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Table No. 6.—Comparison of Details of Fatal Motor Accidents for the Calendar Years 1940 to 1945

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Item. Year. 1940. 1941. 1942. 1943. 1944. 1945. Number of Fatal Accidents {a) Total number 188 158 159 138 134 109 Number in daylight 98 80 95 94 74 70 Number in darkness 90 78 64 44 60 39 {b) Number occurring in built up areas— Total number 101 87 83 75 74 60 Number in daylight 53 43 48 52 44 35 Number in darkness 48 44 35 23 30 25 <c) Number occurring on rural roads— Total number 87 71 76 63 60 49 Number in daylight 45 35 47 42 30 35 Number in darkness 42 36 29 21 30 14 •(d) Number of collisions between motor-vehicles— Total number 34 22 21 20 16 20 Number in daylight 19 13 9 12 15 8 15 Number in darkness 15 9 5 8 5 ■(e) Number of collisions with railway trains — Total number 11 8 14 9 6 7 Number in daylight 10 7 10 9 6 7 Number in darkness 1 1 4 (f) Number of collisions with trams 3 1 2 3 *3 (g) Number of collisions with bicyclists— Total number 30 25 22 20 23 13 Number in daylight 18 14 15 17 14 8 Number in darkness 12 11 7 3 9 5 {h) Number of collisions with pedestrians— Total number 59 53 44 42 42 33 Number in daylight 20 21 19 26 24 24 Number in darkness 39 32 25 16 18 9 {i) Number of collisions with ridden horse {}) Number of collisions with horse-vehicles or animals {k) Number of other collisions — Total number 10 16 16 24 15 6 Number in daylight 8 8 8 13 7 5 Number in darkness 2 8 8 11 8 1 {I) Number of non-collisions— Total number 41 33 40 23 32 17 Number in daylight 25 16 31 14 15 11 Number in darkness 16 17 9 9 17 6 Number of Persons killed {a) Total number 204 175 167 145 140 129 {b) Number of occupants of motor-vehicles (ex86 76 75 67 56 68 cluding motor-cycles) ■(c) Number of riders of motor-cycles or pillion 26 21 26 16 17 15 riders •(d) Number of bicyclists 30 25 22 20 23 13 •(e) Number of pedestrians 59 53 44 42 42 33 <(f) Number of other road users 3 2