The Scottish Government

Table 7

Accidents

Light and Road Surface Condition

Built-up

Non built-up

Total

Fatal

Fatal & Serious

All Severities

Fatal

Fatal & Serious

All Severities

Fatal

Fatal & Serious

All Severities

Light Condition

Daylight

1994-98 average

60

1,471

7,857

138

1,140

3,869

198

2,611

11,726

1998

69

1,315

7,832

141

1,122

4,058

210

2,437

11,890

1999

44

1,272

7,288

113

1,058

3,825

157

2,330

11,113

2000

54

1,206

7,056

137

1,040

3,733

191

2,246

10,789

2001

50

1,034

6,774

139

1,049

3,765

189

2,083

10,539

2002

40

1,032

6,490

133

954

3,677

173

1,986

10,167

1998-2002 average

51

1,172

7,088

133

1,045

3,812

184

2,216

10,900

Darkness

1994-98 average

49

816

3,122

89

576

1,660

137

1,392

4,782

1998

47

685

2,911

82

535

1,718

129

1,220

4,629

1999

51

664

2,701

77

500

1,602

128

1,164

4,303

2000

39

560

2,710

67

497

1,621

106

1,057

4,331

2001

41

612

2,660

79

451

1,523

120

1,063

4,183

2002

31

559

2,676

71

399

1,474

102

958

4,150

1998-2002 average

42

616

2,732

75

476

1,588

117

1,092

4,319

Road Surface Condition

Dry

1994-98 average

60

1,397

6,760

124

872

2,592

184

2,269

9,352

1998

65

1,203

6,328

119

803

2,568

184

2,006

8,896

1999

63

1,197

6,087

99

771

2,376

162

1,968

8,463

2000

54

1,088

5,852

105

763

2,370

159

1,851

8,222

2001

50

994

5,840

113

722

2,324

163

1,716

8,164

2002

40

951

5,366

96

626

2,170

136

1,577

7,536

1998-2002 average

54

1,087

5,895

106

737

2,362

161

1,824

8,256

Wet/Damp/Flood

1994-98 average

47

848

3,975

93

737

2,485

141

1,585

6,460

1998

49

771

4,225

96

777

2,790

145

1,548

7,015

1999

31

696

3,645

83

686

2,503

114

1,382

6,148

2000

39

651

3,677

91

680

2,541

130

1,331

6,218

2001

39

605

3,286

96

648

2,407

135

1,253

5,693

2002

30

623

3,634

104

647

2,651

134

1,270

6,285

1998-2002 average

38

669

3,693

94

688

2,578

132

1,357

6,272

Snow/Frost/Ice

1994-98 average

1

41

245

9

108

451

10

149

696

1998

2

26

190

8

77

418

10

103

608

1999

1

41

245

7

89

514

8

130

759

2000

0

26

229

8

80

392

8

106

621

2001

2

46

301

8

113

523

10

159

824

2002

1

15

154

4

62

291

5

77

445

1998-2002 average

1

31

224

7

84

428

8

115

651

All conditions ⁽¹⁾

1994-98 average

108

2,287

10,980

227

1,716

5,528

335

4,003

16,508

1998

116

2,000

10,743

223

1,657

5,776

339

3,657

16,519

1999

95

1,936

9,989

190

1,558

5,427

285

3,494

15,416

2000

93

1,766

9,766

204

1,537

5,354

297

3,303

15,120

2001

91

1,646

9,434

218

1,500

5,288

309

3,146

14,722

2002

71

1,591

9,166

204

1,353

5,151

275

2,944

14,317

1998-2002 average

93

1,788

9,820

208

1,521

5,399

301

3,309

15,219