BUGGY ACCIDENTS

May 1999 - April 2000

CHARTS INCLUDE COMBINED TOTALS FOR THE MONTHS LISTED

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Total buggy accidents by month (U.S. and Canada)

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This graph is a total count by area  of  all accidents types (U.S. states and Canada) .

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People injured are mostly Amish.

Killed Non-Amish - was a   motorcyclist

Killed Amish - buggy was hit by a high speed car

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See category explanations below

Listed categories were, in my opinion, the cause of the accident.  Following is a clarification of some of the categories.

Truck is semi, cement, etc.

Equipment category is farming equipment or road working equipment.

Buggy means one buggy hit another buggy or a buggy hit a car.

Human Error/Other means not being able to keep horse under control.   For example:  horse turned into wrong road. turned to quickly, etc.

Noise/roadway examples:
   uneven or wet roadway
   barking dog or animal sound
   open grate bridges
   truck or motorcycle noises