Motor Vehicle Crashes in New Zealand 2011 - Ministry of Transport

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Motor Vehicle Crashes in New Zealand 2011
Table 26: FACTORS Contributing TO Crashes
Year ENDED 31 December 2011
FACTORS
NUMBER
MISCELLANEOUS FACTORS
Weather
Heavy rain 235 (4)
Dazzling sun 160 (2)
Strong wind 44 (-)
Fog or mist 59 (1)
Snow, sleet or hail 2 (-)
Other 3 (-)
Totals 503 (7)
Animals
Household pet rushed out or playing 7 (-)
Farm animal straying 47 (-)
Farm animal attended but:
• inadequate warning or unexpected 6 (-)
• out of control 1 (-)
Wild 7 (-)
Other - (-)
Totals 68 (-)
Entering or leaving land use
Roadside stall 1 (1)
Service station 52 (1)
Specialised liquor outlet 6 (-)
Takeaway foods 19 (-)
Shopping complex 72 (-)
Car parking building/area 37 (1)
Other commercial 165 (2)
Industrial site 9 (-)
Private house/farm 385 (4)
Other non-commercial 73 (1)
Mobile shop or vendor - (-)
Other 8 (-)
Totals 827 (10)
Unknown factor - (-)
TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS FACTORS 1398 (17)
TOTAL ALL FACTORS 22038 (732)
(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.