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Number of IM reports once again rises in 2011 by more than 10%
Thursday 29 March 2012 (update 30 March 2012)
In 2011, the number of incident reports on IM roads rose for the fifth successive year by more than 10%. The LCM dealt with 75,736 IM reports, a rise of 12% as compared to 2010. The rise was caused by a rapid increase in the number of breakdown movements: from 26,766 in 2010 to 34,846 (+ 30%) in 2011. As a result the share of breakdown movements in the total number of IM reports rose from 40% to 46%. The number of wasted callouts also rose (+ 8%), while the number of reported accidents fell slightly (-/- 4%).
The number of IM reports on the underlying road network rose sharply (+ 38%). This was partially due to the introduction of incident management in Limburg and the expansion of the IM network in the Province of Noord-Holland. The rise was however further amplified by a doubling (+ 96%) in the number of breakdown movements on these roads. The growth in the number of IM reports on the trunk road network was more moderate (+ 10%), but at 6,260 reports represented the lion's share of the growth.
| Report type | 2011 | 2010 | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 21.754 | 22.192 | (2%) |
| Breakdown movement | 34.846 | 26.766 | 30% |
| Wasted callout | 16.142 | 14.959 | 8% |
| Unattended vehicle | 2.977 | 3.113 | (4%) |
| Unknown | 17 | 359 | |
| Trunk road network | 68.135 | 61.875 | 10% |
| Underlying road network | 7.551 | 5.459 | 38% |
| Unknown | 50 | 55 | |
| Police | 30.334 | 32.939 | (8%) |
| Dept of Transport, Public Works and Water Management | 35.440 | 27.551 | 29% |
| ANWB and other | 9.962 | 6.899 | 44% |
| Total | 75.736 | 67.389 | 12% |
The importance of the police as a source of IM reports fell further. The number of reports from police control rooms fell from 32,939 in 2010 to 30,334 in 2011 (-/- 8%). As a consequence, the share of police reports in the total number of reports fell from 49% in 2010 to 40% in 2011. This downturn was not only due to the fact that the police above all report accidents while the proportion of accidents in the total number of IM reports fell; the police was also responsible for a smaller share of accident reports. Whereas in 2010, 79% of all accidents on IM roads was still reported by the police, in 2011 the share had fallen to 74%.
The breakdown of IM reports in 2011 across the various recovery districts is shown in the enclosed table.