THE Bahamas recorded 10,563 traffic accidents in 2011, with 44 of them being fatal, according to statistics from the Royal Bahamas Police Force.

Of those accidents, 8,653 were in New Providence, 1,160 in Grand Bahama and 750 in the Family Islands.

Of the 44 traffic fatalities, 22 were in New Providence, 10 in Grand Bahama and 12 in the Family Islands.

In 93 per cent of the fatalities the driver was killed, followed by pedestrian deaths and passenger deaths which represented 36 per cent and 27 per cent respectively.

Forty-one of the people killed were men and three were women.

Police also issued 20,190 traffic ticke ...

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