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. 2022 May 6;22:74. doi: 10.1186/s12873-022-00609-5

Table 3.

Motor vehicle crash incidents, by crash characteristics and lights and sirens (L&S) response

Not L&S L&S Total Total
n n n Col %
Accident Type
 Intersection 4,230 653 4,883 40.8%
 Midblock 2,513 586 3,099 25.9%
Airbag deployed
 Any airbag deployed 3,280 571 3,851 32.2%
 No airbag deployed 6,920 1,200 8,120 67.8%
Alignment
 Curve 861 206 1,067 8.9%
 Straight 4,669 850 5,519 46.1%
Atmosphere
 Clear 3,207 694 3,901 32.6%
 Dust/Smoke 5 1 6 0.1%
 Fog/Mist 12 3 15 0.1%
 Fog/smoke/dust 0 1 1 0.0%
 Overcast 277 90 367 3.1%
 Raining 358 55 413 3.5%
Day of the week
 Monday 1,384 189 1,573 13.1%
 Tuesday 1,481 261 1,742 14.6%
 Wednesday 1,537 234 1,771 14.8%
 Thursday 1,552 271 1,823 15.2%
 Friday 1,683 297 1,980 16.5%
 Saturday 1,360 258 1,618 13.5%
 Sunday 1,203 261 1,464 12.2%
Ejected
 Anyone ejected 63 62 125 1.0%
 No one ejected 10,137 1,709 11,846 99.0%
Grade
 Crest of hill 78 18 96 0.8%
 Level 3,321 668 3,989 33.3%
 Slope 666 186 852 7.1%
Lighting
 Daylight 4,867 824 5,691 47.5%
 Dawn/Dusk 479 75 554 4.6%
 Dark—street lights on 1,095 257 1,352 11.3%
 Dark—Street Lights Off 19 6 25 0.2%
 Dark—Street Lights Not Provided 69 46 115 1.0%
Not ambulant
 Anyone not ambulant 140 116 256 2.1%
 Everyone ambulant 10,060 1,655 11,715 97.9%
Older
 Any aged ≥ 75 years 739 120 859 7.2%
 Everyone aged ≤ 74 years 9,461 1,651 11,112 92.8%
Single versus Multi-vehicle
 2 or more vehicles 5,314 689 6,003 50.1%
 Single vehicle 1,423 326 1,749 14.6%
Surface
 Sealed 3,321 668 3,989 33.3%
 Unsealed 78 18 96 0.8%
Rollover
 Any vehicle rolled 377 67 44 0.4%
 No vehicle rolled 9,823 1,704 11,527 96.3%
Trapped
 Anyone trapped 444 303 747 6.2%
 No one trapped 9,756 1,468 11,224 93.8%
Under
 Anyone ≤ 12 years 455 92 547 4.6%
 Everyone ≥ 13 years 9,745 1,679 11,424 95.4%
Vulnerable
 Motor vehicle occupant 6,866 854 7,720 64.5%
 Vulnerable 1,943 536 2,479 20.7%
 Total 10,200 1,771 11,971 100.0%

*Components may not sum to the total due to missing data