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Takeaways are popular Motorcycle accidents soar 50% driver casualty rate exceeds 90% rider safety draws attention

2022-11-28T04:45:07.851Z


During the epidemic, many people joined the ranks of takeaway riders. The new issue of the Legislative Council's "Data Perspective" pointed out that the number of licensed motorcycles in Hong Kong last year increased by 86% compared with 2011 to 72,000, and the number of traffic accidents involved increased significantly from 2,300 a year. to


During the epidemic, many people joined the ranks of takeaway riders. The new issue of the Legislative Council's "Data Perspective" pointed out that the number of licensed motorcycles in Hong Kong last year increased by 86% compared with 2011 to 72,000, and the number of traffic accidents involved increased significantly from 2,300 a year. Up to 3,400 cases a year.

In traffic accidents, the death rate of "skin-covered iron" motorcycle drivers is much higher than that of other modes of transportation, and the safety of drivers deserves attention.


Statistics from the Transport Department show that in traffic accidents in 2021, the casualty rate of "skin-covered iron" motorcycle drivers is as high as 90%, and the death rate is much higher than that of other modes of transportation. About 3.85 people per 1,000 drivers involved in accidents will die, which is higher than the average The level (approximately 1.03 deaths per thousand accidental drivers) is more than two times higher, and the safety of motorcyclists deserves attention.

According to the document of the Legislative Council, the accident rate of motorcycles has actually decreased in recent years, from 61 cases per 1,000 vehicles in 2011 to 49 cases per 1,000 vehicles in 2021, ranking behind buses, taxis and minibuses.

However, due to the rapid increase in the number of motorcycles in recent years, especially under the epidemic, the average annual increase of 6,500 is 2,500 higher than that before the epidemic, resulting in the number of motorcycles involved in accidents rising from 2,328 in 2011 to 3,376 in 2021, an increase of 47.8 %.

The document shows that the overall number of traffic accident casualties in 2021 will reach 21,800, a sharp increase of 1,600 or 7.8% compared with 2019 before the epidemic.

Among them, the number of pedestrian and passenger casualties has decreased, but the number of driver casualties has risen significantly to 13,500 in 2021. Among them, the proportion of motorcycle or bicycle drivers has increased significantly, from about 37% to 38% between 2017 and 2019. It will rise to 44% in 2021, with an estimated 5,940 people.

As for motorcycles alone, the number of people injured in related traffic accidents will reach 3,623 in 2021, a 26% increase from 2,878 in 2019, and the number of seriously injured people will reach 532 in 2020.

Overall, the number of traffic accidents involving casualties has been roughly stable in the past 10 years, but it has increased significantly under the epidemic: from 16,100 in 2019 to 17,800 in 2021.

In recent years, as the government has strengthened the use of technology to protect pedestrian safety, the proportion of accidents involving vehicles colliding with pedestrians prone to serious injuries has dropped from 22% to 15%, and the number of fatal and serious traffic accidents has also been reduced.

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The average monthly takeaway consumption of Hong Kong people is 1,334 yuan, which has increased by 20% under the epidemic. Hong Kong Island has the most expenditure in Hong Kong. Last year, there were 26,000 complaints about public transport services. Taxi accounted for 30% of the complaints. 2 people made a total of more than 1,000 complaints.

Source: hk1

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