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Table 7 Accidents by light condition, road surface condition(1), severity
Built-up and non built-up roads
Years: 1994-98 and 2001-2005 averages, 2001 to 2005

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

2001

50

1,034

6,775

139

1,050

3,769

189

2,084

10,544

2002

40

1,037

6,506

133

955

3,681

173

1,992

10,187

2003

47

953

6,226

127

898

3,688

174

1,851

9,914

2004

48

877

6,277

120

890

3,699

168

1,767

9,976

2005

43

843

5,969

113

830

3,494

156

1,673

9,463

2001-2005 average

46

949

6,351

126

925

3,666

172

1,873

10,017

Darkness

1994-98 average

49

816

3,122

89

576

1,660

137

1,392

4,782

2001

41

614

2,661

79

451

1,521

120

1,065

4,182

2002

31

558

2,677

70

400

1,476

101

958

4,153

2003

38

520

2,515

85

422

1,481

123

942

3,996

2004

41

441

2,409

72

395

1,501

113

836

3,910

2005

33

450

2,390

75

386

1,544

108

836

3,934

2001-2005 average

37

517

2,530

76

411

1,505

113

927

4,035

Road Surface Condition

Dry

1994-98 average

60

1,397

6,760

124

872

2,592

184

2,269

9,352

2001

50

995

5,842

113

722

2,325

163

1,717

8,167

2002

40

954

5,378

96

626

2,171

136

1,580

7,549

2003

50

962

5,718

112

707

2,519

162

1,669

8,237

2004

52

849

5,402

99

636

2,346

151

1,485

7,748

2005

44

842

5,321

88

607

2,306

132

1,449

7,627

2001-2005 average

47

920

5,532

102

660

2,333

149

1,580

7,866

Wet/Damp/Flood

1994-98 average

47

848

3,975

93

737

2,485

141

1,585

6,460

2001

39

606

3,286

96

649

2,407

135

1,255

5,693

2002

30

624

3,640

103

649

2,654

133

1,273

6,294

2003

35

479

2,807

92

530

2,251

127

1,009

5,058

2004

36

448

3,118

83

557

2,440

119

1,005

5,558

2005

30

427

2,831

97

555

2,368

127

982

5,199

2001-2005 average

34

517

3,136

94

588

2,424

128

1,105

5,560

Snow/Frost/Ice

1994-98 average

1

41

245

9

108

451

10

149

696

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

358

6

103

563

2004

1

20

157

10

83

370

11

103

527

2005

2

24

206

3

54

363

5

78

569

2001-2005 average

1

27

204

6

77

382

7

104

586

All conditions(1)

1994-98 average

108

2,287

10,980

227

1,716

5,528

335

4,003

16,508

2001

91

1,648

9,436

218

1,501

5,290

309

3,149

14,726

2002

71

1,595

9,183

203

1,355

5,157

274

2,950

14,340

2003

85

1,473

8,741

212

1,320

5,169

297

2,793

13,910

2004

89

1,318

8,686

192

1,285

5,200

281

2,603

13,886

2005

76

1,293

8,359

188

1,216

5,038

264

2,509

13,397

2001-2005 average

82

1,465

8,881

203

1,335

5,171

285

2,801

14,052

1. Separate codes for the road surface conditions 'Oil or Diesel' and 'Mud' were used between 1999 and 2004, inclusive. With effect from 2005, 'Oil or diesel' and 'mud' have been recorded under "Special Conditions at Site". 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", so these changes should have had very little or no effect on the time series.

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