Section 7 - Traffic Accidents

Motor Vehicle Involvements by Class of Motor Vehicle in accidents during 1999 - 2008

Class of motor vehicle

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Motor cycle

2,561

2,724

2,914

2,718

2,736

2,742

2,835

2,791

2,927

2,613

Private car

7,227

7,461

7,433

7,508

6,282

6,279

6,303

6,211

6,450

5,927

Public light bus

1,049

1,055

1,040

1,098

1,008

1,154

1,132

1,069

1,173

1,080

Light goods vehicle

3,114

3,232

3,041

3,117

2,728

2,822

3,008

2,919

2,952

2,806

Medium & heavy goods vehicle

1,235

1,217

1,185

1,249

1,108

1,197

1,180

1,155

1,081

1,045

Franchised public bus

1,871

1,909

2,009

1,928

1,828

1,899

1,928

1,952

2,201

2,047

Non-franchised public bus

394

379

436

452

391

508

451

441

448

416

Taxi

3,101

3,274

3,706

3,617

3,397

3,457

3,752

3,744

4,004

3,926

All motor vehicles*

20,842

21,530

22,057

21,967

19,743

20,355

20,850

20,540

21,517

20,132


Note: * All motor vehicles exclude bicycles, handcarts and vehicles with unknown vehicle type.