Motor Vehicle Crashes in New Zealand 2011 - Ministry of Transport
Motor Vehicle Crashes in New Zealand 2011 - Ministry of Transport
Motor Vehicle Crashes in New Zealand 2011 - Ministry of Transport
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<strong>Motor</strong> <strong>Vehicle</strong> <strong>Crashes</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />
Table 26: FACTORS Contribut<strong>in</strong>g TO <strong>Crashes</strong> Year ENDED 31 December <strong>2011</strong><br />
FACTORS MOTOR VEHICLE MOTORCYCLE PEDAL CYCLE TOTALS<br />
DRIVER/RIDER CONTROL FACTORS<br />
Lost control<br />
When turn<strong>in</strong>g 1233 (56) 141 (9) 1 (-) 1375 (65)<br />
Under heavy brak<strong>in</strong>g 77 (-) 40 (1) 3 (-) 120 (1)<br />
Under heavy acceleration 54 (1) 9 (-) - (-) 63 (1)<br />
While return<strong>in</strong>g to seal from<br />
108 (12) 5 (-) - (-) 113 (12)<br />
unsealed shoulder<br />
Due to road conditions 181 (4) 64 (-) - (-) 245 (4)<br />
Due to vehicle fault 39 (-) 6 (-) - (-) 45 (-)<br />
Avoid<strong>in</strong>g another vehicle,<br />
40 (-) 21 (-) - (-) 61 (-)<br />
pedestrian, party or obstacle on<br />
roadway<br />
On unsealed road 37 (1) 2 (-) - (-) 39 (1)<br />
End <strong>of</strong> seal 11 (-) 3 (-) - (-) 14 (-)<br />
Other 494 (28) 67 (1) 7 (1) 568 (30)<br />
Totals 2274 (102) 358 (11) 11 (1) 2643 (114)<br />
Failed to signal <strong>in</strong> time<br />
When mov<strong>in</strong>g to left, pull<strong>in</strong>g over<br />
3 (1) - (-) - (-) 3 (1)<br />
to left<br />
When turn<strong>in</strong>g left 4 (-) 1 (-) 1 (-) 6 (-)<br />
When pull<strong>in</strong>g out or mov<strong>in</strong>g to the<br />
6 (1) - (-) - (-) 6 (1)<br />
right<br />
When turn<strong>in</strong>g right 10 (-) 1 (-) - (-) 11 (-)<br />
Incorrect signal 19 (-) 2 (-) - (-) 21 (-)<br />
Other 4 (-) - (-) - (-) 4 (-)<br />
Totals 46 (2) 4 (-) 1 (-) 51 (2)<br />
Overtak<strong>in</strong>g<br />
A l<strong>in</strong>e <strong>of</strong> traffic or queue 11 (-) 14 (-) - (-) 25 (-)<br />
Deliberately <strong>in</strong> the face <strong>of</strong><br />
4 (-) - (-) - (-) 4 (-)<br />
oncom<strong>in</strong>g traffic<br />
Failed to notice oncom<strong>in</strong>g traffic 16 (2) - (-) - (-) 16 (2)<br />
Misjudged speed or distance <strong>of</strong><br />
2 (-) - (-) - (-) 2 (-)<br />
oncom<strong>in</strong>g traffic<br />
At no pass<strong>in</strong>g l<strong>in</strong>e 7 (-) 1 (-) - (-) 8 (-)<br />
With <strong>in</strong>sufficient visibility 8 (-) 1 (-) 1 (-) 10 (-)<br />
At an <strong>in</strong>tersection without<br />
14 (1) 8 (-) 1 (-) 23 (1)<br />
due care<br />
On left without due care 22 (2) 14 (-) 17 (-) 53 (2)<br />
Cut <strong>in</strong> after overtak<strong>in</strong>g 21 (-) 1 (-) - (-) 22 (-)<br />
<strong>Vehicle</strong> signall<strong>in</strong>g right turn 32 (-) 20 (-) 3 (-) 55 (-)<br />
Carelessly at a pedestrian cross<strong>in</strong>g - (-) - (-) - (-) - (-)<br />
Other 18 (1) 3 (-) - (-) 21 (1)<br />
Totals 155 (6) 62 (-) 22 (-) 239 (6)<br />
(Cont<strong>in</strong>ued)<br />
NOTE: The figures <strong>in</strong> brackets are the number <strong>of</strong> factors <strong>in</strong> fatal crashes and are not <strong>in</strong>cluded <strong>in</strong> the adjacent totals.<br />
See Note 10.