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Speeding
During 1998 speed was a causal factor in:-
- 42% of fatal crashes (up from 36% in 1997)
- 19% of serious injury crashes
- 12% of injury crashes
- 37% of speeding drivers involved in serious casualty crashes,
were males aged 17 to 25 years. This group holds only 8% of
licences.
| SPEED |
FATAL |
INJURY |
TOTAL |
| 1996 |
221 |
4122 |
4343 |
| 1997 |
208 |
3994 |
4202 |
| 1998 |
233 |
4245 |
4478 | * RTA Figs
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