The Scottish Government

Table 16
Estimated distance between the home of the driver or rider and the location of the accident by type of vehicle and police force area in which the accident occurred ⁽¹⁾
Year: 2003

Drivers and riders

Northern

Grampian

Tayside

Fife

Lothian & Borders

Central

Strathclyde

Dumfries & Galloway

Total

Pedal cycle rider

Postcode, invalid or not known

12

7

-

8

34

6

52

2

121

Driver from elsewhere in the UK

1

-

-

-

2

-

2

-

5

Scottish driver, distance not known

-

-

-

2

2

-

4

-

8

Vehicle parked and unattended

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Non - UK driver

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

2

Up to 2 km

20

42

39

22

120

31

141

22

437

Over 2 up to 5 km

3

13

15

4

41

9

45

3

133

Over 5 up to 10 km

-

3

3

1

22

3

32

4

68

Over 10 up to 20 km

2

1

2

5

5

4

12

1

32

Over 20 up to 50 km

-

3

-

1

7

-

7

1

19

Over 50 km

-

3

-

5

3

1

2

-

14

Total

39

72

59

48

236

54

298

33

839

Motor cycle rider

Postcode, invalid or not known

24

18

4

6

24

11

60

4

151

Driver from elsewhere in the UK

12

-

2

-

12

5

10

10

51

Scottish driver, distance not known

1

-

1

-

1

-

10

-

13

Vehicle parked and unattended

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

2

Non - UK driver

13

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

15

Up to 2 km

16

18

28

14

62

20

100

7

265

Over 2 up to 5 km

5

22

11

20

51

10

68

1

188

Over 5 up to 10 km

5

15

10

15

40

2

38

5

130

Over 10 up to 20 km

4

18

9

10

32

9

28

7

117

Over 20 up to 50 km

7

21

12

10

30

12

26

8

126

Over 50 km

29

6

19

-

7

6

24

3

94

Total

116

118

96

75

259

75

368

45

1,152

Car driver

Postcode, invalid or not known

200

210

65

90

388

98

1,597

89

2,737

Driver from elsewhere in the UK

64

20

39

9

101

23

125

40

421

Scottish driver, distance not known

1

3

2

12

7

8

188

8

229

Vehicle parked and unattended

3

2

-

-

-

-

71

-

76

Non - UK driver

47

9

1

-

-

5

16

-

78

Up to 2 km

104

263

330

240

738

270

2,108

90

4,143

Over 2 up to 5 km

83

221

258

177

628

190

1,425

73

3,055

Over 5 up to 10 km

83

207

182

205

547

144

1,113

60

2,541

Over 10 up to 20 km

102

168

194

131

399

119

842

63

2,018

Over 20 up to 50 km

97

174

162

81

346

96

536

46

1,538

Over 50 km

169

98

121

33

152

47

188

35

843

Total

953

1,375

1,354

978

3,306

1,000

8,209

504

17,679

Other driver or rider ⁽²⁾

Postcode, invalid or not known

29

39

39

23

125

26

369

36

686

Driver from elsewhere in the UK

9

6

14

1

25

7

45

21

128

Scottish driver, distance not known

-

3

-

3

6

-

32

2

46

Vehicle parked and unattended

4

-

-

-

-

-

6

-

10

Non - UK driver

4

-

2

-

-

2

5

-

13

Up to 2 km

14

34

23

13

90

13

174

11

372

Over 2 up to 5 km

15

37

34

19

138

24

267

12

546

Over 5 up to 10 km

17

24

25

23

166

30

271

13

569

Over 10 up to 20 km

21

34

21

23

178

22

232

8

539

Over 20 up to 50 km

23

61

39

21

150

38

157

28

517

Over 50 km

43

31

54

18

67

7

65

20

305

Total

179

269

251

144

945

169

1,623

151

3,731

All drivers and riders

Postcode, invalid or not known

265

274

108

127

571

141

2,078

131

3,695

Driver from elsewhere in the UK

86

26

55

10

140

35

182

71

605

Scottish driver, distance not known

2

6

3

17

16

8

234

10

296

Vehicle parked and unattended

7

2

-

-

-

-

79

-

88

Non - UK driver

65

9

3

-

-

7

24

-

108

Up to 2 km

154

357

420

289

1,010

334

2,523

130

5,217

Over 2 up to 5 km

106

293

318

220

858

233

1,805

89

3,922

Over 5 up to 10 km

105

249

220

244

775

179

1,454

82

3,308

Over 10 up to 20 km

129

221

226

169

614

154

1,114

79

2,706

Over 20 up to 50 km

127

259

213

113

533

146

726

83

2,200

Over 50 km

241

138

194

56

229

61

279

58

1,256

Total

1,287

1,834

1,760

1,245

4,746

1,298

10,498

733

23,401