H.—4o.

Table C.—Types of Motor Accidents.

(b) Location of Accidents. In the section of this report which deals with the traffic census on the main-highway system it was estimated that the urban roads carried 30 per cent, of all motor traffic, the main highways 60 per cent., and other rural roads 10 per cent. Table D indicates that 66 per cent, of the accidents occurred on the urban roads, 28 per cent, on the main highways, and nearly 6 per cent, on the other rural roads. Prom these comparative figures, which are also depicted graphically by Fig. 5, the accident hazard on a basis of road used by motor-vehicles' is seen to be much greater in the urban areas than on the open road, while the hazard on the main-highway system is less than on the other rural roads. In connection with these comparisons, however, it should be remembered that in the urban areas there is also a considerable volume of pedestrian and cyclist traffic which would materially increase the potential hazard.

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Number of Accidents. Type of Accident. In Built-up Areas. In Areas not Built up. In all Areas. Katal - fetal". T0tal " Fatal | fatal. | T ° taL FataL fetel. | T ° taL ; | | Collisions—■ With another motor-vehicle 17 844 861 23 1 603 ! 626 40 1,447 1,487 With a railway train . . 8 23 31 3 10 13 11 33 ' 44 With an electric tram . . 1 33 34 6 6 1 39 40 With a bicyclist .. .. 23 846 869 9 j 114 123 32 960 992 With a pedestrian.. .. 37 711 748 21 110 131 58 821 879 With a horse vehicle .. J 9 10 4 4 1 13 14 With a ridden horse .... 2 2 ... 11 11 13 13 With an animal .. .... 2 2 .. 1 19 19 .. 21 21 With a telegraph or power pole 7 82 89 5 71 76 12 153 165 With a fixed object .... I 1 4 5 9 4 6 10 Other collisions .. .. 2 68 70 1 73 74 3 141 IllTotal ■ • 96 2,621 , 2,717 66 1,026 1,092 162 3,647 3,809 Non-collisions— Drove off roadway .. 2 12 14 10 91 101 12 103 115 Over bank . . .. 2 24 26 24 145 169 26 169 195 Overturned on road .. 1 41 42. 16 136 152 17 177 194 Person fell from vehicle .... 13 13 4 25 29 4 38 42 Other .. .. I 15 16 3 9 12 4 24 28 Total ■ • . . I 6 105 111 | 57 | 406 j 463 63 511 574 Total accidents .. ' 102 2,726 2,828 123 1,432 J 1,555 225 4,158 4,383