S.—4o.

Table C. —Types of Motor Accidents.

(b) Distribution of Accidents. Table D shows that 68 per cent, of all accidents, and over 45 per cent, of the fatal accidents, occurred in the urban areas, while 32 per cent, of all accidents and nearly 55 per cent, of the fatal happened on the open road. There was an increase in the number of accidents occurring in the four metropolitan areas, but a general decrease elsewhere. There was a 10-per-cent. decrease in all accidents on the rural main-highway system, but an increase of 8-per-cent. in the number of fatal accidents shows that the severity of the accidents on these roads was increased to some extent.

Table D.—Distribution of Motor Accidents on the System of Roads and Streets.

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Number of Accidents. Type of Aocident. In Built-up Areas. In Areas not Built up. in all Areas. Fatal. I ?^° n ' Total. Fatal. | Total. Fatal. n ." Total. | fatal. j fatal, j | ; fatal. J Collisions —■ With another motor-vehicle I I 833 844 40 497 537 51 1,330 1,381 With a railway-train .. 7 19 26 7 10 17 14 29 43 With an electric tram .. 1 28 29 .. .. 1 28 29 With a bicyclist .. .. 25 764 789 17 125 142 42 889 931 With a pedestrian .. 37 734 771 17 112 129 54 846 900 With a horse-vehicle .... 5 5.. 2 2.. 7 7 With a ridden horse .... 2 2 1 7 8 1 9 10 With an animal .. .... 3 3 21 21 24 24 With a telegraph or power pole 4 84 88 4 68 72 8 152 160 With a fixed object .... .. .. .. 1 1 1 1 Other collisions .. .. 4 57 61 5 49 54 9 106 115 Total .. .. 89 2,529 2,618 91 892 983 180 3,421 3,601 Non-collisions — Drove off roadway .. 1 20 21 5 90 95 6 110 116 Over bank .. .. 1 13 14 23 136 159 24 149 173 Overturned on road .. 1 46 47 6 133 139 7 179 186 Person fell from vehicle .. 1 20 21 6 20 26 7 40 47 Other .. .. .. 1 10 11 2 11 13 3 21 24 Total .. .. 5 109 114- 42 390 432 47 499 546 Total accidents .. 94 2,638 2,732 133 1,282 1,415 227 3,920 4,147

Number of Accidents. Classification of Locality. Fatal. Non-fatal. Total. Number. Number. Rentage Number . Percentage of Total. of Total. of Total. In the metropolitan areas * .. 55 24-2 1,695 43-2 1,750 42-2 In the secondary cities .. 10 4-4- 206 5 • 3 216 5 • 2 In the large boroughs .. .. 19 8-4 437 11-1 456 11-0 In the small boroughs .. .. 15 6-6 273 7 • 0 288 6-9 In the town districts .. .. 3 1-3 56 1-4 59 1 • 4 In the closely populated localities 2 0-9 50 1-3 52 1-3 Total urban areas .. 104 45-8 2,717 69-3 2,821 68-0 On State highways .. .. 73 32-2 673 17-2 746 18-0 On other main highways .. 38 16-7 325 8'3 363 8-6 On rural roads .. .. 12 -5-3 205 5-2 217 5-2 Total rural roads .. .. 123 54-2 1,203 30-7 1,326 32-0 Totals .. .. .. 227 100-0 3,920 100-0 4,147 100-0 ♦Metropolitan areas include oertain roads not subjeot to the speed limit of 30 miles per hour—e.g., Hutt Road and roads in Mt. Wellington Road District.