Table N: Contributory factors: Reported Collisions: 2018-2022 comparison 1

Contributory factor reported in collision ²	2018		2019		2020		2021		2022
Contributory factor reported in collision ²	Number	Per cent³	Number	Per cent³	Number	Per cent³	Number	Per cent³	Number	Per cent³
Failed to look properly (D/R)	1775	32	1248	30	675	28	833	28	928	27
Careless / reckless /in a hurry (D/R)	844	15	572	14	200	8	271	9	439	13
Failed to judge other pers path/speed (D/R)	1008	18	688	17	271	11	370	12	415	12
Loss of control	803	15	582	14	297	13	341	11	410	12
Pedestrian failed to look properly	530	10	388	9	181	8	225	8	287	8
Poor turn or manoeuvre	655	12	477	12	228	10	304	10	273	8
Slippery road (due to weather)	530	10	390	9	234	10	239	8	244	7
Travelling too fast for the conditions	357	6	258	6	152	6	169	6	187	6
Following too close	227	4	171	4	90	4	89	3	95	3
Sudden braking	251	5	166	4	56	2	71	2	60	2
Total reported collisions ¹	5,505	100	4,130	100	2,371	100	2,994	100	3,395	100

1. Includes only collisions where a police officer attended the scene and in which a contributory factor was reported.

2. Includes only the ten most frequently reported contributory factor citied in 2021. Factors not shown may also have been reported.

3. Columns won't sum to 100 per cent as collisions can have more than one CF