Where do most casualties among pedestrians occur and which vehicles are their crash opponents?

Answer

Most serious road crashes among pedestrians occur in the urban area and with a car as crash opponent. Since 2009, the exact crash locations have only been registered infrequently. In most cases, however, the registration does include whether the crash occurred in or outside the urban area. Figure 5 shows that, in 2009-2018, an average of 32% of pedestrian road deaths and 9.5% of serious pedestrian road injuries occurred outside the urban area.

Figure 5. Distribution of pedestrian fatalities and serious injuries, inside or outside the urban area, average percentages in 2009-2018 (source: Statistics Netherlands, SWOV).

Apart from cars, motorised two-wheelers  – (light) mopeds and motorcycles – and delivery vans are the two most common crash opponents of pedestrians in serious road crashes (see Figure 6).

Figure 6. Distribution of killed or seriously injured pedestrians according to crash opponent, average percentages in 2009-2018 (source: Statistics Netherlands, SWOV).

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