Report: Road Traffic Collision Statistics For 2012
During 2012 there were 1,837 traffic collisions reported to Police, according to statistics recently released by the Bermuda Police Service.
The report said: “During 2012 the number of collisions reported to Police has decreased by 6.5% to 1,837 compared to 2011′s total of 1,956. This also reflects a decrease over 2010′s figure of 2,211.
“There were 819 injury collisions reported, lower than 2011′s figure of 852 and lower than 2010′s figure of 832. As a result 951 persons were injured, 645 locals were slightly, 144 seriously, 150 tourists slightly and 12 seriously injured.
Slideshow of some of the traffic collisions in 2012, click to move to next photo:
“A total of 3,019 locals and 195 tourists were involved in collisions in 2012 compared to 2011′s totals of 3,190 and 219 respectively. There were 478 single vehicle collisions, the highest proportion of which was 176 four or more wheeled vehicles.
“Police attended the scene of 84 collisions where drink or drugs were suspected as being the cause; 4.5% of the total number of collisions reported. 86 arrests were made on suspicion of impaired driving. There were 9 road fatalities during 2012 and 2011. The 9 road fatalities are not included in the above 819 injury collisions.
The full statistics are below:
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS 2012 2011 Difference
- Fatal 9 9
- Serious Injury (persons) 156 118 +38
- Slight Injury (persons) 795 871 -76
MAIN CAUSES OF COLLISIONS
- Bad Road Surface (wet roads) 121 140 -19
- Entering Main Road Carelessly 103 114 -11
- Following Too Close 150 146 +4
- Inattention 547 560 -13
- Inexperienced 201 216 -15
- Overtaking Improperly 118 133 -15
MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS 2012 2011 Difference
- Fail to Stop 168 191 -23
- First Aid Rendered by Police 106 118 -12
- Pedal Cycles 30 31 -1
- Pedestrians Involved 48 36 +12
- Children Involved 31 38 -7
- Animals Involved 9 11 -2
SINGLE VEHICLE COLLISIONS
- Four Wheeled Vehicles 176 187 -11
- Motor Cycles/Scooters 134 142 -8
- Auxiliary Cycles 52 42 +10
- Livery Cycles 112 134 -22
- Pedal Cycles 4 7 -3
- The total number of vehicles/animals involved in collisions this year was 3,205 and 9 animals compared to 3,457 and 11 animals in 2011.
PERCENTAGE ANALYSIS OF VEHICLES INVOLVED
- Private Cars 1,509 47.1%
- Motor Cycles/Scooters 761 23.7%
- Auxiliary Cycles 228 7.1%
- Livery Cycles 163 5.1%
- All Trucks 321 10.0%
- Taxis 107 3.3%
- P.S.V. 86 2.7% [ Public Service Vehicle]
- Pedal Cycles 30 1.0%
AGES OF PERSONS INVOLVED
- Up to 15 years 31 1.0%
- 16 to 20 years 293 9.1%
- 21 to 30 years 639 19.9%
- 31 to 40 years 588 18.3%
- 41 to 50 years 610 18.9%
- 51 to 65 years 757 23.6%
- 66 years and over 296 9.2%
DECEMBER 2012 – ROAD TRAFFIC COLLISION STATISTICS
No. of ROAD COLLISIONS Dec.12 YTD Dec.11 YTD
- Fatal 1 9 1 9
- Injury 59 819 65 852
- Damage Only 93 1,009 98 1,095
- TOTALS 153 1837 164 1956
No. of PERSONS INJURED Dec.12 YTD Dec.11 YTD
- Fatal 1 9 1 9
- Serious 8 129 5 108
- Serious – ICU 2 27 1 10
- Slight 58 795 71 871
- TOTALS 69 960 78 998
MAIN CAUSES OF COLLISIONS Dec.12 TYD Dec.11 YTD
- Bad Road Surface (wet roads) 12 121 20 140
- Entering Main Road Carelessly 6 103 9 114
- Following Too Close 15 150 10 146
- Inattention 51 547 50 560
- Overtaking Improperly 13 118 14 133
- Reversing Carelessly 7 69 7 86
MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS
- Fail to Stop 17 168 21 191
- First Aid Rendered by Police 4 106 9 118
- Pedal Cycles Involved 0 30 1 31
- Pedestrians Involved 4 48 2 36
- Children Involved 1 31 6 38
- Animals Involved 1 9 2 11
SINGLE VEHICLE STATISTICS
- Four or More Wheeled Vehicles 20 176 23 187
- Motor Cycles/Scooters 8 134 14 142
- Auxiliary Cycles 2 52 5 42
- Livery Cycles 2 112 5 134
- Pedal Cycles 0 4 1 7
COLLISIONS RESULTING IN ARREST FOR IMPAIRED DRIVING
Dec.12 YTD Dec.11 YTD
- 10 86 7 73
PERCENTAGE ANALYSIS OF VEHICLES INVOLVED
LAST MONTH
- Private Cars 150 54.0% 103 49.0%
- Motor Cycles/Scooters 70 25.2% 56 26.7%
- Auxiliary Cycles 13 4.7% 12 5.7%
- Livery Cycles 4 1.4% 7 3.3%
- All Trucks 22 7.9% 21 10.0%
- Taxis 12 4.3% 4 1.9%
- P.S.V. 7 2.5% 5 2.4%
- Pedal Cycles 0 0.0% 2 1.0%
AGES OF PERSONS INVOLVED Dec.12
- Up to 15 years 1 0.4%
- 16 to 20 years 21 7.7%
- 21 to 30 years 61 22.4%
- 31 to 40 years 49 18.0%
- 41 to 50 years 47 17.3%
- 51 to 65 years 55 20.2%
- 66 years and over 38 14.0%
FEMALES INVOLVED Dec.12 YTD
- Locals 106 – 1,184
- Tourists 3 – 94
MALES INVOLVED
- Locals 160 – 1,835
- Tourists 3 – 101
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Of course, we must remember that the reason why the number of accidents per year have decreased, could be due to less people in the country to have an accident. That’s why I always say, that statistics can be deceiving. There are other factors to take into account, like our tourism numbers and residents, both residents and work permit holders. These all have declined over the time periods mentioned in this article. So realistically the number of accidents could be the same or more, per capita. In my opinion, the accidents are prevalent, due to a plethora of bad driving practices. These practices include, driving while intoxicated, on the phone, texting/bbm messenging, lack of awareness, and a lot more, too many to list here. IT’S TIME THAT THE POLICE ACTUALLY ENFORCE THE LAWS THAT ARE IN PLACE!!