Fatal and Serious (KSI) Road Traffic Collisions Caused by Careless Driving, Northern Ireland 2012-2021 has been produced by Analysis, Statistics and Research Branch (ASRB).
This bespoke analysis was commissioned by Promotion and Outreach Branch, Department for Infrastructure (DfI), and supplements the NI Road Safety Strategy (NIRSS) to 2020 Annual Statistical Report.
The publication is available on the ASRB website at:
Key Points
Trend Information
- Careless driving KSI casualties have fallen by 35% since the start of the trend in 2002 and are down17% from the 2004-2008 baseline. However, there has been an increase of KSIs attributed to careless driving from 2016 onwards.
- In 2021 there were 486 careless driving KSI casualties, accounting for 57% of all KSIs. This is a higher than the equivalent figure of 48% for the 2004-2008 baseline.
Careless Driving KSI Casualty Profile
In 2012-2021:
- Between 2012 and 2021 the most common principal careless driving causation factor for KSI casualties was “Inattention or attention diverted” with 926 KSI casualties, which was 23% of all careless driving KSIs casualties (4,332) in the same period. The second most common factor was “Wrong course/position” with 690 (14%).
- 70% of drivers responsible for careless driving KSIs between 2012 and 2021 were male.
- Between 2012 and 2021 63% of careless driving KSIs were male.
- Examining careless driving KSI casualties by road user type, 2,612 (60%) were car users of whom 1,803 were drivers (42%) and 809 were passengers (19%). Of the other 1,720 KSI casualties, 698 (16%) were motorcyclists, 490 (11%) were pedestrian, 425 were pedal cyclists (10%) and the remainder were comprised of 107 other road users (2%).
- Those aged 35-49 accounted for 909 (21%) of careless driving KSIs while those aged 50-64 accounted for 875 (20%) and those aged 16-24 accounted for 822 (19%).
- Of the 4,332 people that were killed or seriously injured over the ten-year period where the principal causation was attributed to careless driving, 1,565 (36%) of the casualties were responsible for the collision in which they were injured.
- Car drivers were responsible for the majority (57%) of their own injuries with 1,025 out of the 1,803.
- Almost half (47%) of all careless driving KSI collisions occurred between 1pm and 7pm.
Notes to editors:
Fatal and Serious (KSI) Road Traffic Collisions Caused by Careless Driving, Northern Ireland 2012-2021 is part of a suite of problem profiles produced over the last few years.
- The majority of the data within the report derives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Road Traffic Collision Statistics, and is typically based on the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2021. The report first looks at the overall trend in Careless Driving KSI casualty numbers from 2002 until 2021. The principal causation of Careless Driving KSIs in 2012-2021 is then examined, followed by analysis of who was deemed responsible, who was injured and when and where collisions occur.
- The Department will use the information presented in this publication to support policy development. The report provides departmental officials with the current picture of Careless Driving KSI casualties and provides evidence to allow them to consider the best ways to try to reduce casualty numbers.
- Further information and electronic copies of Fatal and Serious (KSI) Road Traffic Collisions Caused by Careless Driving, Northern Ireland 2021-2021 are available at:
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