Part 7 Contributory Factors to Fatal Crashes in 2003
| CONTRIBUTORY FACTORS TO FATAL CRASHES : 2003 |
| (As reported by the SAPS to the National Fatal Accident Information Centre) |
| HUMAN FACTORS |
Urban |
Rural |
Total |
Group % |
% of Total |
| Pedestrian Jay walking |
1,373 |
2,732 |
4,106 |
40.30 |
14.06 |
| High Speed |
436 |
1,893 |
2,330 |
22.87 |
7.98 |
| Overtook when unsafe |
68 |
304 |
372 |
3.65 |
1.27 |
| Turned in front of oncoming traffic |
109 |
291 |
400 |
3.93 |
1.37 |
| Disregarded red robot |
90 |
99 |
189 |
1.86 |
0.65 |
| Followed vehicle in front too close |
15 |
55 |
69 |
0.68 |
0.24 |
| Driver suspected alcohol |
74 |
166 |
240 |
2.36 |
0.82 |
| Pedestrian suspected alcohol |
30 |
58 |
88 |
0.87 |
0.30 |
| Fatigue |
11 |
153 |
164 |
1.61 |
0.56 |
| Holding cell phone |
1 |
7 |
8 |
0.08 |
0.03 |
| Other |
56 |
308 |
364 |
3.57 |
1.25 |
| Unknown |
440 |
1,418 |
1,858 |
18.24 |
6.36 |
| Total |
2,703 |
7,485 |
10,189 |
100.00 |
34.88 |
| VEHICLE FACTORS |
Urban |
Rural |
Total |
Group % |
% of Total |
| Overloaded |
15 |
28 |
42 |
0.42 |
0.15 |
| Faulty brakes |
22 |
69 |
91 |
0.89 |
0.31 |
| Tyre burst |
23 |
305 |
329 |
3.23 |
1.12 |
| Smooth tyres |
5 |
5 |
10 |
0.10 |
0.03 |
| Lights faulty |
10 |
29 |
39 |
0.38 |
0.13 |
| Other |
367 |
649 |
1,016 |
9.99 |
3.48 |
| Unknown |
2,260 |
6,386 |
8,645 |
85.00 |
29.60 |
| Total |
2,701 |
7,471 |
10,172 |
100.00 |
34.83 |
| ROAD FACTORS |
Urban |
Rural |
Total |
Group % |
% of Total |
| Poor Visibility |
118 |
24 |
142 |
1.60 |
0.49 |
| Poor Street Lightning |
76 |
25 |
102 |
1.15 |
0.35 |
| Sharp Bend |
133 |
39 |
172 |
1.95 |
0.59 |
| Blind rise corner |
30 |
10 |
40 |
0.45 |
0.14 |
| Bad road surface |
56 |
2 |
58 |
0.66 |
0.20 |
| Road wet/slippery |
52 |
12 |
64 |
0.73 |
0.22 |
| Defective Street marking |
5 |
2 |
7 |
0.08 |
0.02 |
| Narrow road |
28 |
2 |
30 |
0.34 |
0.10 |
| Road works |
13 |
2 |
16 |
0.18 |
0.05 |
| Other |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.01 |
0.00 |
| Unknown |
6,077 |
2,137 |
8,214 |
92.85 |
28.12 |
| Total |
6,590 |
2,257 |
8,847 |
100.00 |
30.29 |
| Grand Total |
11,993 |
17,213 |
29,207 |
|
100.00 |
Please see also Part 16 : Summary of the 2003 Traffic Offence Survey