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MVRUS - Accident Time Clock

The Road Traffic Collision Clock as published by The Police Service of Northern Ireland 2004
Every 8 Hours, an casualty occurs due to speed
The accident clock shows how often particular types of accidents occur. It sets out the frequency within which each recorded accident takes place.
Time interval
Type of event
55 minutes
a casualty occurs
93 minutes
an injury accident occurs
8 hours
a casualty occurs due to speed
8 hours
a child casualty occurs
14 hours
a casualty occurs due to alcohol
1.5 days
a child pedestrian casualty occurs
2.5 days
one person is killed
4 days
one 65+ pedestrian casualty occurs
33 days
one child is killed

The individual incidents recorded above translate into the following annual totals

Result of Accident Number of People
Killed
147
Seriously injured 1,183
Slightly injured 8,177
Total casualties 9,507

Every 33 days, a child is killed

Child Statistics (A child is defined as being under 16 years of age)

Result of Accident Number of Children
Children killed 11
Children seriously injured 140
Children slightly injured 951
Total child casualties 1,102

Fatalities due to excessive speed 31

Fatalities due to driver/rider alcohol or drugs 30

For further information on road traffic collisions including the problem profile of issues in Northern Ireland visit: www.roadsafetyni.gov.uk/index/road_safety_strategy_2010/strategy_review_02-12.htm
For further information on Nothern Ireland road traffic collisions including the latest annual report available, visit www.psni.police.uk
Permission to reprint material courtesy of The Police Service of Northern Ireland; Road Traffic Branch; Central Statistics Unit, 42 Montgomery Road, Belfast BT6 9LD