Road accident statistics for the UK 2006
Accident statistics 2006 latest update
On 4th July 2007 The Department for Transport
released a snapshot of relatively encouraging accident
statistics for 2006. Compared to "averages" taken from a
sample across the period 1994-1998, many casualty rates
are substantially lower thanks to numerous government
initiatives.
3,172 fatalities were recorded on Britain's roads in
2006, down from 3201 in 2005.
The number of people seriously injured fell to 28,390
only marginally lower than 28,954 recorded a year
earlier.
Total casualties figures fell from 258,404, from
271,017 in 2005.
More from 2006 statistics
169 children were killed on the roads in 2006, 20%
more than in 2005 - this was apparently due to 2005
being an exceptionally low figure (in 2004 for example
the total number of child deaths was 166).
The total number of children killed or seriously
injured fell by 9% to 3,294; There were 675 pedestrian
deaths 1% more than 2005. Serious casualties (inc
fatalities) fell by 1% to 7,051. The all inclusive
pedestrian casualty figure fell by 7% to 30,982
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In 2006, the number of casualties among motorcycle
users increased by 5% to 599.
The all inclusive motorcycle casualty list for 2006
was 23,326 down 6%.
Pedal cyclist casualties fell from 16,561 in 2005 to
16,196, a drop of 2%.
The number of cyclists killed or seriously injured
fell by 1% overall to 2296, and the number of fatalities
fell marginally by 1% to 146.
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