28 September 2006
ANNUAL TRANSPORT STATISTICS PUBLISHED
The number of roads deaths occurring as a result of road collisions fell by 8 per cent from 147 in 2004-05 to 135 in 2005-06.
This was one of the statistical facts revealed in the Northern Ireland Transport Statistics 05-06.
The publication is produced by the Central Statistics and Research Branch of the Department for Regional Development and contains information on vehicle registrations, driver and vehicle testing, road network, road freight, road safety, public transport, air transport and general transport statistics for use in Northern Ireland.
Key Points
There were 917,399 vehicles licensed in Northern Ireland by the 31 December 2005. Of these, 83% were Private Light Goods vehicles (PLGs).
The Renault Clio was the most popular model of car licensed in 2005 and accounted for 4% of all PLGs.
55,745 car 'Learner' driving tests were conducted in Northern Ireland during 2005-06, up 38% on the 40,321 tests conducted during 2004-05.
Almost 60 million tonnes of freight were transported by road within Northern Ireland by goods vehicles weighing over 3.5 tonnes in 2005.
During 2005-06 there were 7.7 million rail passenger journeys made, which is an increase of 12% from 2004-05.
From 2004-05 to 2005-06 the number of passenger journeys on Ulsterbus has decreased slightly from 45.2 to 43.4 million and increased from 19.9 to 23.8 million on Citybus.
Belfast International Airport was the 11 busiest commercial airport in UK in 2005 and accounted for just over 2% of all UK terminal passengers.
During 2005-06, 755,388 tonnes of petroleum were delivered for use in Northern Ireland, almost 2% more than in 2004-05.
For further information please contact:
Central Statistics and Research Branch,
Department of the Environment (NI),
Room 4.02, Clarence Court,
10-18 Adelaide Street,
Belfast BT2 8GB
Telephone: 028 9054 0801
E mail address: csrb@drdni.gov.uk
Internet: http://www.drdni.gov.uk/DRDwww_Statistics/Media queries to Emma Flynn Davies, Department for Regional Development, Press Office, 028 9054 0372
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