Table R
Contributory factors: Casualties in reported accidents - fatalities 1, 2020
Road environment contributed
| Person who was killed | as a % of all fatalities |
| Pedestrian | pedalcyclist | motorcyclist | Car/taxi user | Other | All |
| Slippery road (due to weather) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| Road layout (eg bend, hill, narrow c-way | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Vehicle defects
| Person who was killed | as a % of all fatalities |
| Pedestrian | pedalcyclist | motorcyclist | Car/taxi user | Other | All |
| Tyres illegal, defective or under-inflat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Overloaded or poorly loaded vehicle/trailer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Injudicious action (driver/rider)
| Person who was killed | as a % of all fatalities |
| Pedestrian | pedalcyclist | motorcyclist | Car/taxi user | Other | All |
| Disobeyed Give Way or Stop sign or markings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Disobeyed double white line | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Disobeyed pedestrian crossing facility | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Illegal turn or direction of travel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Exceeding speed limit | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 6 |
| Travelling too fast for the conditions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 6 |
| Following too close | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Vehicle travelling along pavement | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cyclist entering road from pavement | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Driver/rider error or reaction
| Person who was killed | as a % of all fatalities |
| Pedestrian | pedalcyclist | motorcyclist | Car/taxi user | Other | All |
| Poor turn or manoeuvre | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
| Failed to look properly (D/R) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 13 |
| Failed to judge other pers path/speed (D/R) | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 7 |
| Too close to cyclist,horse or pedestrian | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Swerved | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Loss of control | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 20 | 9 |
Impairment or distraction (driver/rider)
| Person who was killed | as a % of all fatalities |
| Pedestrian | pedalcyclist | motorcyclist | Car/taxi user | Other | All |
| Impaired by alcohol (D/R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Impaired by drugs (illicit/medicinal) (D/R) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| Fatigue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Uncorrected defective eyesight | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Illness or disability (mental/physic) (D/R) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 4 |
| Driver using mobile phone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Distraction in vehicle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Distraction outside vehicle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
Behaviour or inexperience (driver/rider)
| Person who was killed | as a % of all fatalities |
| Pedestrian | pedalcyclist | motorcyclist | Car/taxi user | Other | All |
| Aggressive driving | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Careless / reckless /in a hurry (D/R) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 7 |
| Nervous / uncertain / panic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Inexperience of driving on the left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Vision affected
| Person who was killed | as a % of all fatalities |
| Pedestrian | pedalcyclist | motorcyclist | Car/taxi user | Other | All |
| Stationary or parked vehicle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Road layout (eg bend, winding road, hill crest) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dazzling headlights | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dazzling sun | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Rain, sleet, snow or fog | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Vehicle blind spot | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Pedestrian only
| Person who was killed | as a % of all fatalities |
| Pedestrian | pedalcyclist | motorcyclist | Car/taxi user | Other | All |
| Crossed road masked by stationary/parked | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pedestrian failed to look properly | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| Ped. failed to judge vehicles path or speed | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Dangerous action in carriageway (e.g. playing) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Pedestrian impaired by alcohol | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Ped. impaired by drugs (illicit/medicinal) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Ped. careless / reckless /in a hurry | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Pedestrian wearing dark clothing at night | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| Ped. disability or illness, mental/physical | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Special codes
| Person who was killed | as a % of all fatalities |
| Pedestrian | pedalcyclist | motorcyclist | Car/taxi user | Other | All |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total Road fatalities
| Person who was killed | as a % of all fatalities |
| Pedestrian | pedalcyclist | motorcyclist | Car/taxi user | Other | All |
| 65 | 19 | 29 | 104 | 13 | 230 | 100% |
1. Includes only accidents where a police officer attended the scene and in which a contributory factor was reported.
NB: As described in the text, an accident will be counted once for each combination of CF (excluding "repeats") and death.
For example, an accident with four different CFs and three deaths would be counted twelve times in this table - each death would be counted against the first CF, then against the second CF, and so on. As a result, the percentages would total far more than 100%.
However, "repeats" are excluded: if the same CF applies to two different participants, each death will be counted only once against that CF.
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