In the context of the continuous improvement of road accidents statistics information, this press release provides, for the first time, a preliminary estimate of a trend for road accidents occurred during the year; these data, referred to the first six months of 2015, increase the timeliness in the assessment of the actions to address the problem.<\/p>\n
During the first semester 2015, it is estimated a number of road accidents resulting in death or injury just under 85 thousand. The number of deaths, within thirty days, is 1,596, while the injured persons would be 119,599.<\/p>\n
Considering the final data for the same period of 2014, the preliminary estimates shows a decrease of road accidents resulting in death or injury of 2.9% and of injuries (-3.8%), while an increase of deaths has been registered (+1,0%), (Table 1 and Chart 2). During the first six months of 2015, a trend inversion of the deaths number decrease, rising the distance from the goal of a 50% victims reduction within 2020 (Chart 3).<\/p>\n
With reference to the first semester of 2001, the number of killed decreased by 51.4%, while between 2010 and 2015, considering the first semester, the percentage change was equal to -19.0% (Charts 1 and 2).<\/p>\n
The mortality index, calculated as the percentage ratio between the number of deaths and the number of accidents resulting in death or injury, is equal to 1.88. This value has a slight increase compared with the same index in the first semester of 2014 (1.81).<\/p>\n
On inside urban area roads and minor rural roads, 76.1% road accidents, 72.7% injured and 47.4% killed are recorded. The number of killed increases by 7.4%, with respect of the same period in 2014. The mortality index is equal to 1.17, it was 1.06 in the first semester of 2014.<\/p>\n
On the motorways 5.2% of road accidents , 6.2% of injured and 8.8% of killed were recorded. The number of victims, for this road category, shows a decrease compared to 2014 equal to 4.1%. Moreover, on the basis of the preliminary results, it would be recorded 3.14 deaths per 100 road accidents (3.34 in 2014).<\/p>\n
On the rural roads, 18.7% out of total accidents, with 21.1% injured and 43.9% killed were recorded; the percentage change of victims number, in respect of the period January-June 2014, is equal to -4.1%. The mortality index is equal to 4.42 deaths per 100 road accidents (4.38 in 2014). (Charts 4 and 5).<\/p>\n
The year 2015 shows a mobility recovery. In fact, preliminary data available indicates that the new registrations of passenger cars, during the period January-June 2015, increased by 15.6% over the same period of the previous year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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