Samenvatting
The main points for 1998: a) There were 52,575 recorded road traffic accidents in New South Wales during 1998 resulting in 26,971 casualties, of which 556; b) The estimated cost to the community of these road traffic accidents was $2,150 million; c) The number of persons killed was down by 20 (3%) on the previous year and was the equal lowest annual fatality total since 1949. The number of persons injured was down by 1,961 (8%); d) The number of pedestrians killed was the lowest since records began in 1938; e) The average number of persons killed per fatal accident was the lowest since 1994.