Table N: Contributory factors: Reported Collisions: 2019-2023 comparison1

Contributory factor reported in collision ²	2019		2020		2021		2022		2023
Contributory factor reported in collision ²	Number	Per cent³	Number	Per cent³	Number	Per cent³	Number	Per cent³	Number	Per cent³
Failed to look properly (D/R)	1247	30	676	29	831	28	926	27	831	25
Careless / reckless /in a hurry (D/R)	572	14	200	8	272	9	440	13	777	23
Failed to judge other pers path/speed (D/R)	688	17	271	11	370	12	414	12	423	13
Loss of control	582	14	297	13	339	11	409	12	418	12
Pedestrian failed to look properly	388	9	181	8	225	8	287	8	253	7
Poor turn or manoeuvre	477	12	228	10	304	10	273	8	213	6
Slippery road (due to weather)	390	9	234	10	239	8	244	7	206	6
Travelling too fast for the conditions	258	6	152	6	169	6	187	6	128	4
Following too close	171	4	90	4	90	3	95	3	77	2
Sudden braking	166	4	56	2	71	2	60	2	67	2
Total reported collisions ¹	4,129	100	2,371	100	2,991	100	3,399	100	3,384	100

1. Includes only collisions where a police officer attended the scene and in which a contributory factor was reported.

2. Includes only the ten most frequently reported contributory factor citied in 2023. Factors not shown may also have been reported.

3. Columns won't sum to 100 per cent as collisions can have more than one CF