Road traffic accidents
Road traffic accidents 2011: 523 people killed; lowest number of accidents, people injured and killed since 1961; more drink-drive fatalities
In 2011, the number of Austrian road traffic accidents
with personal injury fell by 0.6% to 35 129 compared to 2010. The number
of people injured decreased by 1.8% to 45 025. A total of 523 road users
were killed in accidents, 29 less than in 2010
The number of drink-drive accidents also declined slightly by 0.7%, while by contrast the number of people killed in drink-drive accidents increased by 54.5% (from 33 to 51). In 2011, every tenth person killed in a road accident fell victim of a drink-drive accident (in 2010 every seventeenth).
For more detailed information please refer to the German version.
| Accidents, persons injured and killed by Länder |  |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drink drive accidents, persons injured and killed by Länder | | | |
| Road accidents involving children (aged 0-14 years) by Länder | | | |
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