Motor Vehicle Crashes in New Zealand 2011 - Ministry of Transport

TRUCK CASUALTIES AND CRASHES
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TABLE 28: MOVEMENT CLASSIFICATION OF INJURY CRASHES INVOLVING TRUCKS ON OPEN AND
URBAN ROADS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2011
URBAN ROADS
OPEN ROADS
UNKNOWN
AREA
Movement classification
Number of
injury
crashes
As a % of all
injury
crashes
Number
during
darkness
Number of
injury
crashes
As a % of all
injury
crashes
Number
during
darkness
Number of
injury
crashes
Total number
of injury
crashes
Overtaking or lane change 16 2.5 1 34 5.3 4 - 50
Head on (not overtaking) 26 4 3 62 9.6 12 - 88
LOSS CONTROL OR OFF ROAD:
• On straight 11 1.7 5 35 5.4 10 - 46
• While cornering 16 2.5 3 76 11.8 21 - 92
Collision with obstruction 34 5.3 9 14 2.2 6 - 48
Rear end 48 7.5 9 36 5.6 9 - 84
INTERSECTIONS OR DRIVEWAYS:
• Turning versus same
17 2.6 - 23 3.6 3 - 40
direction
• Crossing no turns 23 3.6 7 12 1.9 1 - 35
• Crossing vehicle turning 20 3.1 2 12 1.9 3 - 32
• Vehicles merging 13 2 2 8 1.2 - - 21
• Right turn against 23 3.6 2 9 1.4 2 - 32
Vehicle manoeuvring 17 2.6 7 13 2 2 1 31
Pedestrian crossing road 18 2.8 5 1 0.2 - 1 20
Pedestrian other 7 1.1 - 3 0.5 1 - 10
Miscellaneous 3 0.5 - 12 1.9 3 - 15
TOTALS 292 45.3 55 350 54.3 77 2 644
NOTE: This table does not include fatal crashes (see Table 29).
TABLE 29: MOVEMENT CLASSIFICATION OF FATAL CRASHES INVOLVING TRUCKS ON OPEN AND
URBAN ROADS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2011
URBAN ROADS
OPEN ROADS
UNKNOWN
AREA
Movement classification
Number of
fatal crashes
As a % of all
fatal crashes
Number
during
darkness
Number of
fatal crashes
As a % of all
fatal crashes
Number
during
darkness
Number of
fatal crashes
Total number
of fatal
crashes
Overtaking or lane change - - - - - - - -
Head on (not overtaking) 3 6.5 1 20 43.5 6 - 23
LOSS CONTROL OR OFF ROAD:
• On straight - - - 3 6.5 2 - 3
• While cornering - - - 3 6.5 2 1 4
Collision with obstruction - - - 1 2.2 - - 1
Rear end - - - 1 2.2 1 - 1
INTERSECTIONS OR DRIVEWAYS:
• Turning versus same
- - - 1 2.2 - - 1
direction
• Crossing no turns 2 4.3 1 2 4.3 - - 4
• Crossing vehicle turning 1 2.2 - - - - - 1
• Vehicles merging 1 2.2 - - - - - 1
• Right turn against 1 2.2 - - - - - 1
Vehicle manoeuvring 1 2.2 - - - - - 1
Pedestrian crossing road 1 2.2 - - - - - 1
Pedestrian other 1 2.2 - 2 4.3 2 - 3
Miscellaneous - - - 1 2.2 - - 1
TOTALS 11 23.9 2 34 73.9 13 1 46
NOTE: A truck driver can be involved in an accident and escape injury or death.
For movement classification see Note 9.
For area classification see Note 11.