Traffic accidents occurred on the highways in January-September 2020
In January-September 2020, 1145 or 10.1% less traffic accidents occurred in comparison with the corresponding period of 2019, the number of victims of these events decreased by 12.0% to 1527 persons. 504 of suffered persons died and 1023 of them were injured. 41.7% of accidents happened in the daytime, 38.3% - at night time, 20.0% - during twilight, 29.8% of accidents occurred on Saturdays and Sundays.
89.3% of traffic accidents happened in settlements; number of persons died as a result of these accidents compared with the corresponding period of the last year decreased by 1.5% and made 393 persons, number of injured persons decreased by 16.2% and made 951 persons.
Number of traffic accidents and persons injured
Number of indicators | In January-September 2020 | Compared to January-September 2019, percentage |
All traffic accidents - Total | 1145 | 89,9 |
By location: | ||
Highways | 122 | 83,0 |
Settlements | 1023 | 90,8 |
Light condition: | ||
Daytime | 477 | 81,1 |
During twilight | 229 | 101,3 |
Night time | 439 | 95,4 |
Road condition: | ||
Dry road cover | 1092 | 89,4 |
Other (wet, ice etc.) | 53 | 101,9 |
Number of injuries, person | 1527 | 88,0 |
Died | 504 | 90,5 |
Injuries | 1023 | 86,8 |
41.6% of all traffic accidents happened with participation of transport means and pedestrians, 34.1% - several transport means, 24.3% - one mode of transport.
81.3% of persons died and 75.3% of injured as a result of traffic accidents were men.
17 accidents occurred because of drunk driving and caused death or injury, where 10 persons died, 14 persons injured. 82.4% of such accidents have been committed by drivers of motor-cars.
In January-September 2020, the number of administrative violation of traffic rules was 2846.5 thousand. 34.4% of violations were detected on exceeding the speed on the road, 20.7% - violation of the parking or stopping rules, 8.7% - disobedience the requirements of the traffic and road signs, 8.3% - continue the movement during the traffic light or the regulator’s warning sign is active, 7.3% - driving without seat belt, 4.1% - violation of the anti-epidemic regime, sanitary and quarantine regimes, 3.2% - failure to sign compulsory insurance contract and the rest by other reasons. Penalties in amount of 93.2 million manats were applied because of violation of traffic rules.
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