TRAM ACCIDENTS
BIG DECREASE IN WELLINGTON. The tramways manager presented to the City Council last evening' a return showing the number of iccidents to persons, and collisions with cars and vehicles which have occurred during the last three years. ' Although there had been an increase in tho number of collisions during the last two years, the accidents to persons had decreased from 11.24 per million passengers carried in 1915 to 3i75 for last \ear. which was very satisfactory considering the overloading that had prevailed and tho large number.of new employees on the cars. '
The return ran :— 1915. 1916. 1917. Collision with vehicles 69 88 91 Collision with cars 16 28 27 Passengers alighting from cara 205 155 76 Pedestrians knocked down by cars 43 32 28 Passengers boardffi 0 !". 1 !.!". 39 . 32 19 28,687,773 32,206.168 Total accidents 372 335 214 Accidents per million passengers 14.57 "-'i '■'«' Total accidents ' to passengers .. Z8< *" l « Personal injuries per million passengers ' H-24 ?■« 3.75
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 133, 22 February 1918, Page 4
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159TRAM ACCIDENTS Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 133, 22 February 1918, Page 4
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