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The following are the stark facts regarding British road casualties for
2007:
- 595 people are slightly injured every day (on average)
- 76 people are seriously injured every day (on average)
- 8 people die every day (on average)
47% of the fatalities were vulnerable road users (22% pedestrians, 20% motorcyclists, 5% cyclists).
The casualty figures for Derbyshire
for recent years are:
| |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| Fatal |
58 |
39 |
57 |
59 |
41 |
48 |
42 |
| Serious |
559 |
546 |
551 |
520 |
516 |
435 |
430 |
| Slight |
3712 |
3564 |
3617 |
3331 |
3360 |
3407 |
3105 |
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