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Motor Vehicle Crashes in New Zealand 2011 - Ministry of Transport

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CASUALTIES AND CRASHES<br />

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TABLE 26: FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO CRASHES YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER <strong>2011</strong><br />

FACTORS MOTOR VEHICLE MOTORCYCLE PEDAL CYCLE TOTALS<br />

VEHICLE FACTORS<br />

Lights and reflectors<br />

Dazzl<strong>in</strong>g headlights 11 (-) 1 (-) - (-) 12 (-)<br />

Inadequate or no headlights 8 (-) 8 (-) 16 (-) 32 (-)<br />

Headlights failed suddenly 1 (-) - (-) - (-) 1 (-)<br />

Brake lights or <strong>in</strong>dicators defective<br />

7 (-) - (-) - (-) 7 (-)<br />

or not fitted<br />

Inadequate or no tail-lights 4 (-) - (-) 4 (1) 8 (1)<br />

Inadequate or no reflectors - (-) - (-) 3 (-) 3 (-)<br />

Lights or reflectors covered by dirt - (-) - (-) - (-) - (-)<br />

Other - (-) - (-) 1 (-) 1 (-)<br />

Totals 31 (-) 9 (-) 24 (1) 64 (1)<br />

Brakes<br />

Park<strong>in</strong>g brake:<br />

• failed - (-) - (-) - (-) - (-)<br />

• defective 1 (-) - (-) - (-) 1 (-)<br />

Service brake:<br />

• failed 7 (1) 1 (-) 1 (-) 9 (1)<br />

• defective 1 (-) 2 (-) 5 (-) 8 (-)<br />

Jack-knifed 5 (-) - (-) - (-) 5 (-)<br />

Other 1 (-) 1 (-) - (-) 2 (-)<br />

Totals 15 (1) 4 (-) 6 (-) 25 (1)<br />

Steer<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Defective 1 (-) - (-) - (-) 1 (-)<br />

Failed suddenly 4 (-) - (-) - (-) 4 (-)<br />

Other 4 (-) - (-) - (-) 4 (-)<br />

Totals 9 (-) - (-) - (-) 9 (-)<br />

Tyres<br />

Puncture or blow out 37 (-) 1 (-) - (-) 38 (-)<br />

Tread worn 48 (3) 4 (-) - (-) 52 (3)<br />

Incorrect type 5 (-) 1 (-) - (-) 6 (-)<br />

Mixed treads/space savers 3 (1) - (-) - (-) 3 (1)<br />

Other 9 (2) 1 (-) - (-) 10 (2)<br />

Totals 102 (6) 7 (-) - (-) 109 (6)<br />

W<strong>in</strong>dscreen or mirror<br />

W<strong>in</strong>dscreen shattered 1 (-) - (-) - (-) 1 (-)<br />

W<strong>in</strong>dscreen or rear w<strong>in</strong>dow dirty 6 (-) - (-) - (-) 6 (-)<br />

Rear vision mirror not adjusted<br />

correctly<br />

- (-) - (-) - (-) - (-)<br />

No rear vision mirror - (-) - (-) - (-) - (-)<br />

W<strong>in</strong>dscreen, spectacles or rear<br />

26 (-) - (-) - (-) 26 (-)<br />

w<strong>in</strong>dow misted/frosted<br />

Inadequate or no sun visors - (-) - (-) - (-) - (-)<br />

Inadequate or no w<strong>in</strong>dscreen<br />

- (-) - (-) - (-) - (-)<br />

wipers<br />

Cycle/motorcycle visor, goggles<br />

- (-) 1 (-) - (-) 1 (-)<br />

or screen defective, misted etc<br />

Other 3 (-) - (-) - (-) 3 (-)<br />

Totals 36 (-) 1 (-) - (-) 37 (-)<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.

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