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TABLE No. 3.—COMPARISON OF DETAILS OF FATAL MOTOR ACCIDENTS FOR THE YEARS ENDED 31st MARCH, 1938 TO 1941.

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Year. Item. — *— 1937-38. 1938-39. 1939-40. 1940-41. Number of fatal accidents — (ia) Total number .. .. . . .. 229 225 227 180 Number in daylight .. .. .. .. 121 118 108 97 Number in dark .. .. .. .. 108 107 119 83 (b) Number occurring in built-up areas — Total 86 102 94 87 In daylight .. .. .. .. 33 51 41-48 In dark .. .. .. .. .. 53 51 53 39 (c) Number occurring on rural roads — Total .. .. .. .. .. 143 123 133 93 In daylight . . 88 67 67 49 In dark .. .. .. .. .. 55 56 66 44 (d) Number of collisions between motor-vehicles — Total 36 40 51 30 In daylight .. .. .. .. 24 27 29 17 In dark .. .. .. .. .. 12 13 22 13 (e) Number of collisions with railway trains — Total 11 11 14 9 In daylight . . . . . • • • 8 7 14 8 In dark .. .. .. .. .. 3 4 .. 1 (/) Number of collisions with trams . . . . 3 1 1 2 ((/) Number of collisions with bicyclists— Total 33 34 42 25 In daylight .. .. .. •• 20 18 19 12 In dark .. . . .. . . . . 13 16 23 13 (h) Number of collisions with pedestrians— Total .. .. 58 57 54 59 In daylight ' .. .. .. .. 17 17 18 25 In dark .. .. .. .. .. 41 40 36 34 (i) Number of collisions with ridden horse .. . . .. .. 1 (j) Number of collisions with horse vehicles or animals 2 1 (k) Number of other collisions — Total 33 18 17 16 In daylight .. .. .. ■ • 13 11 6 7 In dark .. .. .. .. .. 20 7 11 9 (I) Number of non-collisions — Total 53 63 47 39 In daylight .. .. .. • • 38 38 21 27 In dark .. .. .. .. .. 15 25 26 12 Number of persons killed— (a) Total number .. .. 243 246 248 199 Ib) Number of occupants of motor-vehicles (not motor- 116 115 116 83 cycles) (c) Number of riders of motor-cycles or pillion-riders .. 35 37 34 29 (d) Number of bicyclists .. .. .. .. 32 33 42 23 (e) Number of pedestrians .. .. .. 59 56 54 61 (/) Number of other road-users .. .. .. 1 5 2 3