Table R: Contributory factors: Casualties in reported collisions - fatalities1, 2023
Table R: Contributory factors: Casualties in reported collisions - fatalities1, 2023
| Person who was killed | as a % of all fatalities | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrian | pedalcyclist | motorcyclist | Car/taxi user | Other | All | ||
| Road environment contributed | |||||||
| Poor or defective road surface | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Slippery road (due to weather) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| Defective traffic signals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Temporary road layout (eg contraflow) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Road layout (eg bend, hill, narrow c-way | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Animal or other object in carriageway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Vehicle defects | |||||||
| Tyres illegal, defective or under-inflated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Defective steering or suspension | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Injudicious action (driver/rider) | |||||||
| Disobeyed Give Way or Stop sign or markings | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Disobeyed pedestrian crossing facility | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Illegal turn or direction of travel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Exceeding speed limit | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 13 |
| Travelling too fast for the conditions | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 6 |
| Following too close | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Vehicle travelling along pavement | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Driver/rider error or reaction | |||||||
| Junction overshoot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Junction restart | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Poor turn or manoeuvre | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| Failed to look properly (D/R) | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 22 |
| Failed to judge other pers path/speed (D/R) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 |
| Swerved | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Loss of control | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 28 | 20 |
| Impairment or distraction (driver/rider) | |||||||
| Impaired by alcohol (D/R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Impaired by drugs (illicit/medicinal) (D/R) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| Fatigue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Illness or disability (mental/physic) (D/R) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 11 |
| Driver using mobile phone | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Distraction in vehicle | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| Distraction outside vehicle | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Behaviour or inexperience (driver/rider) | |||||||
| Aggressive driving | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| Careless / reckless /in a hurry (D/R) | 10 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 36 | 25 |
| Inexperienced or learner driver/rider | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Inexperience of driving on the left | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Vision affected | |||||||
| Stationary or parked vehicle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Road layout (eg bend, winding rd, hill crest | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Dazzling sun | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rain, sleet, snow or fog | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Visor/windscreen dirty/scratched/frosted | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Vehicle blind spot | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Pedestrian only | |||||||
| Crossed road masked by stationary/parked | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Pedestrian failed to look properly | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 |
| Ped. failed to judge vehicles path or space | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Wrong use of pedestrian crossing facility | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dangerous action in carriageway (eg playing) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Pedestrian impaired by alcohol | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Ped. impaired by drugs (illicit/medicinal) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ped. careless / reckless /in a hurry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Pedestrian wearing dark clothing at night | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ped. disability or illness, mental/physical | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Special codes | |||||||
| Stolen vehicle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Vehicle in course of crime | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Emergency vehicle on call | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Other | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 11 |
| Total Road fatalities | 44 | 7 | 26 | 56 | 9 | 142 | 100 |
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