Motor Vehicle Crashes in New Zealand 2011 - Ministry of Transport

CASUALTIES AND CRASHES
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TABLE 26: FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO CRASHES YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2011
FACTORS MOTOR VEHICLE MOTORCYCLE PEDAL CYCLE TOTALS
DRIVER/RIDER CONTROL FACTORS
Alcohol or drugs
Alcohol suspected 218 (8) 28 (1) - (-) 246 (9)
Any test negative 241 (22) 20 (3) - (-) 261 (25)
All tests positive or refused 902 (51) 56 (5) - (-) 958 (56)
Result of test unknown 93 (5) 20 (-) - (-) 113 (5)
Intoxicated non-driver
4 (1) - (1) 18 (2) 22 (3)
(pedestrian/cyclist/passenger)
Not suspected and test negative - (65) - (15) - (-) - (80)
Drug test result unknown - (-) 1 (-) - (-) 1 (-)
Drugs suspected 40 (5) 4 (1) - (-) 44 (6)
Drugs proven 6 (4) 2 (-) - (-) 8 (4)
Other - (-) - (-) - (-) - (-)
Totals 1504 (161) 131 (25) 18 (2) 1653 (188)
Too fast for conditions
Cornering 810 (38) 71 (7) 2 (-) 883 (45)
On straight 279 (21) 36 (4) 8 (-) 323 (25)
To give way at intersection 28 (-) 6 (-) 3 (-) 37 (-)
Approaching railway crossing 1 (-) - (-) - (-) 1 (-)
Passing stationary school bus 1 (-) - (-) - (-) 1 (-)
At temporary speed limit 33 (-) - (-) - (-) 33 (-)
At crash or emergency 2 (-) - (-) - (-) 2 (-)
Other 148 (6) 20 (-) 7 (-) 175 (6)
Totals 1302 (65) 133 (11) 20 (-) 1455 (76)
Failed to keep left
Swung wide on bend 52 (10) 8 (1) - (-) 60 (11)
Swung wide at an intersection 20 (-) - (-) 1 (-) 21 (-)
Cutting corner:
• on bend 41 (4) 2 (1) 2 (-) 45 (5)
• at an intersection 17 (-) - (-) 4 (-) 21 (-)
On straight 34 (7) 2 (-) 2 (-) 38 (7)
Vehicle crossed raised median - (-) - (-) - (-) - (-)
Driving or riding abreast (cyclists
- (-) - (-) - (-) - (-)
more than 2 abreast)
Wandering or wobbling - (-) 2 (-) 1 (-) 3 (-)
Too far left/right 395 (13) 27 (3) 13 (-) 435 (16)
Other 12 (1) - (-) 2 (-) 14 (1)
Totals 571 (35) 41 (5) 25 (-) 637 (40)
(Continued)
NOTE: The figures in brackets are the number of factors in fatal crashes and are not included in the adjacent totals.
See Note 10.