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Table 4 Distribution of vulnerable road user fatalities and injuries by variable including the classification of each variable
Variable | Classification | Pedestrians | Cyclists (multiple vehicle) | Moped riders (multiple vehicle) | Motorcyclists (multiple vehicle) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fatalities (%) | Injuries (%) | Fatalities (%) | Injuries (%) | Fatalities (%) | Injuries (%) | Fatalities (%) | Injuries (%) | ||
Road type | Motorway | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 4% | 3% |
Rural | 28% | 9% | 48% | 15% | 48% | 16% | 56% | 24% | |
Urban | 68% | 91% | 52% | 85% | 52% | 84% | 40% | 73% | |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
Weather conditions | Normal | 88% | 77% | 91% | 90% | 93% | 90% | 94% | 9% |
Adverse | 12% | 23% | 9% | 10% | 7% | 10% | 6% | 91% | |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
Lighting conditions | Daylight | 49% | 65% | 78% | 86% | 69% | 79% | 82% | 82% |
Night | 51% | 35% | 22% | 14% | 31% | 21% | 18% | 18% | |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
Location | Intersection | 19% | 32% | 40% | 65% | 41% | 46% | 41% | 54% |
Link | 81% | 68% | 60% | 35% | 59% | 54% | 59% | 46% | |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
Age | <15Â years | 4% | 8% | 4% | 12% | 3% | 3% | 0% | 1% |
15–17 years | 2% | 10% | 3% | 6% | 19% | 32% | 3% | 4% | |
18—64 years | 50% | 70% | 51% | 69% | 56% | 62% | 93% | 92% | |
65+ years | 44% | 12% | 42% | 13% | 22% | 3% | 4% | 3% | |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |