36,371 Fatalities on UK roads-- 1999-2010

[paranha]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15975720

[moreflaps]

paranha said:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15975720

36,000 in ten years and only 1850 in 2010. Sounds like its safer to be in a car- I suspect that more people die from boredom every day than that!

[Pints]

And the statistics for other causes of death across the UK for the same period are what?

I need this put into context.

[Meoricin]

paranha said:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15975720

That's pretty cool. Looks like near me most fatalities are elderly pedestrians at night-time being hit by single vehicles (presumably crossing the road).

[GreatGranny]

I knew part of my commuting route (A17 Sleaford to Newark) was dangerous but looking at the actual number of fatalities makes you think.

Interesting to see that almost all happen when its either raining or snowing. Its unlit for the majority and visibility is pretty bad in the rain especially with all the artics that use that route.

I've seen the aftermath of a few bad accidents since I've been using that road during the last 14 months.

[GreatGranny]

Meoricin said:

That's pretty cool. Looks like near me most fatalities are elderly pedestrians at night-time being hit by single vehicles (presumably crossing the road).

Not quite the phrase I would use.

Interesting, informative, sobering... perhaps?

[Big E 118]

Interesting, no accidents on any of the roads in and out of my town since 2002. Strangely all roads have in the last year been reduced to 30's (from 40's/50's) "for safety reasons". The town is now just gridlock.

Safety of who I wonder, or are the local councillors thinking more about votes......

[Meoricin]

GreatGranny said:

Meoricin said:

That's pretty cool. Looks like near me most fatalities are elderly pedestrians at night-time being hit by single vehicles (presumably crossing the road).

Not quite the phrase I would use.

Interesting, informative, sobering... perhaps?

I had a feeling someone would take that sentence out of context. To clarify, I'm not saying that those deaths are cool - I'm saying that the information being available in that way is cool.

[Mr GrimNasty]

Data is not accurate, 3 separate fatals missing from my road. As a helicopter landed in a residential street outside my house for one, I doubt it went unrecorded. All OAPs though. 2 peds, & 1 collapse at the wheel - drove through neighbour's fence.

[nellyleelephant]

Also, an accident that I was witness to and had to attend Crown Court for only had 1 fatatility, not the 2 reported.

[GreatGranny]

Meoricin said:

I had a feeling someone would take that sentence out of context. To clarify, I'm not saying that those deaths are cool - I'm saying that the information being available in that way is cool.

Ok, fair enough.

[KB_S1]

Pints said:

And the statistics for other causes of death across the UK for the same period are what?

I need this put into context.

Could only find data for E&W but of 17878 accidental or external cause deaths 2284 of those were transport. That includes air,space, water and rail transport.
At least 98 of those were not on the roads.

So probably about 1/6th or 1/7th.

The number of deaths due to falls is normally about 50% higher.

[littleredrooster]

Thread running in GG for this. Data is rubbish and has been proved wrong on other internet sites.

[BMWBen]

I dunno - there are two that I witnessed which are there and correct in description.

[Jasandjules]

Pints said:

And the statistics for other causes of death across the UK for the same period are what?

I need this put into context.

There is a reason why they don't want you to.......

ETA - Look here

http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/vsob1/mortality-stat...

Edited by Jasandjules on Monday 5th December 20:24

[Mojooo]

Jasandjules said:

There is a reason why they don't want you to.......

ETA - Look here

http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/vsob1/mortality-stat...

Edited by Jasandjules on Monday 5th December 20:24

and what reason would that be?

[Jasandjules]

Mojooo said:

and what reason would that be?

Because the roads are far, far safer than they would like you to think and there are many, many, many other ways people die - hell, hospital acquired infections kill more people than RTAs.

[rewc]

Jasandjules said:

Because the roads are far, far safer than they would like you to think and there are many, many, many other ways people die - hell, hospital acquired infections kill more people than RTAs.

and this:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8696690.stm

[Mr GrimNasty]

I'd wager more people die of a stroke or a ruptured aortic aneurysm whilst straining on the bog, than die on the roads.

[paulrussell]

The site is wrong as according to the bbc no perdestrians were killed on the M23.