Marlborough Walking and Cycling Strategy The following table shows crashes reported to the New Zealand Police in the Marlborough District involving all pedestrians and cyclists in the 10 year period from 2000 to 2009, most of which occurred in the urban areas. Table 1: All, pedestrian and cyclist crashes in Marlborough 2000-2009 % Cycle or Total Cycle Pedestrian pedestrian crashes crashes crashes crashes 2000 272 5 8 5% 2001 303 9 1 3% 2002 387 8 12 5% 2003 345 15 4 6% 2004 378 18 5 6% 2005 398 21 5 7% 2006 412 18 9 7% 2007 420 19 8 6% 2008 386 13 2 4% 2009 370 16 8 6% 3671 142 62 6% Crashes involving pedestrians There were 62 pedestrian crashes reported to the Police in Marlborough during the ten year period from 2000 to 2009. Of these crashes, 14 (or 23%) resulted in fatal or serious injuries. Of the 62 pedestrian casualties, six pedestrians were killed; eight seriously injured and 39 received minor injuries. Pedestrian crashes made up 1.7% of all crashes in Marlborough during the period 1999 to 2008, but accounted for 12% of all fatal crashes and 3% of all serious crashes indicating the vulnerability of pedestrians in road crashes. Figure 2: Pedestrian crashes by year and injury for 1999 to 2008 vi