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Table 21

Motorists involved in injury road accidents, breath tested and breath test results, by time of day

Years: 2004-98 and 2007-2011 averages, 2007 to 2011

Motorists involved in injury road accidents, breath tested and breath test results, by time of day Years: 2004-98 and 2007-2011 averages, 2007 to 2011
Year Time of day
00.00 to 02.59 03.00 to 05.59 06.00 to 08.59 09.00 to 11.59 12.00 to 14.59 15.00 to 17.59 18.00 to 20.59 21.00 to 23.59 Total
(a) Numbers
Motorists involved 2004-08 average 754 391 2,518 2,994 4,122 5,396 3,199 1,597 20,972
2007 776 321 2,318 2,921 3,839 5,252 3,073 1,547 20,047
2008 655 381 2,492 2,942 3,779 4,919 2,942 1,323 19,433
2009 600 324 2,165 2,752 3,738 4,664 2,836 1,477 18,556
2010 558 338 1,945 2,552 3,401 4,203 2,352 1,063 16,412
2011 535 275 1,939 2,432 3,176 4,141 2,353 1,023 15,874
2007 to 2011 average 625 328 2,172 2,720 3,587 4,636 2,711 1,287 18,064
Breath tests requested 2004-08 average 490 248 1,496 1,769 2,400 3,178 1,958 1,020 12,559
2007 503 211 1,403 1,712 2,239 3,175 1,908 1,001 12,152
2008 442 249 1,537 1,796 2,292 2,955 1,737 857 11,865
2009 383 206 1,239 1,569 2,154 2,755 1,686 941 10,933
2010 372 210 1,180 1,460 1,853 2,431 1,450 706 9,662
2011 324 184 1,163 1,455 1,774 2,399 1,435 668 9,402
2007 to 2011 average 405 212 1,304 1,598 2,062 2,743 1,643 835 10,803
Positive/refused 2004-08 average 118 63 33 26 30 47 66 91 474
2000 135 66 27 17 26 62 88 107 528
2001 133 67 33 22 18 64 71 99 507
2002 131 75 21 23 30 54 92 83 509
2003 128 81 29 26 20 45 78 96 503
2004 106 67 34 27 25 48 76 102 485
2005 115 67 33 22 27 42 60 106 472
2006 144 72 30 20 24 59 83 76 508
2007 115 54 28 27 43 55 57 90 469
2008 108 57 38 36 29 32 54 80 434
2009 97 55 27 23 27 41 69 91 430
2010 89 54 24 18 15 43 38 66 347
2011 76 44 26 19 18 36 44 58 321
2007 to 2011 average 97 53 29 25 26 41 52 77 400
(b) Percentages
Breath test requested as percent of motorists involved 2004-08 average 65.0 63.5 59.4 59.1 58.2 58.9 61.2 63.8 59.9
2007 64.8 65.7 60.5 58.6 58.3 60.5 62.1 64.7 60.6
2008 67.5 65.4 61.7 61.0 60.7 60.1 59.0 64.8 61.1
2009 63.8 63.6 57.2 57.0 57.6 59.1 59.4 63.7 58.9
2010 66.7 62.1 60.7 57.2 54.5 57.8 61.6 66.4 58.9
2011 60.6 66.9 60.0 59.8 55.9 57.9 61.0 65.3 59.2
2007 to 2011 average 64.8 64.7 60.1 58.8 57.5 59.2 60.6 64.9 59.8
Positive/refused as percent of motorists involved 2004-08 average 15.6 16.2 1.3 0.9 0.7 0.9 2.1 5.7 2.3
2007 14.8 16.8 1.2 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.9 5.8 2.3
2008 16.5 15.0 1.5 1.2 0.8 0.7 1.8 6.0 2.2
2009 16.2 17.0 1.2 0.8 0.7 0.9 2.4 6.2 2.3
2010 15.9 16.0 1.2 0.7 0.4 1.0 1.6 6.2 2.1
2011 14.2 16.0 1.3 0.8 0.6 0.9 1.9 5.7 2.0
2007 to 2011 average 15.5 16.1 1.3 0.9 0.7 0.9 1.9 6.0 2.2
Positive/refused as percent of those where breath test requested 2004-08 average 24.0 25.5 2.2 1.5 1.2 1.5 3.4 8.9 3.8
2007 22.9 25.6 2.0 1.6 1.9 1.7 3.0 9.0 3.9
2008 24.4 22.9 2.5 2.0 1.3 1.1 3.1 9.3 3.7
2009 25.3 26.7 2.2 1.5 1.3 1.5 4.1 9.7 3.9
2010 23.9 25.7 2.0 1.2 0.8 1.8 2.6 9.3 3.6
2011 23.5 23.9 2.2 1.3 1.0 1.5 3.1 8.7 3.4
2007 to 2011 average 24.0 24.9 2.2 1.5 1.3 1.5 3.2 9.2 3.7

Table 21 Motorists involved in reported injury road accidents with positive or refused breath test
Years: 2000 to 2011

(a) Late afternoon/evening to night time (3pm-3am)

(a) Late afternoon/evening to night time (3pm-3am)

(b) Early morning to early afternoon (3am-3pm)

(b) Early morning to early afternoon (3am-3pm)