ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN FINLAND 1978. WITH SOME ADDITIONAL FIGURES STARTING FROM THE YEAR 1959

SUOMEN TIELIIKENNEONNETTOMUUDET VUONNA 1978. LISANA ERAITA TIETOJA VUODESTA 1959 ALKEN

Figures on 1978 motor vehicle accidents in Finland are presented in statistical tables and graphs, as well as some earlier data (1959-1977) to indicate trends and 1977 data for various European countries. Tabulated data include the number of registered motor vehicles and fatalities/1000 motor vehicles; fatal, injury-producing, and property damage accident totals for urban and rural areas; fatalities and injuries by road user (cars, motorcycles, mopeds, bicycles, tractors, other vehicles, and pedestrians); and individual road user figures by age groups. Other statistical fatality/injury data indicate: province, month, day of week, hour, accident type, pedestrian action, lighting and weather conditions, railroad crossings, and alcohol use. Numbers of accidents, fatalities, injuries, casualties, and involved vehicle types (car, delivery van, truck, bus, motorcycle, moped) per 100 million vehicle km. are presented. There were 27,065 police-reported motor vehicle accidents in Finland in 1978 (an increase of 11.4% from 1977), 610 fatalities (a 14.0% decrease), and 8701 injured persons (a 23.1% decrease). It is noted that since 1978 minor injuries have not been included in the statistics.

• Corporate Authors:

  Central Organization for Traffic Safety, Finland

  Sitratie 7
  FIN-00420 Helsinki,   Finland 
• Publication Date: 1980

Language

• Finnish

Media Info

• Pagination: 37 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fatalities; Injuries; Statistical trends; Statistics; Traffic crashes
• Geographic Terms: Finland
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00387809
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-029 535
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 30 1984 12:00AM