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Table No. 6.—Comparison of Details of Fatal Motor Accidents for the Calendar Years 1941 to 1946

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Year. Item. 1941. 1942. 1943. 1944. 1945. j 1946. Number of Fatal Accidents (a) Total number 158 159 138 134 109 174 Number in daylight 80 95 94 74 70 90 Number in darkness 78 64 44 60 39 84 (b) Number occurring in built up areas— Total number 87 83 75 74 60 80 Number in daylight 43 48 52 44 35 37 Number in darkness .. 44 35 23 30 25 43 (c) Number occurring on rural roads— Total number 71 76 63 60 49 94 Number in daylight 35 47 42 30 35 53 Number in darkness 36 29 21 30 14 41 (d) Number of collisions between motor-vehicles— • Total number 22 21 20 16 20 23 Number in daylight .. .. 13 12 15 8 15 12 Number in darkness 9 9 5 8 5 11 (e) Number of collisions with railway trains— Total number 8 14 9 6 7 12 Number in daylight 7 10 9 6 7 10 Number in darkness 1 4 2 (/) Number of collisions with trams 1 2 3 3 3 (g) Number of collisions with bicyclists— Total number 25 22 20 23 13 23 Number in daylight 14 15 17 14 8 11 Number in darkness 11 7 3 9 5 12 (h) Number of collisions with pedestrians— Total number 53 44 42 42 33 54 Number in daylight 21 19 26 24 24 27 Number in darkness 32 25 16 18 9 27 (i) Number of collisions with ridden horse (j) Number of collisions with horse-vehicles or animals 1 (&) Number of other collisions— 1 Total number 16 1 16 24 15 6 18 Number in daylight 8 8 13 7 5 7 Number in darkness 8 : 8 11 ! 8 1 11 (I) Number of non-collisions— Total number 33 40 23 32 17 40 Number in daylight 16 | 31 14 15 11 23 Number in darkness 17 9 9 17 6 17 Number of Persons killed (a) Total number 175 167 145 140 129 190 (b) Number of occupants of motor-vehicles (ex76 75 67 56 68 83 cluding motor-cycles) (c) Number of riders of motor-cycles or pillion 21 26 16 17 15 24 riders (d) Number of bicyclists 25 22 20 23 13 23 (e) Number of pedestrians 53 44 42 42 33 57 (/) Number of other road users 2 3