Class of motor vehicle 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Motor cycle No. involved in accident 2649 2593 2647 2683 2761 2779 2718 2354 2561 2724
No. licensed (mid-year) 17088 18089 18871 19952 20810 21573 23208 23329 23737 24683
Annual veh-km (in millions) 207 206 214 221 253235 * 265248 * 272253 * 259245 * 259243 * 261247 *
Invol per 1,000 vehicles 155.0 143.3 140.3 134.5 132.7 128.8 117.1 100.9 107.9 110.4
Invol per million veh-km 12.80 12.59 12.37 12.14 10.9111.75 * 10.4911.21* 9.99 @10.74 * 9.09 @9.61 * 9.8910.54 * 10.4411.03 *
Private car No. involved in accident 6833 7231 7717 7984 7634 7283 7460 7145 7227 7461
No. licensed (mid-year) 201847 224144 246562 270421 285022 287774 303841 318350 317616 327581
Annual veh-km (in millions) 2721 3021 3307 3663 37013679 * 37263709 * 40604071 * 41134127 * 41904208 * 44574487 *
Invol per 1,000 vehicles 33.9 32.3 31.3 29.5 26.8 25.3 24.6 22.4 22.8 22.8
Invol per million veh-km 2.51 2.39 2.33 2.18 2.062.08 * 1.951.96 * 1.841.83 * 1.741.73 * 1.721.72 * 1.671.66 *
Public light bus No. involved in accident 977 988 930 930 816 1027 982 926 1049 1055
No. licensed (mid-year) 4335 4329 4295 4332 4333 4341 4334 4340 4343 4339
Annual veh-km (in millions) 341 324 332 332 355336 * 356335 * 361346 * 346332 * 357341 * 386373 *
Invol per 1,000 vehicles 225.4 228.2 216.5 214.7 188.3 236.6 226.6 213.4 241.5 243.1
Invol per million veh-km 2.87 3.05 2.80 2.80 2.302.43 * 2.883.07 * 2.722.84 * 2.682.79 * 2.943.08 * 2.732.83 *
Light goods vehicle No. involved in accident 4982 4765 4494 4246 3772 3372 3490 3075 3114 3232
No. licensed (mid-year) 90830 89611 86240 86521 83920 79583 78571 77930 74602 73285
Annual veh-km (in millions) 1241 1245 1315 1345 1251 1247 1291 1187 1207 14122343 #
Invol per 1,000 vehicles 54.8 53.2 52.1 49.1 44.9 42.4 44.4 39.5 41.7 44.1
Invol per million veh-km 4.01 3.83 3.42 3.16 3.02 2.70 2.70 2.59 2.58 2.291.38 #
Medium & heavy goods vehicles No. involved in accident 1103 1288 1383 1452 1408 1270 1330 1218 1235 1217
No. licensed (mid-year) 26762 29602 32517 34912 36491 37052 38293 39569 39245 41390
Annual veh-km (in millions) 2049 2098 2340 2410 2016 2071 2167 2039 2046 22961365 #
Invol per 1,000 vehicles 41.2 43.5 42.5 41.6 38.6 34.3 34.7 30.8 31.5 29.4
Invol per million veh-km 0.54 0.61 0.59 0.60 0.70 0.61 0.61 0.60 0.60 0.530.89 #
Public bus No. involved in accident 1434 1538 1502 1493 1568 1596 1736 1749 2265 2288
No. licensed (mid-year) 7479 7826 7903 8323 8940 9492 10373 11039 11533 11836
Annual veh-km (in millions) 298 300 312 298 332316 * 351328 * 411386 * 464438 * 485 455 * 577561 *
Invol per 1,000 vehicles 191.7 196.5 190.1 179.4 175.4 168.1 167.4 158.4 196.4 193.3
Invol per million veh-km 4.81 5.13 4.81 5.01 4.724.96 * 4.554.87 * 4.22 @4.50 * 3.773.99 * 4.674.98 * 3.974.08 *
Taxi No. involved in accident 4070 4131 3885 3683 3350 3336 3346 3181 3101 3274
No. licensed (mid-year) 17169 17513 17530 17549 17806 17849 17827 17983 18030 17997
Annual veh-km (in millions) 1841 1786 1884 1911 23161918 * 23591947 * 23821924 * 21291789 * 20771757 * 22181843 *
Invol per 1,000 vehicles 237.1 235.9 221.6 209.9 188.1 186.9 187.7 176.9 172.0 181.9
Invol per million veh-km 2.21 2.31 2.06 1.93 1.451.75 * 1.411.71 * 1.401.74 * 1.491.78 * 1.491.76 * 1.481.78 *
Tram No. involved in accident 155 155 155 129 109 95 78 91 88 76
No. licensed (mid-year) 161 161 161 161 161 161 161 161 161 161
Annual veh-km (in 000's) 6938 7060 6996 6912 6844 6757 6812 6693 6443 @ 6243
Invol per tramcar 0.96 0.96 0.96 0.80 0.68 0.59 0.48 0.57 0.55 0.47
Invol per million veh-km 22.3 22.0 22.2 18.7 15.9 14.1 11.5 13.6 13.7 12.2
Light rail vehicle No. involved in accident 21 29 23 18 19 15 17 17 32 25
No. licensed (mid-year) 70 70 97 100 100 100 99 119 119 119
Annual veh-km (in 000's) 5829 6328 8339 8612 9099 9383 9663 10285 10252 @ 10684
Invol per light rail vehicle 0.30 0.41 0.24 0.18 0.19 0.15 0.17 0.14 0.27 0.21
Invol per million veh-km 3.60 4.58 2.76 2.09 2.09 1.60 1.76 1.65 3.12 2.34
All motor vehicles No. involved in accident 22704 23112 23140 23054 21918 21160 21568 20152 20842 21530
No. licensed (mid-year) 374954 401257 423966 452284 467492 468139 486982 502994 499380 511460
Annual veh-km (in millions) 9074 9343 10092 10561 10617 10779 11355 10944 11040 11639
Invol per 1,000 vehicles 60.6 57.6 54.6 51.0 46.9 45.2 44.3 40.1 41.7 42.1
Invol per million veh-km 2.50 2.47 2.29 2.18 2.06 1.96 1.90 1.84 1.89 1.85

Notes :  
(1)  Public buses include franchised bus & public hired buses.
(2)  Source of data :
(a)  'vehicles licensed' & 'vehicle-km of tram and light rail vehicle' obtained from 'Monthly Traffic and Transport Digest'.
(b)  'vehicle-km' other than tram and light rail vehicle obtained from 'TTSD Traffic Census Section'.
(3)  @ Revised figures
(4)  # Definitions of "Light goods vehicles" and "Medium & Heavy goods vehicles" changed in the Vehicle Classification System with effect from 2000.
(5)  * Change in methodology in the calculation of vehicle-km.