Introduction

Data about the number of pedestrians in a developed country, who have been killed in
motor vehicle crashes in the year 2012, has been presented into the following tables and
charts.

Table 1 - Pedestrians Killed by Time of Day on Weekdays

Time of Day
No. of fatalities
12:00-2:59 a.m.
155
3:00-5:59 a.m.
142
6:00-8:59 a.m.
304
9:00-11:59 a.m.
279
12:00-2:59 p.m.
309
3:00-5:59 p.m.
601
6:00-8:59 p.m.
94
9:00-11:59 p.m.
470
Total
2354

In Table 1, figures have been provided for the number of pedestrians killed on
Mondays to Fridays for the whole year. The time of the day has been divided into 8 equal

Weekday
30.0
25.0
20.0
15.0

Percentage/%

10.0
5.0
0.0

Time of the Day

Figure 1 - The percentage of fatalities by time of day on weekdays

Time of Day

12:00-2:59 a.m.

9%
3:00-5:59 a.m.
8%

6:00-8:59
a.m.
16%

9:00-11:59 a.m.

8%
16%
8%

12:00-2:59 p.m.

3:00-5:59
13% p.m.

6:00-8:59 p.m.
23%

9:00-11:59 p.m.