2 comments so far.There were four fatalities in the second quarter of 2010
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In the second quarter, the number of reported traffic accidents reached 3,838, an increase of 144 cases over the corresponding quarter last year. Increases were recorded in all districts except Gozo, the biggest percentage increase (8.8 per cent) occurring in the Northern district. The Northern Harbour district registered most accidents – 1,447 cases, or 37.7 per cent of the tota.
In the quarter under review, 283 traffic casualties were reported, of which 166 involved drivers. There were three fatalities among drivers, while 125 injuries in this group were slight and another 38 were reported as grievous. During this period 28 other persons (12 passengers and 16 pedestrians) suffered grievous injuries, while 88 (59 passengers and 29 pedestrians) were slightly injured. Furthermore, the injuries suffered by one passenger proved fatal.
On a gender basis, slightly-injured persons in the second quarter numbered 213: 114 males and 99 females. Grievously-injured persons totalled 66, the majority being males. The fatalities in the quarter under review comprised three males and one female. The majority of male and female casualties were in the 25-39 age bracket.
77.0 per cent of traffic casualties were caused by passenger cars, followed by motorcycles at 12.7 per cent; 9.9 per cent were caused by goods-carrying vehicles.
In the second quarter, the highest traffic casualty rate occurred on Sundays, accounting for 21.2 per cent of total casualties. The highest accident rate was recorded on Fridays, totalling 621 cases, and the lowest on Sundays, with 455 cases. However, Sundays topped the highest casualty-to-accident ratios.
The daily time bracket in which most accidents occur is between 12:00 and 14:59, with 866 cases, or 22.6 per cent of the total. This is followed by the 09:00-11:59 time bracket, with 772 cases. The lowest number of accidents happened between 00:00 and 02:59 (104 cases).
In the period under review, Birkirkara registered the highest rate of traffic accidents, with 226 cases. Marsa and Qormi were next, with 210 and 204 reported accidents respectively.
As a Tourist I can honestly say that anyone driving on Maltese roads is taking hs or her life into their own hands, most drivers simply cannot drive and respect other road users, whats needed is more police patrols and plain clothes police patrols with unmarked vehiclesm as we have in the Netherlands.
Sorry Rob, but I think you are now talking to deaf ears, these people will never learn, come back again in about another century, maybe they’ll listen to reason, in the mean time bus it, Oh leave your push bike back in Holland if I were you for obvious reason