Statistics

In 2007, 3,090 children were killed or seriously injured on the roads of Great Britain. This means that a child was killed every three days and seriously injured every three hours.
 
Pie chart

526
children were killed or seriously injured in cars

1,899
children were killed or seriously injured on foot

522
children were killed or seriously injured on bicycles

143
children were killed or seriously injured in other ways 
  
 
Of these, 55 children were killed or seriously injured on roads in North Yorkshire and York.  In 2008, this fell to 41 children being killed or seriously injured on roads in North Yorkshire and York.