffic crash
per vehicle
kilometres
travelled is about
21 times higher for
motorcyclist than
that for a car
occupant.”
Pedalcycles
In 2009, 7 pedalcyclists were killed and 363 were injured in collisions.
Pedalcyclists made up approximately 3 per cent of all fatalities. All the
pedalcyclists killed were male. In 2009, 43 per cent of all the pedal cycle traffic
fatalities reported involved goods vehicle.
Pedestrians
In 2009, 40 pedestrians were killed and 1,075 were injured . Twenty-five per cent
of the pedestrian killed were aged 65 and over. The number of pedestrians killed
in hours of darkness has been reduced by 53 per cent between 2007 and 2009.
Figure A4: Road Deaths by Road User Type, 2005-2009
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Gender
Overall, more males were killed in 2009. However, among all casualties
including minor injuries, female car passengers were 1.5 times more likely
to be injured compared with male car passengers.
Figure A5. Car Drivers Fatalities by Age and Sex, 2009
Figure A6: Overall Fatalities by Age and Sex, 2009
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“The number of
pedestrian fatalities
aged 65 & over
has reduced by
43 per cent
between 2009 and
2008 .”
“In 2009, Among
all car drivers,
17-24 year old
male drivers
were seven
times more
likely to be
killed on the
road”
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Primary Collision Type
Thirty-eight per cent of all fatal collisions in 2009 were single vehicle only collisions.
This collision type, which involves no other road user, is most probably associated
with a number of causal factors, including excessive speed, fatigue and/or
alcohol/drug consumption. Single vehicle only collisions accounted for 27 per cent of
injury collisions.
Head-on collisions accounted for 25 per cent of fatal collisions and 12 per cent of
injury collisions. Collisions involving pedestrians accounted for 18 per cent of all fatal
collisions and 16 per cent of all injury collisions.
Four out of 5 fatal collisions were either single vehicle, head-on collision or
pedestrian collisions. This indicates that single vehicle, head-on conflict or
pedestrian collision types are, on average, more severe than angle, rear-end or
‘other’ road collision types, which together accounted for 46 per cent of injury
collisions but only 20 per cent of fatal collisions.
Figure A7: Primary Fatal Collision Type in 2009
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Date and Time
The worst month for fatalities in 2009 was May when 28 people died in 25 collisions.
The month of February recorded the fewest number of collisions, in which 15 persons
died.
The number of fatal collisions between the hours of 9.00 pm and 3.00 am, the hours most
strongly associated with drinking and driving, was 58 in 2009, with 64 people being killed
in these collisions. This period accounted for 26 per cent of fatal collisions and 27 per cent
of fatalities in 2009.
The number of persons killed between 3.00 am and 6.00 am, was 17. Fatalities that
occurred during these hours accounted for approximately 7 per cent of all road collision
fatalities in 2009.
The worst days of the week for fatalities during 2009 were Sunday and Monday. These two
days together accounted for 95 fatalities, or 40 per cent of the total. The day of the week
with the fewest associated fatalities was Thursday, when 18 people, or 8 per cent of the
total, died.
Location
Thirty-four per cent of all fatal collisions in 2009 occurred on urban roads. Forty-one per
cent of serious injury collisions occurred on urban roads.
On a county-by-county basis, Louth experienced the highest number of collisions per
population (2.5 per 1,000 persons) and had the highest number of collisions per 1,000
registered vehicles (4.8 per 1,000 registered vehicles). Louth also experienced the highest
number of collisions per Vehicle Kilometers of Travel (approximately 2.3 per 10 million
Vehicle Kilometers of Travel).
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1. Trends in Road Traffic Collisions
“In 2009, there
This report examines trends in collisions, fatalities and injuries over time, in the
were 26,495
last decade as well as the most recent trends in various cross sections of road
Garda-reported
traffic and transport systems.
traffic
collisions, in
1.1 Road Fatalities
which 238
people were
A total of 238 people were killed in 220 collisions on Irish roads in 2009, which is
the lowest figure since 1959 when the safety record began. This represents a killed and 9,742
people were
decrease of 100 fatalities (30%) on 2007. The number of road fatalities in the
period 1959-2009 is shown in Figure 1. The number of fatalities decreased (in injured; 19,880
collisions
the period 1970-1999). This downward trend became less pronounced in the
involved
period 1999-2001. After that, the downward trend was maintained until 2003.
property or
The reduction in fatalities reversed after 2003. The lower figure noted for 2003
may have been influenced by the introduction of the penalty points system for
material
speeding offences on 1st November, 2002. Between 2005 and 2009 the number damage only.”
of fatalities has decreased by 40 per cent.
Figure 1: Fatalities and Fatalities per Million Registered Motor Vehicles,
1959-2009
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1.2 Trends in Fatalities by Transport Mode
The annual number of fatalities by road transport mode in the period 1999-2009 is given in
Figure 2. The number of car user fatalities increased between1999-2000. After that, the car
user fatalities decreased sharply until 2003. During the period 2003-2006, the number of car
user fatalities has however increased gradually. Between the period 2006-2009, there has
been a steady decline in the number of car user fatalities.
There was a downward trend in the number of pedestrian fatalities in the period 1999-2003.
However, the number of pedestrian fatalities increased in the period 2003-2007. The
downward trend has been maintained in pedal cyclist fatalities over the period 2003-2006,
with a sharp increase in 2007. This number has been reduced by 53 per cent in 2009. The
number of motorcyclist fatalities generally showed an upward trend in the period 1999-2005,
then fell by 48 per cent in 2006, marginally increased in 2007 and returned to the 2006
figure in 2008. The trend for PSV user, goods vehicle user and other road user fatalities
(miscellaneous types of motor vehicles) was sporadic.
Figure 2: Number of Fatalities by Transport Mode, 1999-2009
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1.3 Trends in Fatalities by Road Types
In 2009, 198 fatal collisions occurred on two-way single carriageways. Over the
period 1999-2009 there has been a general downward trend in the number of fatal
collisions on two-way single carriageways. There has also been a general downward
trend in the number of fatal collisions on dual carriageways over the period 20012005 and an upward trend in 2005-2007. This trend has now reversed. Over the
period 1999-2009, there has been an up-and-down fluctuation trend in the number of
fatal collisions on motorway and other/unknown road types.
Figure 3: Number of Fatal Collisions By Road Type, 1999- 2009
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1.4 Trends in Injury Collisions
Figure 4 shows the time trend in serious injury collisions. The number of serious injury
collisions has been steadily falling since 1995 (exception 2005).
Figure 4: Number of Serious Injury Collisions, 1985-2009
1.5 Material Damage Collisions
The number of material damage collisions (where no injuries or fatalities are
sustained but material damage is caused to vehicle and / or property) both reported
to and recorded by An Garda Siochana decreased from 21,738 in 2008 to 19,880 in
2009.
1.6 Road User Category
Compared to 2007 when the Government’s Road Safety Strategy started there has
been a substantial reduction in all road user categories with highest reduction in
pedalcyclists and pedestrian fatalities (respectively -53% and -51%). The number of
pedestrians killed in hours of darkness has been reduced by 53 per cent between
2007 and 2009.
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1.7 Vulnerable Road Users
Vulnerable road users are pedestrians, motor cyclists, cyclists, young children (under 14
years) and older people car users (65 years and over);
1 in 3 of those who died on our roads in 2009 were vulnerable road users,
1 in 6 were pedestrians,
1 in 10 were motorcyclists, and
1 in 35 were pedalcyclists.
Sixty-eight per cent of pedestrians were killed inside a built up area. Fifty-six per cent of
motorcyclists were killed on roads with speed limits of more than 60km/h. Twenty- five per
cent of pedestrians killed were aged 65 and over (Figure 5a).
1.8 Young Children Casualties (under 14 years)
Twelve children (14 years of age or younger) were killed on our roads in 2009. Out of
these, 7 were pedestrians, 3 were car passengers and 2 were pedalcyclists .
Figure 5a: Fatalities Classified by Road User and Age in 2009
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Figure 5b: Motor Cyclist and Pedal Cyclist Killed, Percentage of Total, 1973-2009
Figure 6: Pedestrians and Car Users Killed, Percentage of Total, 1973-2009
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1.9 Primary Collision Type
Thirty-eight per cent of all fatal collisions in 2009 were single vehicle only collisions.
This collision type, which involves no other road user, is most probably associated
with a number of causal factors, including excessive speed, fatigue and/or
alcohol/drug consumption. Single vehicle only collisions accounted for 27 per cent
of injury collisions.
Head-on collisions accounted for 25 per cent of fatal collisions and 12 per cent of
injury collisions. Collisions involving pedestrians accounted for 18 per cent of all
fatal collisions and 16 per cent of all injury collisions.
Four out of 5 fatal collisions were either single vehicle only, head-on collision or
pedestrian collisions. This indicates that single vehicle only, head-on conflict or
pedestrian collision types are, on average, more severe than angle, rear-end or
‘other’ road collision types, which together accounted for 46 per cent of injury
collisions but only 20 per cent of fatal collisions.
Figure 7a: Percentage of Fatal and Personal Injury Collisions by Primary
Collision Type
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Figure 7b: Percentage of Fatal Collisions Involving a Single Vehicle Only, 1997-2009
1.10 Contributory Factors to Fatal Road Collisions
The contributory factors listed by members of An Garda Síochána on collision report
forms changed little from 2003 (see Table 17 on page 23). Driver error accounted for
92 per cent of all contributory factors identified in fatal collisions, while the next mostlisted factor, pedestrian error, accounted for 5 per cent. Road factors accounted for 3
per cent of all listed contributory factors. The breakdown of contributory factors to
fatal collisions are shown in Figure 8 below.
Figure 8: Contributory Factors to Fatal Road Collisions
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1.11 Contributory Actions to Road Collisions
In two vehicle only fatal collisions - see Figure 9 - the most frequently cited
contributory action is ‘went to the wrong side of the road’ (50 per cent) followed in
turn by ‘exceeded safe speed limit’ (25 per cent), ‘other action’ (16 per cent), ‘drove
through stop / yield sign’ (6 per cent) and ‘improper overtaking’ (3 per cent).
“In single
vehicle fatal
collisions,
25 per cent
exceeded
safe speed
limit.”
1.12 Collision Costs
The cost of collisions was based on those as outlined in the 2004 Goodbody
Economic Consultants report entitled ‘Cost Benefit Parameters and Application Rules
for Transport Project Appraisal’ which was commissioned by the Department of
Transport. Using the updating mechanism as set out in the Goodbody Economic
Consultant’s report which is to inflate the year 2002 cost values to 2009 values, using
the growth in Gross National Product (GNP) per person employed, the estimated cost
of all fatal and injury road collisions reported to and recorded by An Garda Síochána in
2009 was €974 million. This is a decrease in cost of collisions of €229 million when
compared to 2008 figure.
Table A2: Total Cost of Road Collisions in 2009
Type
Number of collisions
Cost per collision
Total cost ( €)
Fatal
220
2,556,231
562,370,820
Minor
5,932
33,635
199,522,820
N/A
973,506,609
Serious
Material Damage
Total
463
19,880
26,495
(Source of GNP per person employed growth rate: CSO)
341,503
2,691
158,115,899
53,497,080
1.13 International Comparisons
On the basis of road deaths per million population, in 2009, the latest year for which
international comparative information is available, Ireland is ranked seventh out of the
EU-25 (Figure 10).
(Sources: IRTAD and ETSC)
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Figure 9: Two Vehicle Fatal Collisions in 2009 Classified by Contributory Action
Figure 10: Road Fatalities per Million Population in 2009
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2. Date and Time
2.1 Persons Killed or Injured by Hour of Day
Figures 11 and 12 give the number of fatalities by hour of the day and the day of the
week respectively.
Figure 11: Percentage of Fatal Collisions by Hour in 2009
The highest number of fatalities occurred in the morning and afternoon rush hours
(i.e. 7:00-9:00 and 16:00-18:00).
The number of fatal collisions between the hours of 9.00 pm and 3.00 am, the hours
most strongly associated with drinking and driving, was 58 in 2009, with 64 people
being killed in these collisions. This period accounted for 26 per cent of fatal
collisions and 27 per cent of fatalities in 2009.
The number of persons killed between 3.00 am and 6.00 am, was 17. Fatalities that
occurred during these hours accounted for approximately 7 per cent of all road
collision fatalities in 2009.
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2.2 The Month of the Year
The worst month for fatalities in 2009 was May when 28 people died in 25 collisions.
The month of February recorded the fewest number of collisions, in which15 persons
died.
Figure 12a: Percentage of Fatal Collisions by Month of theYear in 2009
2.3 Fatalities by Days of the Week
Figure 12b: Percentage of Fatal Collisions by Days of the Week in 2009
The worst days of the week for fatalities during 2009 were Sunday and Monday.
These two days together accounted for 95 fatalities, or 40 per cent of the total. The
day of the week with the fewest associated fatalities was Thursday, when 18 people,
or 8 per cent of the total, died.
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3. Location
3.1 Trends in Fatal Collisions by Rural, Urban and National Route
Thirty-four per cent of all fatal collisions in 2009 occurred on urban roads.Thirty-six
per cent of all fatal collisions occurred on national roads. It should be noted that there
has been reclassifications of some national roads to regional status within 2009.
Some of the fatal collisions registered on national roads in 2009 might have occurred
before or after the reclassification.
Figure 13: Percentage of Fatal Collisions in Rural, Urban Areas and on the
National Routes, 1995-2009
3.2 On a County-by-County Basis
The collision rates per thousand population, per thousand registered vehicles and
per 10 million Vehicle-Kilometres of Travel in 2009, for each county are given in
Table A.
On a county-by-county basis, Louth experienced the highest number of collisions per
population (2.5 per 1,000 persons) and had the highest number of collisions per
1,000 registered vehicles (4.8 per 1,000 registered vehicles). Louth also experienced
the highest number of collisions per 10 million Vehicle Kilometers of Travel
(approximately 2.3 per 10 million Vehicle Kilometers of Travel).
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Table A: Collision Rates per Thousand Population (2006), per Thousand Registered Vehicles (2009),
and per 10 Million Vehicle-Kilometres of Travel (2009), for each County
County
No. of Collisions
per 1,000
Population1
Leinster
Carlow
Dublin
Kildare
Kilkenny
Laois
Longford
Louth
Meath
Offaly
Westmeath
Wexford
Wicklow
No. of Collisions
per 1,000
Registered Vehicles2
No. of Collisions
per 10 Million Vehicle
Kilometres of Travel3
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.5
1.7
1.7
2.5
1.8
1.7
1.7
1.5
1.7
2.0
2.5
2.2
2.4
2.8
2.8
4.8
3.1
3.0
2.7
2.3
2.7
0.9
1.5
0.9
1.0
1.1
1.0
2.3
1.0
1.4
0.9
1.1
1.5
1.7
1.3
1.6
1.8
1.7
1.5
1.6
2.8
2.1
2.6
3.1
2.4
2.4
2.6
0.6
1.6
1.0
1.4
0.9
1.1
1.6
Ulster
Cavan
Donegal
Monaghan
1.7
1.9
1.5
2.3
1.9
3.0
3.1
2.5
3.5
3.2
1.3
0.9
1.1
1.4
1.4
2.2
1.9
1.5
3.7
3.4
2.5
1.0
1.3
0.9
TOTAL
1.6
2.7
1.2
Munster
Clare
Cork
Kerry
Limerick
Tipperary NR
Tipperary SR
Waterford
Connaught
Galway
Leitrim
Mayo
Roscommon
Sligo
1 Based on 2006 Census of Population
2 Based on 2009 Registered Vehicle Data
3 Based on 2009 Vehicle Kilometres of Travel Estimates
Note: The vehicle-kilometres of travel for each county will be less accurate than the figure for the whole country, because of smaller sample sizes.
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TA B L E S
SECTION 1: TRENDS IN COLLISIONS
Table 1 Collisions Classified by Type and Vehicles Licensed, 2000-2009
Collision Type
Fatal
Injury
Material Damage
TOTAL
Vehicles
current licence
(thousands)
15
2000
362
7,395
25,066
32,823
1,682
2001
2002
2003
360
346
301
6,549 6,279 5,684
21,191 17,915 17,930
28,100 24,540 23,915
1,770
1,850
1,937
2004
2005
334
360
5,447 6,173
16,525 21,274
22,306 27,807
2,036
2,138
2006
2007
321
5,697
22,399
309
5,158
23,770
2,296
2,442
28,417
29,237
2008
2009
254
220
6,482 6,395
21,728 19,880
28,464 26,495
2,498
2,468
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Table 2 Persons Killed and Injured, 2000-2009
Killed
Injured
TOTAL
2000
415
12,043
12,458
2001
411
10,222
10,633
2002
376
9,206
9,582
2003
335
8,262
8,597
2004
374
7,867
8,241
2005
396
9,318
9,714
Table 3 Persons Killed Classified by Road User Type, 2000-2009.
Road User Type 2000
Pedestrians
85
Pedal Cyclists
10
Motor Cyclists
39
Car Users
260
PSV Users
0
Goods Vehicle
17
Other or Unknown 4
TOTAL
2007
365
8,575
338
7,806
8,940
2008
2009
8,144
279
9,758
10,037
238
9,742
9,980
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
411
376
335
374
396
365
338
279
238
89
12
50
230
0
26
4
415
2006
86
18
44
200
1
20
7
64
11
55
172
0
27
6
70
11
50
208
0
25
10
74
10
56
222
6
22
6
Table 4 All Casualties Classified by Road User Type, 2000-2009.
73
9
29
226
3
18
7
81
15
33
171
1
32
5
49
13
29
160
0
20
8
40
7
25
146
1
17
2
Road User Type
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Pedestrians
Pedal Cyclists
Motor Cyclists
Car Users
Other Road User*
1,332
451
1,179
8,395
1,101
1,202
363
1,084
7,033
951
1,196
296
1,031
6,225
834
1,115
307
840
5,521
814
982
298
681
5,395
885
1,063
233
591
6,628
1,199
1,017
220
534
6,024
1,145
965
272
410
5,638
859
1,173
349
523
7,105
887
1,115
370
467
7,260
768
TOTAL
12,458
10,633
9,582
8,597
8,241
9,714
8,940
8,144
10,037
9,980
* (PSV, Goods vehicle and other or unknown road users)
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Table 5 Persons Killed and Injured in Each County, 2005-2009
County
Leinster
Carlow
Dublin
Kildare
Kilkenny
Laois
Longford
Louth
Meath
Offaly
Westmeath
Wexford
Wicklow
Munster
Clare
Cork
Kerry
Limerick
Tipperary NR
Tipperary SR
Waterford
Connacht
Galway
Leitrim
Mayo
Roscommon
Sligo
Ulster (part of)
Cavan
Donegal
Monaghan
TOTAL
17
Persons Killed
Persons Injured
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
9
41
14
6
14
9
14
30
8
12
21
8
7
34
23
4
8
6
14
22
9
18
20
11
3
35
13
12
5
6
16
14
5
14
17
9
1
22
13
5
12
3
7
9
8
3
16
4
3
31
10
5
5
2
5
12
4
4
4
4
127
1,716
356
240
187
104
367
420
167
194
377
318
83
1,713
266
199
181
90
308
397
180
168
395
234
76
1,217
279
227
170
105
368
388
188
240
311
188
106
1,992
388
222
198
117
405
442
174
176
329
291
128
2,028
363
208
185
85
467
429
190
191
294
343
12
39
11
17
10
5
9
9
33
21
16
15
11
8
12
31
14
16
6
12
6
7
24
19
18
12
9
7
7
21
12
22
5
7
3
237
1,025
344
487
179
163
298
236
898
348
466
181
176
234
209
840
394
470
102
255
240
288
976
387
539
171
177
225
267
933
345
487
164
172
243
21
8
14
5
11
19
3
11
5
4
24
7
9
7
7
24
5
10
3
7
23
0
10
4
7
404
78
250
167
205
421
72
232
163
143
264
63
217
140
115
567
61
328
219
172
640
84
275
206
189
10
27
11
7
19
8
10
22
6
8
18
5
9
14
5
291
448
169
187
444
160
182
409
149
171
503
134
221
490
115
396
365
338
279
238
9,318
8,575
7,806
9,758
9,742
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SECTION 2: GENERAL TABLES
Table 6 Traffic Collisions and Casualties Classified by Month of Year
Month
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
TOTAL
Collisions
Fatal
Injury
Total
220
6,395
6,615
17
12
22
19
25
15
17
19
14
21
21
18
548
421
471
517
558
519
611
572
520
561
561
536
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565
433
493
536
583
534
628
591
534
582
582
554
%
Killed
100.0
238
8.5
6.5
7.5
8.1
8.8
8.1
9.5
8.9
8.1
8.8
8.8
8.4
18
15
24
20
28
15
19
20
14
22
25
18
Casualties
Injured
Total
9,742
9,980
812
588
755
809
827
763
976
879
812
856
878
787
830
603
779
829
855
778
995
899
826
878
903
805
%
8.3
6.0
7.8
8.3
8.6
7.8
10.0
9.0
8.3
8.8
9.0
8.1
100.0
18
Table 7 Fatal and Injury Collisions and Casualties Classified by Hour of Day
Hour Beginning
12 midnight
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Unknown
TOTAL
19
Collisions
Casualties
Fatal
Injury
Total
%
Killed
Injured
Total
8
10
14
5
5
6
11
9
7
8
7
11
6
7
11
12
12
15
14
10
6
9
8
9
0
149
120
119
126
70
60
85
171
313
345
284
302
349
410
389
414
455
492
448
396
321
227
186
164
0
157
130
133
131
75
66
96
180
320
353
291
313
355
417
400
426
467
507
462
406
327
236
194
173
0
2.4
2.0
2.0
2.0
1.1
1.0
1.5
2.7
4.8
5.3
4.4
4.7
5.4
6.3
6.0
6.4
7.1
7.7
7.0
6.1
4.9
3.6
2.9
2.6
0.0
9
12
15
5
5
7
13
9
7
9
7
12
6
7
11
14
12
16
15
13
6
10
8
10
0
254
183
196
220
115
89
114
230
393
465
415
393
518
602
593
623
719
722
722
658
541
410
296
271
0
263
195
211
225
120
96
127
239
400
474
422
405
524
609
604
637
731
738
737
671
547
420
304
281
0
220
6,395
6,615
100.0
238
9,742
9,980
%
2.6
2.0
2.1
2.3
1.2
1.0
1.3
2.4
4.0
4.7
4.2
4.1
5.3
6.1
6.1
6.4
7.3
7.4
7.4
6.7
5.5
4.2
3.0
2.8
0.0
100.0
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Table 8 Fatal and Injury Collisions and Casualties by Day of Week
Day
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Collisions
Fatal
Injury
220
6,395
TOTAL
47
41
28
25
16
29
34
Total
922
977
807
874
907
1,018
890
969
1,018
835
899
923
1,047
924
%
Killed
Injured
100.0
238
9,742
14.6
15.4
12.6
13.6
14.0
15.8
14.0
6,615
Casualties
50
45
32
27
18
30
36
1,507
1,480
1,199
1,331
1,318
1,501
1,406
Table 9 Fatal and Injury Collisions and Casualties Classified by Light Condition
COLLISIONS
Light Condition
Daylight good visibility
Daylight poor visibility
Dark road well-lighted
Dark road poorly-lighted
Dark unlit lighting
Dark no Lighting
Unknown
Not Stated
TOTAL
CASUALTIES
Light Condition
Daylight good visibility
Daylight poor visibility
Dark road well-lighted
Dark road poorly-lighted
Dark unlit lighting
Dark no Lighting
Unknown
Not Stated`
TOTAL
Inside Built-up Areas
Fatal
Injury
74
3,356
29
7
19
10
1
6
1
1
2,051
173
715
216
17
91
21
72
Total
2,080
180
734
226
18
97
22
73
3,430
Inside Built-up Areas
Killed
Injured
77
4,673
30
7
20
10
1
7
1
1
Note: Collisions omitted when speed limit is unknown
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2,764
221
1,095
300
22
167
21
83
Total
2,794
228
1,115
310
23
174
22
84
4,750
Fatal
100.0
146
68
7
7
8
3
47
4
2
1,557
1,525
1,231
1,358
1,336
1,531
1,442
15.6
15.3
12.3
13.6
13.4
15.3
14.4
9,980
100.0
Injury
1,828
236
117
164
33
600
8
53
3,039
Total
1,896
243
124
172
36
647
12
55
Killed
100.0
161
75
7
7
8
6
52
4
2
Injured
2,963
403
176
293
56
1,075
21
82
3,185
100.0
5,069
Total
3,038
410
183
301
62
1,127
25
84
5,230
%
59.5
7.6
3.9
5.4
1.1
20.3
0.4
1.7
Outside Built-up Areas
%
58.8
4.8
23.5
6.5
0.5
3.7
0.5
1.8
%
Outside Built-up Areas
%
60.6
5.2
21.4
6.6
0.5
2.8
0.6
2.1
Total
%
58.1
7.8
3.5
5.8
1.2
21.5
0.5
1.6
100.0
20
Table 10 Fatal and Injury Collisions Classified by Primary Weather Conditions
Weather
Dry
Wet
Frost/Ice
Snow
Fog/Mist
High Winds
Other
Unknown
Not Specified
TOTAL
Fatal
149
46
9
1
2
1
1
4
7
220
Serious
Injury
Minor
Injury
463
5,932
308
122
12
1
5
0
1
1
13
3,907
1,483
233
32
44
4
1
22
206
Total
%
4,364
1,651
254
34
51
5
3
27
226
66.0
25.0
3.8
0.5
0.8
0.1
0.0
0.4
3.4
6,615
100.0
Total
%
3,569
2,446
320
34
38
208
54.0
37.0
4.8
0.5
0.6
3.1
Table 11 Fatal and Injury Collisions Classified by Road Surface Conditions
Road Surface
Dry
Wet
Frost/Ice
Snow
Other
Unknown/ Not Specified
TOTAL
Fatal
111
87
10
1
4
7
220
Serious
Injury
Minor
Injury
463
5,932
247
183
17
1
2
13
3,211
2,176
293
32
32
188
Table 12 Fatal and Injury Collisions Classified by Road Character
Road Character
Straight
Bend
Hillcrest
Some Gradient
Other
Not Specified
TOTAL
21
Fatal
124
59
7
9
6
15
220
Serious
Injury
Minor
Injury
463
5,932
266
109
20
15
13
40
3,737
1,050
123
154
176
692
6,615
100.0
Total
%
4,127
1,218
150
178
195
747
62.4
18.4
2.3
2.7
2.9
11.3
6,615
100.0
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Table 13 Collisions Classified by Road Surface Condition and by Occurrence of Skidding
Road Surface
Dry
Wet
Frost/Ice
Snow
Other
Not Specified
Skidding
Occurred
No
Skidding
Not
Stated
1,355
3,144
2,116
608
546
174
17
5
5
TOTAL
* Excludes not stated category
2,012
1,053
55
6
5
13
Skidding Rate
Total
949
847
91
11
28
190
(%)*
3,569
2,446
320
34
38
208
23.2
34.1
76.0
73.9
50.0
27.8
6,615
30.1
Table 14 Collisions on Wet Roads Classified by Road Character and by Occurrence of Skidding
Road Character
Straight
Bend
Hillcrest
Some Gradient
Other
Not Specified
TOTAL
Skidding
Occurred
No
Skidding
Not
Stated
546
1,053
847
* Excludes not stated category
290
191
12
10
11
32
688
199
24
22
31
89
482
215
20
26
23
81
Total
Skidding Rate
(%)*
2,446
34.1
1,460
605
56
58
65
202
29.7
49.0
33.3
31.3
26.2
26.4
Table 15 Fatal and Injury Collisions Inside and Outside Built-up Areas Classified by Accident Type
Collision Type
Inside Built-up Areas
Fatal
Injury
74
3,356
Single Vehicle and Pedestrian 27
Single Vehicle Only
25
Two or more Vehicle Accidents 22
Total
Outside Built-up Areas
%
Fatal
Injury
3,039
935
460
1,961
962
485
1,983
28.0
14.1
57.8
Breakdown of two or more vehicle collisions
Rear End
2
638
Angle
1
284
Head-On
10
267
Other/Not Known
9
772
100
146
640
285
277
781
32.3
14.4
14.0
39.4
4
4
45
23
TOTAL
3,430
Note: Collisions omitted when speed limit is unknown
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12
58
76
Total
%
97
1,237
1,705
109
1,295
1,781
3.4
40.7
55.9
3,185
100.0
417
210
475
603
421
214
520
626
23.6
12.0
29.2
35.1
22
Table 16 Single Vehicle Collisions not Involving Pedestrians Classified by Type of Collision
Type of collision
Bollard/Island
Parked Car
Parked Truck
Parked Trailer/Skip
Pole
Tree
Animal
Wall/Gate
Ditch
Other/Unknown
Not Stated
TOTAL
Fatal
Injury
Total
83
1,697
1,780
1
0
0
0
5
10
1
23
22
21
0
38
60
11
0
114
98
30
309
700
336
1
39
60
11
0
119
108
31
332
722
357
1
%
2.2
3.4
0.6
0.0
6.7
6.1
1.7
18.7
40.6
20.1
0.1
100.0
Table 17 Fatal and Injury Collisions Classified by Possible Contributory Factor Where Specified
Contributory Factor
Driver
Pedestrian
Road
Vehicle
Environment
TOTAL
Fatal
Injury
98
5,188
90
5
1
0
2
Note: More than one factor is specified in certain collisions
23
4,321
410
303
8
146
Total
4,411
415
304
8
148
5,286
%
83.4
7.9
5.8
0.2
2.8
100.0
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SECTION 3: CASUALTIES
Figure 14: Percentage of Persons Killed or Injured by Road User Type, 2009
Table 18 All Casualties Classified by Road User Type
Casualty Class
Killed
Serious
Injury
Minor
Injury
Total
%
Pedestrians
Pedal Cycle Users
Motor Cycle Users
Car Users
PSV Users
Goods Vehicle Users
Other
40
7
25
146
1
17
2
103
21
54
414
7
36
5
963
341
383
6,541
90
483
83
1,106
369
462
7,101
98
536
90
11.3
3.8
4.7
72.7
1.0
5.5
0.9
TOTAL
238
640
8,884
9,762
100.0
Note: Collisions omitted when injury severity unknown
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Table 19 All Casualties Classified by Road User Type and by Age
Age
Groups
0-5
6-10
10-14
15-17
18-20
21-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65 and Over
Unknown
Pedestrians
Killed Injured Total
4
1
2
0
2
2
5
3
4
7
10
0
TOTAL
Age
Groups
0-5
6-10
10-14
15-17
18-20
21-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65 and Over
Unknown
TOTAL
25
58
76
102
69
74
84
154
90
100
81
139
48
40
%
I
T
62 5.6
77 6.9
104 9.3
69 6.2
76 6.8
86 7.7
159 14.3
93 8.3
104 9.3
88 7.9
149 13.4
48 4.3
%
0
0
2
2
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1 0.0
0
0
0 0.0
0
4
4 0.1
1
69
70 1.6
17 423 440 10.2
18 490 508 11.8
25 1,129 1,154 26.8
16 773 789 18.4
10 501 511 11.9
8 318 326 7.6
12 305 317 7.4
0 179 179 4.2
107 4,192 4,299 100.0
7
Car Passengers
K
3
0
0
6
9
8
6
2
2
2
1
0
Motor Cyclists
Killed Injured Total
1,075 1,115 100.0
Car Drivers
K
Pedal Cyclists
I
206
143
177
224
410
372
468
246
181
129
137
229
T
209
143
177
230
419
380
474
248
183
131
138
229
3
9
36
26
12
28
91
69
38
30
10
11
363
%
7.1
4.8
6.0
7.8
14.2
12.8
16.0
8.4
6.2
4.4
4.7
7.7
39 2,922 2,961 100.0
% Killed Injured Total
3
9
38
28
12
28
92
69
39
30
11
11
0.8
2.4
10.3
7.6
3.2
7.6
24.9
18.6
10.5
8.1
3.0
3.0
370 100.0
K
0
0
0
0
1
4
9
8
0
2
1
0
25
Total Car Users
I
T
3 207 210
0 143 143
0 181 181
7 293 300
26 833 859
26 862 888
31 1,597 1,628
18 1,019 1,037
12 682 694
10 447 457
13 442 455
0 408 408
%
2.9
2.0
2.5
4.1
11.8
12.2
22.4
14.3
9.6
6.3
6.3
5.6
146 7,114 7,260 100.0
0
1
2
22
21
51
137
99
56
15
6
32
0
1
2
22
22
55
146
107
56
17
7
32
442
%
0.0
0.2
0.4
4.7
4.7
11.8
31.3
22.9
12.0
3.6
1.5
6.9
467 100.0
Other Road Users
K
I
T
%
0
3
3 0.4
0
8
8 1.0
0 15 15 2.0
0 19 19 2.5
2 55 57 7.4
1 78 79 10.3
6 148 154 20.1
5 161 166 21.6
2 92 94 12.2
3 57 60 7.8
1 36 37 4.8
0 76 76 9.9
20 748 768 100
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Table 20 Male Casualties Classified by Road User Type and by Age,Where Specified
Age
Groups
Pedestrians
Killed Injured Total
0-5
6-9
10-14
15-17
18-20
21-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65 and Over
Unknown
3
1
0
0
2
2
3
2
3
7
3
0
TOTAL
35
48
58
26
40
57
82
55
66
48
64
13
26
Age
Groups
K
0-5
6-9
10-14
15-17
18-20
21-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65 and Over
Unknown
0
0
0
1
14
15
17
14
2
5
8
0
TOTAL
Pedal Cyclists
38
49
58
26
42
59
85
57
69
55
67
13
592
618
Car Drivers
%
Killed Injured
6.1
7.9
9.4
4.2
6.8
9.5
13.8
9.2
11.2
8.9
10.8
2.1
0
0
2
2
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
100.0
2
4
29
24
11
20
61
53
35
23
9
6
7
277
Car Passengers
Motor Cyclists
Total
%
2
4
31
26
11
20
62
53
36
23
10
6
0.7
1.4
10.9
9.2
3.9
7.0
21.8
18.7
12.7
8.1
3.5
2.1
T
%
K
I
T
%
K
0
0
3
51
258
255
562
381
227
161
168
89
0
0
3
52
272
270
579
395
229
166
176
89
0.0
0.0
0.1
2.3
12.2
12.1
26.0
17.7
10.3
7.4
7.9
4.0
2
0
0
6
4
8
5
2
2
1
0
0
85
71
75
116
234
196
252
91
61
35
31
18
87
71
75
122
238
204
257
93
63
36
31
18
6.7
5.5
5.8
9.4
18.4
15.8
19.8
7.2
4.9
2.8
2.4
1.4
2
0
0
7
18
23
22
16
4
6
8
0
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30 1,265 1,295 100.0
0
0
0
0
1
4
9
8
0
2
1
0
284 100.0
I
76 2,155 2,231 100.0
Killed Injured Total
0
1
2
18
19
48
127
92
49
13
5
17
25
Total Car Users
I
T
%
85
71
78
167
492
451
814
472
288
196
199
107
87
71
78
174
510
474
836
488
292
202
207
107
2.5
2.0
2.2
4.9
14.5
13.4
23.7
13.8
8.3
5.7
5.9
3.0
106 3,420 3,526 100.0
0
1
2
18
20
52
136
100
49
15
6
17
391
%
0.0
0.2
0.5
4.3
4.8
12.5
32.7
24.0
11.8
3.6
1.4
4.1
416 100.0
Other Road Users
K
I
T
%
0
2
2 0.3
0
3
3 0.5
0 11 11 1.9
0 18 18 3.1
2 44 46 7.9
1 61 62 10.7
6 123 129 22.2
4 140 144 24.8
2 70 72 12.4
2 41 43 7.4
1 27 28 4.8
0 22 22 3.8
18 562 580 100.0
26
Table 21 Female Casualties Classified by Road User Type and by Age,Where Specified
Age
Groups
0-5
6-9
10-14
15-17
18-20
21-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65 and Over
Unknown
TOTAL
Pedestrians
Pedal Cyclists
Killed Injured Total
1
0
2
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
7
0
23
28
43
43
34
27
72
35
34
33
73
16
14
24
28
45
43
34
27
74
36
35
33
80
16
461
475
Car Drivers
Age
Groups
K
TOTAL
31 1,909 1,940 100
0-5
6-9
10-14
15-17
18-20
21-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65 and Over
Unknown
27
0
0
0
0
3
3
8
2
8
3
4
0
I
0
0
1
18
161
228
538
374
259
145
128
57
T
0
0
1
18
164
231
546
376
267
148
132
57
%
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.9
8.5
11.9
28.1
19.4
13.8
7.6
6.8
2.9
%
5.1
5.9
9.5
9.1
7.2
5.7
15.6
7.6
7.4
6.9
16.8
3.4
Killed Injured
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100.0
1
5
5
2
1
8
30
14
3
7
1
0
0
77
Car Passengers
K
1
0
0
0
5
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
I
99
65
93
103
168
171
206
149
115
89
103
10
T
100
65
93
103
173
171
207
149
115
90
104
10
%
7.2
4.7
6.7
7.5
12.5
12.4
15.0
10.8
8.3
6.5
7.5
0.7
9 1,371 1,380 100.0
Motor Cyclists
Total
1
5
5
2
1
8
30
14
3
7
1
0
%
Killed Injured Total
1.3
6.5
6.5
2.6
1.3
10.4
39.0
18.2
3.9
9.1
1.3
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
77 100.0
K
1
0
0
0
8
3
9
2
8
4
5
0
0
Total Car Users
I
99
65
94
121
329
399
744
523
374
234
231
67
0
0
0
4
2
3
6
6
6
2
0
0
T
100
65
94
121
337
402
753
525
382
238
236
67
%
3.0
2.0
2.8
3.6
10.2
12.1
22.7
15.8
11.5
7.2
7.1
2.0
40 3,280 3,320 100.0
29
0
0
0
4
2
3
6
6
6
2
0
0
%
0.0
0.0
0.0
13.8
6.9
10.3
20.7
20.7
20.7
6.9
0.0
0.0
29 100.0
Other Road Users
K
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
I
1
5
4
1
10
16
20
16
20
13
8
1
T
1
5
4
1
10
16
20
17
20
14
8
1
%
0.9
4.3
3.4
0.9
8.5
13.7
17.1
14.5
17.1
12.0
6.8
0.9
2 115 117 100
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Table 22 All Casualties Classified by Age and Sex
Age Groups
0-5
6-9
10-14
15-17
18-20
21-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65 and Over
Unknown
TOTAL
Killed Injured
5
1
2
9
23
30
41
30
10
17
14
0
182
Male
124
127
178
253
606
637
1207
812
508
321
304
165
5,242
Total
Killed
129
128
180
262
629
667
1248
842
518
338
318
165
2
0
2
0
8
3
11
4
9
5
12
0
5,424
56
Female
Injured
Total
124
103
146
171
376
453
872
594
437
289
313
84
126
103
148
171
384
456
883
598
446
294
325
84
Note: Collisions omitted where sex of casualty is not specified
3,962
Overall
Total
%
255
231
328
433
1,013
1,123
2,131
1,440
964
632
643
249
4,018
2.7
2.4
3.5
4.6
10.7
11.9
22.6
15.3
10.2
6.7
6.8
2.6
9,442
100.0
Table 23 All Casualties Classified by Age, Inside and Outside Built-up Areas
Inside Built-up Areas
Age Groups
Killed Injured
0-5
6-9
10-14
15-17
18-20
21-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65 and Over
Unknown
TOTAL
4
1
1
2
8
12
20
8
2
5
14
0
77
122
140
201
199
412
527
1049
675
457
278
306
307
4,673
Outside Built-up Areas
Total
%
126
141
202
201
420
539
1069
683
459
283
320
307
2.7
3.0
4.3
4.2
8.8
11.3
22.5
14.4
9.7
6.0
6.7
6.5
4,750
100.0
Killed Injured
148
97
135
230
583
576
1078
763
511
352
327
269
161 5,069
Note: Collisions omitted when speed limit is unknown
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3
0
3
7
23
21
32
26
17
17
12
0
Total
Overall
Total
%
151
97
138
237
606
597
1,110
789
528
369
339
269
277
238
340
438
1,026
1,136
2,179
1,472
987
652
659
576
2.8
2.4
3.4
4.4
10.3
11.4
21.8
14.7
9.9
6.5
6.6
5.8
5,230
9,980 100.0
Pop. Cas. per
(000s)
1000
(2009 Est.)
pop
387
243
286
168
170
270
804
671
558
444
500
0.7
1.0
1.2
2.6
6.0
4.2
2.7
2.2
1.8
1.5
1.3
4,500
2.2
28
Table 24 Casualties Classified by Road User Type, Inside and Outside Built-up Areas
Casualty Class
Pedestrians
Pedal Cycle Users
Motor Cycle Users
Car Users
PSV Users
Goods Vehicle Users
Other
Unknown
Inside Built-up Areas
Killed
Injured
77
4,673
TOTAL
27
2
11
33
0
4
0
0
969
303
297
2,815
65
166
58
0
Total
996
305
308
2,848
65
170
58
0
4,750
Outside Built-up Areas
%
Killed
Injured
100.0
161
5,069
21.0
6.4
6.5
60.0
1.4
3.6
1.2
0.0
13
5
14
113
1
13
2
0
106
60
145
4,299
66
359
34
0
Total
119
65
159
4,412
67
372
36
0
5,230
%
2.3
1.2
3.0
84.4
1.3
7.1
0.7
0.0
100.0
Note: Collisions omitted when speed limit is unknown
Table 25 Pedestrian Casualties Classified by Light Condition and by Location Type
Light Condition
Daylight good visibility
Daylight poor visibility
Dark road well-lighted
Dark road poorly-lighted
Dark unlit lighting
Dark no Lighting
Unknown
Not Stated
TOTAL
Inside Built-up Areas
Killed
Injured
Total
%
Killed
Injured
Total
%
12
2
5
6
0
1
0
1
565
40
218
88
3
16
10
29
577
42
223
94
3
17
10
30
57.9
4.2
22.4
9.4
0.3
1.7
1.0
3.0
1
0
0
2
0
9
1
0
56
1
7
11
1
29
0
1
57
1
7
13
1
38
1
1
47.9
0.8
5.9
10.9
0.8
31.9
0.8
0.8
27
969
996
Note: Collisions omitted when speed limit is unknown
29
Outside Built-up Areas
100.0
13
106
119
100.0
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Table 26 Pedestrian Casualties Classified by Pedestrian Action, Age of Pedestrian and by Darkness or
Daylight
Age
Pedestrian
Action
DAYLIGHT
DARKNESS
Crossing masked by Parked Car
Otherwise crossing
Walking with traffic
Walking against traffic
Standing in roadway
Playing in roadway
Lying on roadway
Other
Unknown
TOTAL
OVERALL TOTAL
15-64
Killed Injured Killed
Crossing masked by Parked Car
Otherwise crossing
Walking with traffic
Walking against traffic
Standing in roadway
Playing in roadway
Lying on roadway
Other
Unknown
TOTAL
0-14
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
Injured
65 & over
Killed Injured
4
29
44
1
3
5
25
0
49
36
192
0
4
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
21
134
14
12
19
0
0
69
73
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
38
5
4
3
0
0
21
21
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
11
0
2
0
5
0
11
13
1
4
1
1
2
1
3
1
3
10
98
14
13
22
4
6
80
63
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
7
44
236
6
17
23
342
310
652
5
5
10
All ages
Killed Injured
Total
95
0
8
1
1
1
0
0
3
1
15
53
216
20
19
27
25
0
139
130
53
224
21
20
28
25
0
142
131
0
19
4
1
0
0
0
8
12
1
9
1
1
3
1
3
1
5
12
128
18
16
22
9
6
99
88
13
137
19
17
25
10
9
100
93
44
139
25
40
629
398
1,027
644
423
1,067
Note: Collisions omitted where age not specified
ROAD COLLISION FACTS IRELAND 2009
30
SECTION 4: DRIVERS AND VEHICLES
Table 27 Drivers Involved in Fatal and Injury Collisions Classified by Vehicle Type
Drivers
All Drivers
Pedal Cycle
Motor Cycle
Car
PSV
Goods Vehicle
Other or Unknown
TOTAL
Killed
Injured
Uninjured
Total
%
7
25
107
0
15
2
360
416
4,276
32
401
67
8
26
3,538
129
655
110
375
467
7,921
161
1,071
179
3.7
4.6
77.9
1.6
10.5
1.8
156
5,552
4,466
10,174
100.0
Table 28 Male Drivers Involved in Fatal and Injury Collisions Classified by Vehicle Type
Drivers
Male Drivers*
Pedal Cycle
Motor Cycle
Car
PSV
Goods Vehicle
Other or Unknown
TOTAL
Killed
Injured
Uninjured
125
3,245
3,145
7
25
76
0
15
2
277
379
2,155
23
355
56
6
23
2,289
111
616
100
Total
290
427
4,520
134
986
158
6,515
%
4.5
6.6
69.4
2.1
15.1
2.4
100.0
* where specified
31
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Table 29 Female Drivers Involved in Fatal and Injury Collisions Classified by Vehicle Type
Female Drivers*
Pedal Cycle
Motor Cycle
Car
PSV
Goods Vehicle
Other or Unknown
Drivers
Killed
Injured
Uninjured
31
2,039
1,130
0
0
31
0
0
0
TOTAL
77
18
1,909
6
24
5
Total
2
1
1,096
10
17
4
%
79
19
3,036
16
41
9
2.5
0.6
94.9
0.5
1.3
0.3
3,200
100.0
* where specified
Table 30 Drivers of Cars Involved in Fatal and Injury Collisions Classified by Age and by Sex
Drivers
Age Group
Male
Killed
0-5
6-9
10-14
15-17
18-20
21-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65 and Over
Unknown
TOTAL
0
0
0
1
14
15
17
14
2
5
8
0
76
Female
Injured Uninjured
0
0
3
51
258
255
562
381
227
161
168
89
2,155
0
0
1
40
218
256
586
458
298
197
144
91
2,289
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Total
Killed
0
0
4
92
490
526
1,165
853
527
363
320
180
0
0
0
0
3
3
8
2
8
3
4
0
4,520
31
Injured Uninjured
0
0
1
18
161
228
538
374
259
145
128
57
1,909
1
0
0
10
83
123
292
222
169
81
72
43
1,096
Total Overall % of
Total Total
1
0
1
28
247
354
838
598
436
229
204
100
3,036
1
0
5
120
737
880
2,003
1,451
963
592
524
280
0.0
0.0
0.1
1.6
9.8
11.6
26.5
19.2
12.7
7.8
6.9
3.7
7,556 100.0
32
Table 31 Motorcycle Drivers Involved in Fatal and Injury Accidents Classified by Age and by Sex
Age Group
Male
Killed
0-5
6-9
10-14
15-17
18-20
21-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65 and Over
Unknown
TOTAL
0
0
0
0
1
4
9
8
0
2
1
0
25
Female
Injured Uninjured
0
0
1
16
19
47
123
92
49
13
5
14
0
0
1
0
2
6
4
6
3
0
0
1
379
23
Total
Killed
Injured
Uninjured
0
0
2
16
22
57
136
106
52
15
6
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
5
4
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
427
0
18
1
Total Overall
Total
0
0
0
3
1
1
5
4
4
1
0
0
19
0
0
2
19
23
58
141
110
56
16
6
15
446
% of
Total
0
0.0
0.4
4.3
5.2
13.0
31.6
24.7
12.6
3.6
1.3
3.4
100.0
Table 32 Drivers of Other Vehicles Involved in Fatal and Injury Accidents Classified by Age and by Sex
Age Group
Killed
0-5
6-9
10-14
15-17
18-20
21-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65 and Over
Unknown
TOTAL
0
0
0
0
2
1
5
4
2
2
1
0
17
Male
Injured Uninjured
0
0
2
7
30
40
89
119
56
39
19
33
434
0
0
0
8
37
60
216
194
169
92
28
23
827
Total
Killed
0
0
2
15
69
101
310
317
227
133
48
56
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,278
0
Female
Injured Uninjured
0
0
0
0
4
3
5
6
9
3
1
4
35
0
0
0
0
3
2
10
5
5
3
2
1
31
Total
0
0
0
0
7
5
15
11
14
6
3
5
66
Overall
Total
0
0
2
15
76
106
325
328
241
139
51
61
% of
Total
0.0
0.0
0.1
1.1
5.7
7.9
24.2
24.4
17.9
10.3
3.8
4.5
1,344 100.0
Note: Pedal Cyclists excluded from this table.
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Table 33 Users of Cars Involved in Fatal and Injury Collisions Classified by Seat Belt Usage
Seat Belt Usage
Car Drivers
Seat Belt in Use
Seat Belt Not in Use
Unknown
Not Stated
TOTAL
Passengers (front seat)
Seat Belt in Use
Seat Belt Not in Use
Unknown
Not Stated
TOTAL
Killed
Injured
Uninjured
Total
%
41
21
44
1
2,404
103
1,393
292
1,947
39
1,236
316
4,392
163
2,673
609
56.0
2.1
34.1
7.8
107
4,192
3,538
7,837
100.0
8
2
11
0
898
58
489
79
*
*
*
*
906
60
500
79
58.6
3.9
32.4
5.1
21
1,524
*
1,545
100.0
Table 34 Users of Motor Cycles Involved in Fatal and Injury Collisions Classified by Crash Helmet Usage
Crash Helmet Usage
Crash Helmet in Use
Crash Helmet Not in Use
Unknown
Not Stated
TOTAL
Pillion
Crash Helmet in Use
Crash Helmet Not in Use
Unknown
Not Stated
TOTAL
Killed
Injured
Uninjured
Total
33
230
80
119
7.1
49.8
17.3
25.8
25
411
26
462
100.0
0
0
0
0
1
10
1
7
*
*
*
*
1
10
1
7
5.3
52.6
5.3
36.8
0
19
*
19
100.0
6
12
6
1
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24
206
73
108
3
12
1
10
%
34
Table 35 Cars and Goods Vehicles Involved in Fatal and Injury Collisions Classified by Driver’s Country
of Residence
CARS
Ireland
Northern Ireland
Britain
Other
TOTAL
GOODS
Ireland
Northern Ireland
Britain
Other
TOTAL
Fatal
Injury
Total
%
142
1
1
3
5,750
67
53
99
5,892
68
54
102
6,116
96.3
1.1
0.9
1.7
100.0
34
1
2
2
778
22
12
14
812
23
14
16
93.9
2.7
1.6
1.8
39
826
865
100.0
147
5,969
Table 36 Two Vehicle Collisions: Contributory Action, where Specified
Driver Action
Drove through Stop/Yield Sign
Exceeded Safe Speed
Went to Wrong Side of Road
Improper Overtaking
Drove Through Traffic Signal
Failed to Signal
Other Action
TOTAL
35
Fatal
Injury
Total
32
562
594
2
8
16
1
0
0
5
120
43
193
15
29
7
155
122
51
209
16
29
7
160
%
20.5
8.6
35.2
2.7
4.9
1.2
26.9
100.0
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Table 37 Vehicles Involved in Fatal and Injury Collisions Classified by Vehicle Type and
by Location Type
Vehicle Type
Pedal Cycles
Motor Cycles
Cars
PSVs
Goods Vehicles
Other or Unknown
Inside Built-up Areas
Fatal
Injury
98
5,311
2
11
62
4
18
1
TOTAL
309
302
4,070
102
468
60
Total
311
313
4,132
106
486
61
5,409
Outside Built-up Areas
%
Fatal
Injury
100.0
223
4,735
5.7
5.8
76.0
2.0
9.0
1.1
5
15
161
2
31
9
59
141
3,800
58
585
92
Total
%
64
156
3,961
60
616
101
1.3
3.1
79.9
1.2
12.4
2.0
4,958
100.0
Note: Table contains information relating to a maximum of two vehicles per collision. Collisions omitted when
speed limit is unknown
Table 38 Single Vehicle Collisions, with or without Pedestrians, Classified by Vehicle Type
Pedestrian Involved
Vehicle Type
Pedal Cycles
Motor Cycles
Cars
PSVs
Goods Vehicles
Other or Unknown
TOTAL
No Pedestrian Involved
Fatal
Injury
Total
%
Fatal
Injury
Total
%
0
0
27
2
10
0
8
27
846
35
100
16
8
27
873
37
110
16
0.7
2.5
81.5
3.5
10.3
1.5
0
6
67
1
9
0
13
111
1,418
7
136
12
13
117
1,485
8
145
12
0.7
6.6
83.4
0.4
8.1
0.7
39
1,032
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1,071
100.0
83
1,697
1,780
100.0
36
Table 39 Two-Vehicle Collisions Classified by Vehicle Type
Pedal Cycle-Pedal Cycle
Pedal Cycle-Motor Cycle
Pedal Cycle-Car
Pedal Cycle-PSV
Pedal Cycle-Goods
Pedal Cycle-Other/Unknown
TOTAL
Motor Cycle-Pedal Cycle
Motor Cycle-Motor Cycle
Motor Cycle-Car
Motor Cycle-PSV
Motor Cycle-Goods
Motor Cycle-Other/Unknown
TOTAL
Car-Pedal Cycle
Car-Motor Cycle
Car-Car
Car-PSV
Car-Goods
Car-Other/Unknown
TOTAL
37
Fatal
Injury
7
339
0
0
4
0
3
0
1
2
289
11
32
4
Fatal
Injury
12
290
Fatal
Injury
77
3,020
0
1
10
0
1
0
4
10
37
2
18
6
Total
1
2
293
11
35
4
0
0
4
0
3
0
346
2
3
249
3
35
10
Injuries
1
3
292
11
32
4
7
Total
2
2
239
3
34
10
289
239
1,804
69
542
77
Fatalities
1
3
296
11
35
4
343
350
Fatalities
Injuries
Total
12
329
341
0
1
10
0
1
0
302
3
3
274
3
35
11
Total
Fatalities
Injuries
3,097
87
5,050
293
249
1,841
71
560
83
Total
4
10
42
3
22
6
292
274
3,354
128
888
114
3
4
284
3
36
11
Total
296
284
3,396
131
910
120
5,137
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Table 39 Two-Vehicle Collisions Classified by Vehicle Type
PSV-Pedal Cycle
PSV-Motor Cycle
PSV-Car
PSV-PSV
PSV-Goods
PSV-Other/Unknown
TOTAL
Goods-Pedal Cycle
Goods-Motor Cycle
Goods-Car
Goods-PSV
Goods-Goods
Goods-Other/Unknown
TOTAL
Other-Pedal Cycle
Other-Motor Cycle
Other-Car
Other-PSV
Other-Goods
Other-Other/Unknown
TOTAL
Fatal
Injury
Total
Fatalities
Injuries
Total
3
107
110
4
208
212
Fatal
Injury
Total
Fatalities
Injuries
Total
25
685
710
29
1,080
1,109
0
0
2
0
1
0
3
1
18
1
0
2
11
3
69
1
18
5
32
34
542
18
43
16
11
3
71
1
19
5
35
35
560
19
43
18
0
0
3
0
1
0
3
1
22
1
0
2
11
3
128
1
40
25
32
35
888
40
55
30
11
3
131
1
41
25
35
36
910
41
55
32
Fatal
Injury
Total
Fatalities
Injuries
Total
8
112
120
8
184
192
0
0
6
0
2
0
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4
10
77
5
16
0
4
10
83
5
18
0
0
0
6
0
2
0
4
11
114
25
30
0
4
11
120
25
32
0
38
SECTION 5: LOCATION
Table 40 Traffic Collisions and Casualties in each County
County
and
Province
Leinster
Carlow
Dublin
Kildare
Kilkenny
Laois
Longford
Louth
Meath
Offaly
Westmeath
Wexford
Wicklow
Munster
Clare
Cork
Kerry
Limerick
Tipperary NR
Tipperary SR
Waterford
Connacht
Galway
Leitrim
Mayo
Roscommon
Sligo
Ulster
(Part of)
Cavan
Donegal
Monaghan
TOTAL
39
Collisions
Casualties
Pop.
(000’s)
(2006)
Reg.
Motor
Vehicle
(000’s)
(2009)
50
1,187
186
88
67
34
111
163
71
79
132
126
36
609
110
55
41
21
57
98
41
48
87
78
3
30
9
5
5
2
5
12
4
4
4
4
69
1,517
236
128
110
57
271
289
119
127
197
208
72
1,547
245
133
115
59
276
301
123
131
201
212
1.1
23.4
3.7
2.0
1.7
0.9
4.2
4.6
1.9
2.0
3.0
3.2
3
31
10
5
5
2
5
12
4
4
4
4
111
481
140
184
66
83
108
69
302
87
109
46
52
66
6
19
11
19
4
6
3
184
622
217
314
105
118
167
190
641
228
333
109
124
170
2.9
9.7
3.4
5.0
1.6
1.9
2.6
232
29
124
59
61
133
18
75
38
37
19
0
9
4
7
377
55
180
129
111
396
55
189
133
118
64
147
56
39
83
33
9
12
5
134
275
79
143
287
84
4,240
2,468
Fatal Injury
220
6,395
Total
6,615
% Killed Injured
Total
%
128
2,028
363
208
185
85
467
429
190
191
294
343
131
2,059
373
213
190
87
472
441
194
195
298
347
1.3
20.6
3.7
2.1
1.9
0.9
4.7
4.4
1.9
2.0
3.0
3.5
7
21
12
22
5
7
3
267
933
345
487
164
172
243
274
954
357
509
169
179
246
2.7
9.6
3.6
5.1
1.7
1.8
2.5
6.0
0.8
2.9
2.0
1.8
23
4
10
0
7
640
84
275
206
189
663
88
285
206
196
6.6
0.9
2.9
2.1
2.0
2.2
4.3
1.3
9
14
5
221
490
115
230
504
120
2.3
5.1
1.2
100.0
238
9,742
9,980
100.0
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Table 41 Fatal and Injury Collisions and Casualties Classified by Garda Division
Garda Division
Fatal
Carlow/Kilkenny
7
Cavan/Monaghan
14
Clare
6
Cork City
2
Cork North
9
Cork West
8
DMR EAST
1
DMR North
7
DMR North Central
2
DMR South
4
DMR South Central
2
DMR West
14
Donegal
12
Galway
19
Kerry
10
Kildare
9
Laois/Offaly
8
Limerick
20
Louth
5
Mayo
9
Meath
12
Roscommon/Longford
6
Sligo/Leitrim
7
Tipperary
11
Waterford
4
Westmeath
4
Wexford / Wicklow
8
TOTAL
220
Collisions
Injury
196
210
173
292
140
198
191
324
229
280
232
261
275
380
210
235
221
327
274
180
285
175
167
225
169
138
408
6,395
Total
203
224
179
294
149
206
192
331
231
284
234
275
287
399
220
244
229
347
279
189
297
181
174
236
173
142
416
6,615
%
Killed
3.1
3.4
2.7
4.4
2.3
3.1
2.9
5.0
3.5
4.3
3.5
4.2
4.3
6.0
3.3
3.7
3.5
5.2
4.2
2.9
4.5
2.7
2.6
3.6
2.6
2.1
6.3
100.0
Table 42 Fatal and Injury Collisions at or near Pedestrian Crossings
Total at or near Pedestrian Crossing
Fatal
7
14
7
2
11
8
1
7
2
4
2
15
14
23
11
10
8
23
5
10
12
6
7
13
4
4
8
238
Casualties
Injured
330
333
251
428
212
303
253
479
296
339
278
383
490
647
336
361
362
507
471
275
424
274
274
340
248
205
643
9,742
Total
337
347
258
430
223
311
254
486
298
343
280
398
504
670
347
371
370
530
476
285
436
280
281
353
252
209
651
9,980
Injury
3
%
3.4
3.5
2.6
4.3
2.2
3.1
2.5
4.9
3.0
3.4
2.8
4.0
5.1
6.7
3.5
3.7
3.7
5.3
4.8
2.9
4.4
2.8
2.8
3.5
2.5
2.1
6.5
100.0
Total
58
Table 43 Fatal and Injury Collisions Inside and Outside Built-up Areas where Road Works were in
progress at the Collision Scene
Fatal
1
Inside Built-up Area
Injury
50
Total
51
Note: Collisions omitted when speed limit is unknown
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Fatal
1
Outside Built-up Areas
Injury
23
61
Total
24
40
Table 44 Fatal and Injury Collisions Classified by Junction Type
Road Layout
T-Junction
Crossroads
Y-Junction
Roundabout
Complex Junction
Inside Built-up Areas
Fatal
Injury
Total
18
1,228
1,246
TOTAL
9
3
3
2
1
602
349
39
171
67
611
352
42
173
68
Outside Built-up Areas
%
Fatal
Injury
Total
100.0
11
548
559
49.0
28.3
3.4
13.9
5.5
3
7
0
0
1
272
211
24
20
21
275
218
24
20
22
%
49.2
39.0
4.3
3.6
3.9
100.0
Note: Collisions omitted when speed limit is unknown
Table 45 Fatal and Injury Collisions at Intersections Classified by Control Type
Junction Control
Fatal
TOTAL
29
Traffic Light
Stop Sign
Yield Sign
Road Markings Only
Roundabout
Pedestrian Crossing
Within 50ft of Pedestrian X
No Control
Other / Not Stated
4
8
2
1
0
3
0
9
2
Injury
Total
1,776
1,805
100.0
Total
%
369
376
127
91
43
56
2
399
313
Table 46 Fatal and Injury Collisions Classified by Road Type
Road Type
Two-Way Single Carriageway
One-Way Single Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Motorway
Other/Unknown
TOTAL
41
Fatal
Injury
220
6,395
198
5
4
4
9
5,227
270
255
131
512
373
384
129
92
43
59
2
408
315
5,425
275
259
135
521
6,615
%
20.7
21.3
7.1
5.1
2.4
3.3
0.1
22.6
17.5
82.0
4.2
3.9
2.0
7.9
100.0
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Table 47 Traffic Collisions and Casualties in the Main Centres of Population
Road
Length(km)
Fatal
Injury
Total
Dublin Co.Borough
1,055
Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown
309
Fingal County
177
South Dublin County
153
Cork Co.Borough
104
Waterford Co.Borough
Limerick Co.Borough
Galway Co.Borough
-
14
1
4
10
1
0
9
1
889
238
125
235
174
58
156
96
903
239
129
245
175
58
165
97
TOTAL
40
1,971
2,011
%
Killed
44.9
11.9
6.4
12.2
8.7
2.9
8.2
4.8
Injured
14
1
4
11
1
0
10
1
100.0
42
Table 48 Road Users Killed and Injured in the Main Centres of Population
Road
User
Pedestrians
Pedal Cycle Users
Motor Cycle Users
Car Users
PSV Users
Goods Vehicle Users
Other or Unknown
TOTAL
Road
User
Pedestrians
Pedal Cycle Users
Motor Cycle Users
Car Users
PSV Users
Goods Vehicle Users
Other or Unknown
TOTAL
Dublin
City
Dun Laoghaire
Rathdown
Fingal
Total
%
1,165 1,179
308
309
188
192
316
327
247
248
74
74
233
243
156
157
43.2
11.3
7.0
12.0
9.1
2.7
8.9
5.8
2,687 2,729 100.0
South Dublin
Killed
Injured
Killed
Injured
Killed
Injured
Killed
Injured
7
2
1
3
0
1
0
267
151
108
563
26
22
28
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
31
35
181
5
4
2
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
21
17
8
134
2
5
1
2
0
3
6
0
0
0
57
9
17
215
2
14
2
14
Killed
1,165
Cork
City
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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1
308
Waterford
City
4
188
Limerick
City
11
316
Galway
City
Injured
Killed
Injured
Killed
Injured
Killed
Injured
53
13
26
147
3
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
2
6
47
0
3
0
3
1
2
4
0
0
0
39
4
10
170
0
6
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
36
7
9
98
1
3
2
247
0
74
10
233
1
156
42
Table 49 Vehicles involved in Fatal and Injury Collisions in the Main Centres of Population
Vehicle
Type
Pedal Cycle
Motor Cycle
Car
PSV
Goods
Other or Unknown
TOTAL
Vehicle
Type
Pedal Cycle
Motor Cycle
Car
PSV
Goods
Other or Unknown
TOTAL
Dublin
City
Dun Laoghaire
Rathdown
Fingal
Fatal
Injury
Fatal
Injury
Fatal
Injury
Fatal
Injury
2
1
12
1
4
1
155
110
1,022
51
99
22
0
0
1
0
0
0
31
39
296
8
21
1
0
0
4
0
1
0
16
9
156
3
14
3
0
3
6
0
2
0
9
18
296
4
44
7
21
Fatal
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1,459
Cork
City
Injury
14
27
206
5
22
2
276
1
396
Waterford
City
5
201
Limerick
City
11
378
Galway
City
Fatal
Injury
Fatal
Injury
Fatal
Injury
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
6
78
0
7
0
1
2
6
0
3
0
4
9
211
2
30
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
7
9
113
4
12
0
0
93
12
Table contains information relating to a maximum of two vehicles per accident.
43
South
Dublin
259
1
145
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Table 50 Fatal and Injury Collisions in Towns
Towns under 50,000
Population
population (2006) with
(2006)
Legally Defined Boundaries
Towns 10,000-50,000 population
Arklow
Athlone
Ballina
Bray
Carlow
Castlebar
Clonmel
Drogheda
Dundalk
Ennis
Killarney
Letterkenny
Naas
Newbridge
Sligo
Tralee
Tullamore
Towns 5,000-10,000 population
Athy
Balbriggan
Ballinasloe
Carrick-On-Suir
Cobh
Dungarvan
Edenderry
Kilkenny
Longford
Mallow
Monaghan
Mullingar
Nenagh
Newcastle
Passage West
Roscommon
Thurles
Tramore
Westport
Wexford
Wicklow
Youghal
ROAD COLLISION FACTS IRELAND 2009
11,712
14,347
10,056
27,041
13,623
10,655
15,482
28,973
29,037
20,142
13,497
15,062
20,044
17,042
17,892
20,288
10,900
7,943
6,731
6,049
5,856
6,541
7,813
5,617
8,661
7,622
7,864
6,221
8,940
7,415
5,098
5,203
5,017
6,831
9,192
5,163
8,854
6,930
6,393
Fatal
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Personal
Injury
Total
Average
Collisions
per 1,000
population
12
15
13
32
12
9
23
33
75
26
16
20
14
14
35
44
18
12
15
14
32
12
9
23
33
76
26
16
20
14
14
36
44
18
1.0
1.0
1.4
1.2
0.9
0.8
1.5
1.1
2.6
1.3
1.2
1.3
0.7
0.8
2.0
2.2
1.7
Collisions 2009
9
14
8
2
2
4
2
21
4
5
9
13
9
0
3
7
7
8
7
9
9
5
9
15
8
2
2
5
3
21
4
5
10
13
9
0
3
7
8
8
7
9
9
5
1.1
2.2
1.3
0.3
0.3
0.6
0.5
2.4
0.5
0.6
1.6
1.5
1.2
0.0
0.6
1.4
1.2
0.9
1.4
1.0
1.3
0.8
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Table 50 Fatal and Injury Collisions in Towns (continued).
Towns under 50,000
Population
population (2006) with
(2006)
Legally Defined Boundaries
Towns under 5,000 population
Ardee
Ballybay
Ballyshannon
Bandon
Bantry
Belturbet
Birr
Boyle
Buncrana
Bundoran
Callan
Carrickmacross
Cashel
Castleblaney
Cavan
Ceannannus Mor
Clonakilty
Clones
Cootehill
Enniscorthy
Fermoy
Fethard Town
Granard
Gorey
Kilkee
Kilrush
Kinsale
Lismore
Listowel
Loughrea
Macroom
Midleton
Mountmellick
Muine Bheag
Navan
NewRoss
Portlaoise
Rathkeale
Skibbereen
45
4,301
401
2,004
1,721
3,309
1,395
4,091
1,599
3,411
1,706
1,771
1,973
2,431
1,822
3,934
2,257
3,745
1,517
1,243
3,241
2,275
1,374
933
3,479
1,325
2,657
2,298
790
3,901
4,532
3,407
3,934
2,872
2,532
3,710
4,677
3,281
1,494
2,338
Fatal
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Collisions 2009
Personal
Injury
Total
4
0
2
1
4
0
7
2
8
3
0
4
4
2
17
10
5
2
3
20
6
1
1
5
4
3
5
0
4
4
0
3
0
1
20
8
15
1
4
4
0
2
1
4
0
7
2
8
4
0
4
4
2
17
10
5
2
3
20
6
1
1
5
4
3
5
0
4
4
1
4
0
1
20
8
15
1
4
Average
Collisions
per 1,000
population
0.9
0.0
1.0
0.6
1.2
0.0
1.7
1.3
2.3
2.3
0.0
2.0
1.6
1.1
4.3
4.4
1.3
1.3
2.4
6.2
2.6
0.7
1.1
1.4
3.0
1.1
2.2
0.0
1.0
0.9
0.3
1.0
0.0
0.4
5.4
1.7
4.6
0.7
1.7
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Table 50 Fatal and Injury Collisions in Towns (continued).
Towns under 50,000
Population
population (2006) with
(2006)
Legally Defined Boundaries
Towns under 5,000 pop.
Templemore
Tipperary
Trim
Tuam
Tullow
Fatal
2,255
4,415
1,375
2,997
3,048
Collisions 2009
Personal
Injury
0
0
0
0
0
4
2
6
8
8
Total
Collisions
per 1,000
population
4
2
6
8
8
1.8
0.5
4.4
2.7
2.6
Table 51 Fatal and Injury Collisions on National Routes Classified by Route and by Location Type
National Route
F
N1
N2
N3
N4
N5
N6
N7
N8
N9
N10
N11
N12
N13
N14
N15
N16
N17
N18
N19
N20
N21
N22
N23
N24
N25
N26
N27
N28
N29
N30
N31
N32
N33
M50
0
0
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
TOTAL
8
Inside Built-up Areas
Outside Built-up Areas
SI
MI
Total
F
SI
MI
2
0
2
0
1
1
3
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
29
30
30
20
10
10
13
9
4
1
35
0
2
2
8
0
6
10
2
13
1
13
1
17
11
0
4
0
0
5
0
1
0
27
31
30
33
22
11
12
16
10
4
2
37
0
2
2
8
1
6
11
2
15
2
14
1
18
11
0
5
0
0
5
0
2
0
27
0
1
6
2
1
0
4
1
1
0
3
0
3
0
2
1
1
3
0
3
1
3
0
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
4
5
1
1
3
2
0
4
0
0
1
3
1
3
2
0
1
4
2
0
5
5
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
33
36
25
40
26
16
39
21
21
10
53
0
13
6
17
6
32
20
0
30
21
27
1
21
45
2
3
1
0
3
0
0
0
25
18
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314
340
45
53
593
Total Overall Rate per
Total
106
Veh. Km*
34
38
32
46
32
17
44
25
24
10
60
0
16
7
22
8
36
25
0
34
26
32
1
30
53
4
3
2
0
4
0
0
0
26
691
65
68
65
68
43
29
60
35
28
12
97
0
18
9
30
9
42
36
2
49
28
46
2
48
64
4
8
2
0
9
0
2
0
53
1,031
46
0.12
0.14
0.09
0.06
0.15
0.04
0.05
0.05
0.06
0.11
0.10
0.00
0.13
0.16
0.11
0.18
0.12
0.08
0.05
0.10
0.09
0.13
0.09
0.12
0.07
0.07
0.13
0.03
0.00
0.15
0.00
0.04
0.00
0.07
0.08
Table 51 Fatal and Injury Collisions on National Routes Classified by Route and by
Location Type (contd.)
National Route
F
N51
N52
N53
N54
N55
N56
N58
N59
N60
N61
N62
N63
N65
N66
N67
N68
N69
N70
N71
N72
N73
N74
N75
N76
N77
N78
N80
N81
N82
N83
N84
N85
N86
N87
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
TOTAL
Inside Built-up Areas
SI
MI
Total
F
0
1
0
0
0
3
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
18
1
2
2
5
0
12
4
2
5
2
0
1
3
1
10
0
9
6
1
0
0
0
0
4
14
26
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
19
1
3
2
8
0
16
4
2
5
2
0
1
3
1
10
0
10
7
1
0
1
0
0
4
17
29
1
0
2
0
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Outside Built-up Areas
SI
MI
Total
Overall
Total
0
7
2
0
4
2
0
2
1
2
0
3
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
5
0
0
0
1
0
4
2
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
11
35
8
8
16
22
3
26
12
11
14
9
3
4
14
6
10
15
20
27
2
3
0
7
4
10
10
27
0
4
11
6
6
6
11
44
10
9
20
24
3
29
14
13
15
12
3
4
15
8
11
16
23
33
3
3
0
9
4
14
15
28
0
5
12
6
7
7
12
63
11
12
22
32
3
45
18
15
20
14
3
5
18
9
21
16
33
40
4
3
1
9
4
18
32
57
1
5
14
6
8
7
7
13
131
151
18
42
370
430
581
OVERALL TOTAL 15
31
445
491
63
95
963
1,121
1,612
*Based on 2004Veh. Km estimates Note: Collisions omitted when speed limit is unknown
47
Rate per
106
Veh. Km*
0.15
0.18
0.25
0.20
0.18
0.12
0.21
0.12
0.12
0.12
0.13
0.10
0.07
0.18
0.14
0.12
0.10
0.08
0.08
0.16
0.10
0.12
0.07
0.10
0.06
0.17
0.12
0.20
0.12
0.13
0.10
0.13
0.07
0.24
0.13
0.10
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Table 52 Material Damage Collisions Classified by Month and by County
2009
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Carlow
19
13
14
21
11
12
33
15
28
21
12
24
223
Clare
28
25
28
16
28
23
38
36
31
32
25
46
356
Cavan
55
50
48
46
58
30
73
59
23
Oct Nov
63
47
Dec Total
79
631
Cork
191
217
179
100
245
198
290
291
273
323
324
324 2,955
Dublin
250
212
229
236
212
225
260
241
267
314
383
275 3,104
Kerry
70
70
64
64
89
68
104
89
69
73
70
Kilkenny
66
49
39
41
39
45
Donegal
Galway
Kildare
Laois
Leitrim
54
78
93
45
14
43
76
64
23
11
47
46
59
36
9
35
62
63
30
7
35
73
64
51
23
5
53
73
50
28
8
33
84
66
43
16
58
68
55
35
36
17
45
84
48
44
31
12
40
78
51
47
36
10
37
62
69
59
22
14
30
510
82
866
76
758
75
48
20
3
Limerick
148
126
113
133
119
102
129
94
93
133
156
Louth
103
75
85
68
76
64
60
58
66
82
87
104
Meath
33
25
28
21
28
Longford
Mayo
Monaghan
5
53
19
12
43
27
16
10
45
46
11
13
49
35
13
12
56
31
10
14
37
33
16
17
66
53
20
20
57
25
23
10
29
17
9
60
23
13
32
16
905
563
373
126
163 1,509
12
147
30
557
23
928
385
207
Offaly
41
32
29
26
32
25
32
31
18
29
30
35
360
Sligo
13
10
8
7
18
10
110
27
34
16
17
11
281
Roscommon
Tipperary
45
91
32
70
35
66
28
83
28
77
37
54
51
98
46
63
33
70
41
75
36
73
Waterford
60
73
81
67
74
61
60
74
82
78
80
Wexford
68
64
85
68
99
79
91
78
86
83
101
Westmeath
Wicklow
TOTAL
26
45
10
43
13
47
8
40
1,713 1,486 1,472 1,359
ROAD COLLISION FACTS IRELAND 2009
6
42
14
47
12
48
1,574 1,400 1,932
9
79
15
78
6
98
15
72
47
71
102
22
459
891
892
156
102 1,004
95
734
1,684 1,611 1,849 1,873 1,927 19,880
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Table 53: International Comparisons
E.U. Countries
Austria
Belgium
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Great Britain
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Luxemburg
Netherlands
Northern Ireland
Poland
Portugal
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom
Other Countries
Australia
Canada
Israel
Japan
New Zealand
Norway
South Korea
Switzerland
U.S.A.
Number of Road
Deaths1
2009
Rate per billion
Vehicle kilometers
2009
Road Deaths per
100,000 Population
2009
633
1,067b
901
303
279
4,273
4,152
2,222
1,456
822
17
238
4,237
48
644
115
4,572
840
627b
171
2,714
358
2,337
8.87c
10.8b
19.45a
8.22a
7.14b
7.75
5.94
4.41
3.87a
4.90
7.7f
5.65b
9.56
4.40
5.74b
7.58
10.08b
8.61
5.50
5.24
6.84
5.06
3.70
12.93
8.19
5.33
5.34
7.06
9.72
3.91
6.43
11.98
7.90
11.62b
8.42
5.92
3.87
3.78
1,490
2,769b
314
5,772
384
212
5,838
349
33,808
6.65
8.22b
6.44
7.74
9.13a
5.43
20.02
5.73
8.46b
6.71
8.4b
4.19
4.53
8.90
4.42
12.7b
4.53
11.01
(a) 2008 data ; (b) 2007 data ; (c) 2006 data ; (d) 2005 data ; (e) 2004 data ; (f) 2003
1) Most countries adopt the 30-day definition of death due to a road accident. In cases where the 30-day rule is
not used, a correction factor was applied to the figures to ensure comparability between countries.
(Sources: IRTAD - International Road Traffic and Accident Database)
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APPENDIX: NOTES AND DEFINITIONS
All Road Collisions
By ‘all reported road collisions’ is meant all collisions
investigated by or brought to the notice of the Garda
Síochána where the exact location of the collision can be
determined.
Collisions and Casualties
Road collisions are classified as fatal, personal injury or
material damage; casualties are classified as either killed or
injured.
3. Car
A passenger road motor vehicle, other than a
motor cycle, seating not more than eight
passengers (excluding the driver).
4. Public Service Vehicle (P.S.V.)
A passenger road motor vehicle having seating
accommodation for more than eight passengers
(excluding the driver), and used for the carriage
of passengers for reward.
Fatal Collision:
5. Goods Vehicle
Serious Injury Collision:
6 Other Motor Vehicle
Where at least one person is killed as a result of the
collision and death occurs within 30 days.
Where there are no deaths, but a person or persons are
seriously injured.
The definition of “serious injury” is an injury for which the
person is detained in hospital as an ‘in-patient’, or any of the
following injuries whether or not detained in hospital: fractures,
concussion, internal injuries, crushings, severe cuts and
lacerations, severe general shock requiring medical treatment.
Minor Injury Collision:
Where there are no deaths or serious injuries. The
definition of a “minor injury” is: an injury of a minor
character such as a sprain or bruise.
Material Damage Collision:
Where no deaths or injuries occur but damage is caused
to a vehicle or property.
Learner Driver
A learner driver is a driver holding a learner permit.
Vehicles
Vehicles are classified as follows -
A road motor vehicle designed, exclusively or
primarily, to carry goods.
Other motor vehicles are miscellaneous types of
motor vehicle not falling into any of the main
categories (e.g. Agricultural Tractor).
Rural Area
A rural area is defined as an area where the speed
limit zone was greater than 60 k.p.h in 2007.
Urban Area
An urban area is defined as an area where the speed
limit zone was less than or equal to 60 k.m/h in
2007.
Built-up Area
A built-up area means an area which was within a
50 to 60 km/h. speed limit zone in 2007.
Dark
By ‘dark’ is meant the hours of darkness which
begin half an hour after sunset and end half an
hour before sunrise.
1. Pedal Cycle
A pedal cycle is a two or three-wheeled road vehicle
fitted with pedals deriving its sole means of propulsion
from human power.
2. Motor Cycle
A motor cycle is any mechanically propelled two-wheeled
machine and includes mopeds and motor scooters.
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