Nine traffic accident fatalities in the 3rd quarterof 2009
- Five traffic fatalities in second quarter of 2009
- No traffic fatalities in the first quarter of 2009
- Traffic accident statistics July-September 2008
- Traffic accident statistics for April – June 2008
- Traffic accidents rise in Gozo, fall in Malta
- Total number of traffic accidents in 2009 reached 14,877
- Traffic accidents increase by 1.1% and fatalities by 40% in 2007
- Traffic accidents increase during July to September 2007
- Traffic accidents decrease in 4th quarter of 2008
- Non-fatal accidents at work down 3.8% at end of 2009
- Non-fatal accidents at work down by 15% in 1st Quarter
- Non-fatal accidents at work down by 29.1% in 2nd quarter
- New figures for accidents at work show a decrease on last year
- Accidents at work statistics for 2nd quarter
- Accidents at work decrease by 12 per cent
In the third quarter of 2009, the number of reported traffic accidents reached 3,419, a decrease of 379 cases over the corresponding quarter last year. Drops were recorded in all districts, the highest percentage decrease occurring in the South Eastern district (18.9 per cent). The Northern Harbour district registered the most accidents: 1,257 cases, or 36.8 per cent of the total.
In the period under review, 300 traffic casualties were reported. Of these, 175 drivers sustained injuries: 136 and 34 drivers respectively suffered slight and grievous injuries. There were five fatalities among drivers. During this period, 29 other persons (13 passengers and 16 pedestrians) suffered grievous injuries, while 92 (73 passengers and 19 pedestrians) were slightly injured. Furthermore, the injuries suffered by four persons (three passengers and one pedestrian) proved fatal.
On a gender basis, slightly-injured persons in the third quarter this year numbered 228: 132 males and 96 females. Grievously-injured persons totalled 63, the majority being males. The fatalities in this quarter comprised seven males and two females. The majority of casualties were in the 25-39 age group.
A total of 73.7 per cent of casualties were caused by passenger cars while 16.0 per cent were caused by motorcycles.
In this quarter, the highest traffic casualty rate occurred on Sundays, accounting for 20.3 per cent of total casualties. The highest accident rate was recorded on Wednesdays, totalling 547 cases, and the lowest was recorded on Sundays, with 359 cases. However, Sundays topped the highest casualty-to-accident ratios.
The daily time bracket in which most accidents occur is between 09:00 and 11:59, with 757 cases, or 22.1 per cent of the total. This is followed by the 12:00-14:59 time bracket, with 727 cases. The least number of accidents occurring daily took place between 03:00 and 05:59 (81 cases).
In the period under review, the locality of St. Paul’s Bay registered the highest rate of traffic accidents, with 206 cases. Birkirkara and Marsa were next, with 188 and 185 reported accidents respectively.
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Not a nice subject to talk about but there are several factors that could reduce the amount of horrific accidents around the islands.
1. Road resurfacing – many of the roads around the island are like glass with no grip on them, if anyone needed to slam 0n their brakes they would skid for several meters before stopping, too many roads to mention are in poor condition.
2. Condition of vehicles – Many vehicles are just about road worthy if at all, don’t know how they pass a VRT. balding tyres, body panels loose and over loading are just a few sights I have witnessed.
3. Helmets/Clothing – Being a motorcyclist and having a serious accident, I know how a proper helmet and clothing saves lives. Too many times I have seen motorcyclists wear a poor excuse for a helmet, too big, no strap, out dated etc etc, and the lads who roar around in t-shirt, shorts and flip-flops are just asking for trouble.
Someone in the highway/police agencies needs to push this to ensure driving becomes a safer daily occurrence around the islands of Malta and Gozo.