The following table relates to 2011. It is extracted from the DfT data here. It is clear that both speeding and mobile phone use are trivial recorded causes of road traffic accidents.
|
Killed |
Serious |
Slight |
All injury |
|
| Total number of casualties |
1,752 |
20,396 |
142,198 |
164,346 |
| Total causes |
4,447 |
49,012 |
337,012 |
390,460 |
| Speeding as % total causes |
5.44% |
2.81% |
2.2% |
2.3% |
| Phone as % total causes |
0.52% |
0.15% |
0.14% |
0.15% |
Providing a powerful example of the disconnect that exists between public policy and the data. Both mobile phone use and speeding are categorised as heinous sins, yet neither is of significance in causing road traffic accidents, despite both being extremely common.
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