1,551, or roughly 51% of all parked vehicle accidents involved persons aged 16 to 34, the largest age group involved in these accidents. We analyzed the following information on this age group.

2.1 70% of parked vehicle accidents involve ordinary passenger car and moped 1st class   Fig. 13 shows a graphic representation of the 1,551 parked vehicle accidents involving persons aged 16 to 34, according to the party causing the accident. 569 accidents ending in fatality, serious or minor injury were caused by drivers of ordinary passenger car, and 503 were caused by drivers of moped 1st class. These two together accounted for roughly 69% of the total.

Fig. 13 Number of parked vehicle accidents by the party causing the accident (ages 16 to 34)

2.2 Both ordinary passenger car and moped 1st class accidents are mostly occured at night   Most parked vehicle accidents involving ordinary passenger cars occurred from midnight to 2:00 a.m., and most of those involving mopeds 1st class occurred from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m.

Fig. 14 Number of parked vehicle accidents involving ordinary passenger cars and mopeds 1st class by time range (ages 16 to 34)

2.3 Most moped 1st class accidents involv teenagers from 16-17 years old   In Fig. 15 the bar graph on the left shows that persons aged 20 to 27 were involved in most accidents with ordinary passenger cars, the greatest number occurring with those aged 22 to 23.   The bar graph on the right shows persons aged 16 to 21 were involved in most accidents with mopeds 1st class, the greatest number occurring with those aged 16 to 17.

Fig. 15 Number of parked vehicle accidents involving ordinary passenger cars and mopeds 1st class by age range (ages 16 to 34)

2.4 Many moped 1st class fatalities involve the slipping-off of helmets   In 473 of the 503 accidents, moped 1st class drivers were wearing their helmets. However, of the 17 accidents involving fatalities, 10 of the moped 1st class drivers were not wearing their helmets properly, accounting for roughly 59% of all fatal accidents (Fig. 16).

Fig. 16 Percentage of those involved in parked car accidents wearing a helmet (ages 16 to 34)

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Case 1. Large-sized truck crashed to light passenger car   Vehicle A is travelling roughly 60 km/h along the second (right) lane of a 4-lane road, and tries to pass a slower vehicle ahead by moving into the left lane. The driver checked behind his vehicle and turned his handle to the left, then noticed Vehicle B parked in the left lane with its hazard lights blinking. Driver A attempted to avoid collision but was too late and collided with Vehicle B. The result was a sprained cervical vertebrae, a minor injury.

Case 2. Light truck crashed to the parked trailer   Vehicle A was proceeding down a long, gradual slope and was off guard because it was early morning with little traffic, so did not notice the trailer truck that had unhitched its trailer and was parked at the roadside. Driver A braked but was too late and collided with the back of the trailer. The result was a broken jawbone, a serious injury.

Case 3. Motorcycle crashed to the parked ordinary truck   Vehicle A travelling at approximately 45 km/h at night and paying attention to an incoming vehicle so was too late to notice the ordinary transport vehicle parked ahead to his left. Driver A collided with the Vehicle B, fractured his skull, and later died.

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Institute for Traffic Accident Research and Data Analysis (ITARDA)