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WQ.157/2019
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR HOME AFFAIRS BY DEPUTY K.G. PAMPLIN OF ST. SAVIOUR
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 26th MARCH 2019
Question
Will the Minister provide a breakdown from the past 5 years of road traffic accidents / incidents (including indications of where injuries were incurred by anyone) which occurred because of –
- speeding;
- carelessness;
- drink-driving;
- use of a mobile phone or similar device; and
- other forms of dangerous driving?
Answer
The following table shows the number of road traffic collisions broken down by year and seriousness of casualty.
For reference, the Road Traffic (Jersey) Law 1956 defines "serious injury" as an injury that:
results in a fracture of any bone (except simple fractures of fingers, toes or nose);
involves lacerations which cause severe haemorrhage, nerve, muscle or tendon damage;
involves injury to any internal organ; or
involves second or third degree burns, or any burns affecting more than 5 per cent of the body
surface.
