It also concerns 28 fewer deaths than in 2020. The decrease is mainly seen among men. “In 2021, 427 men died in traffic, 26 fewer than in 2020. In 2021 there were 155 road deaths among women, in 2020 there were 157,” according to CBS.
According to Statistics Netherlands, it is difficult to say exactly what caused the decrease. It seems to a spokesperson “logical” that it has something to do with the reduced traffic as a result of the corona measures. According to him, there may also be a connection with, for example, campaigns against driving with alcohol.
Most of the victims were cyclists and car occupants. In addition, 52 motorcyclists, 49 moped riders, 43 pedestrians and 32 scooter drivers died. Half of the road deaths were 60 years or older.
According to the CBS, most fatal accidents, namely 326, were caused by a collision with a moving vehicle. “The other 256 road deaths (44 percent) were due to a single-vehicle traffic accident, 26 percent had a fatal traffic accident without a collision.” This concerns, for example, people who fell from their bicycle or crashed with their motorcycle. 18 percent of road deaths died after a collision with a solid object such as a tree.
Most traffic victims were in Gelderland and South Holland last year, in both provinces there were 94 traffic fatalities.