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Table 7: Accidents

Accidents by light condition, road surface condition(1), severity
Built-up and non built-up roads
Years: 1994-98 and 2000-2004 averages, 2000 to 2004

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

2000

54

1,206

7,058

137

1,040

3,735

191

2,246

10,793

2001

50

1,034

6,775

139

1,050

3,769

189

2,084

10,544

2002

40

1,037

6,503

133

955

3,681

173

1,992

10,184

2003

47

951

6,218

127

898

3,688

174

1,849

9,906

2004

48

875

6,267

121

889

3,695

169

1,764

9,962

2000-2004 average

48

1,021

6,564

131

966

3,714

179

1,987

10,278

Darkness

1994-98 average

49

816

3,122

89

576

1,660

137

1,392

4,782

2000

39

560

2,710

67

497

1,622

106

1,057

4,332

2001

41

613

2,660

79

452

1,522

120

1,065

4,182

2002

31

558

2,675

70

400

1,475

101

958

4,150

2003

38

519

2,514

86

423

1,482

124

942

3,996

2004

41

439

2,397

71

391

1,496

112

830

3,893

2000-2004 average

38

538

2,591

75

433

1,519

113

970

4,111

Road Surface Condition

Dry

1994-98 average

60

1,397

6,760

124

872

2,592

184

2,269

9,352

2000

54

1,088

5,854

105

763

2,372

159

1,851

8,226

2001

50

994

5,841

113

723

2,326

163

1,717

8,167

2002

40

954

5,375

96

626

2,170

136

1,580

7,545

2003

50

961

5,712

112

707

2,519

162

1,668

8,231

2004

52

848

5,391

99

634

2,342

151

1,482

7,733

2000-2004 average

49

969

5,635

105

691

2,346

154

1,660

7,980

Wet/Damp/Flood

1994-98 average

47

848

3,975

93

737

2,485

141

1,585

6,460

2000

39

651

3,677

91

680

2,542

130

1,331

6,219

2001

39

606

3,286

96

649

2,407

135

1,255

5,693

2002

30

624

3,638

103

649

2,654

133

1,273

6,292

2003

35

477

2,804

93

531

2,252

128

1,008

5,056

2004

36

446

3,108

83

553

2,434

119

999

5,542

2000-2004 average

36

561

3,303

93

612

2,458

129

1,173

5,760

Snow/Frost/Ice

1994-98 average

1

41

245

9

108

451

10

149

696

2000

0

26

229

8

80

392

8

106

621

2001

2

46

301

8

113

524

10

159

825

2002

1

15

153

4

62

293

5

77

446

2003

0

31

205

6

72

357

6

103

562

2004

1

19

156

10

83

370

11

102

526

2000-2004 average

1

27

209

7

82

387

8

109

596

All conditions(1)

1994-98 average

108

2,287

10,980

227

1,716

5,528

335

4,003

16,508

2000

93

1,766

9,768

204

1,537

5,357

297

3,303

15,125

2001

91

1,647

9,435

218

1,502

5,291

309

3,149

14,726

2002

71

1,595

9,178

203

1,355

5,156

274

2,950

14,334

2003

85

1,470

8,732

213

1,321

5,170

298

2,791

13,902

2004

89

1,314

8,664

192

1,280

5,191

281

2,594

13,855

2000-2004 average

86

1,558

9,155

206

1,399

5,233

292

2,957

14,388

1. Separate codes for the road surface conditions 'Oil or Diesel' and 'Mud' were used for the first time in 1999.
The accidents for which these codes were used are included in the 'All conditions' figures, but not under any of the other categories "Dry", "Wet/Damp/Flood" or "Snow/Frost/Ice".

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