NUMBER OF TRAFFIC OFFENCES COMMITTED BY TYPE OF OFFENDERS, 1975-1977

YEAR 1975 1976 1977 CLASSIFICATION _______________________________________________________________ Motorists 98,230* 203,463 174,235 Motor-cyclists 9,250* 19,410 21,051 Cyclists 3,393* 1,305 1,261 +Pedestrians - - 23,223 _______________________________________________________________ Total 142,313** 224,178 219,770 _______________________________________________________________ * These figures exclude those recorded in the months of January and February of 1975 as records were then not kept to reveal a breakdown of the offenders according to the categories requested for. During these two months, the total number of traffic offences committed was 31,440. **The total figure for the year 1975 includes the number 31,440 for January and February. + The Pedestrian Rules, 1977 came into effect on 1st September, 1977. Thus records were only kept from 1st September, 1977, onwards.