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Table 17 Cars drivers involved in accidents by manoeuvre and age of driver
Separately for built-up and non built-up roads
Years: 2001-2005 average

Age of Driver

Age of Driver

17-22

23-29

30-59

60 and over

not known or under 17

Total

17-22

23-29

30-59

60 and over

not known or under 17

Total

numbers

percentages

Built-up

Reversing

25

29

129

26

14

222

2

2

2

2

3

2

Parked

24

41

237

28

220

550

2

3

4

2

45

5

Slowing or stopping

53

59

243

38

7

400

3

4

4

3

2

4

Moving off

21

22

94

26

6

170

1

1

2

2

1

2

U Turn

18

16

60

15

3

113

1

1

1

1

1

1

Turning/wtg turn left

45

55

218

41

14

373

3

4

4

4

3

4

Turning/wtg turn right

202

193

729

169

23

1,316

13

12

12

15

5

12

Changing lane

13

15

56

11

7

102

1

1

1

1

1

1

Overtaking

42

41

146

25

11

263

3

3

2

2

2

2

Going round bend

144

90

261

38

12

545

9

6

4

3

3

5

Going/wtg go ahead

982

998

3,834

711

164

6,689

63

64

64

63

34

62

Total (1)

1,573

1,563

6,021

1,130

486

10,773

100

100

100

100

100

100

Non built-up

Reversing

2

1

8

2

0

14

0

0

0

0

0

0

Parked

4

8

45

4

16

78

0

1

1

1

17

1

Slowing or stopping

31

36

162

27

2

258

2

3

4

4

2

4

Moving off

2

3

15

7

1

28

0

0

0

1

1

0

U Turn

2

3

12

4

0

21

0

0

0

1

0

0

Turning/wtg turn left

15

12

49

12

1

90

1

1

1

2

2

1

Turning/wtg turn right

52

50

251

100

4

456

4

5

7

13

4

7

Changing lane

19

18

56

11

2

106

2

2

2

1

2

2

Overtaking

65

52

150

29

9

304

5

5

4

4

10

4

Going round bend

470

295

808

140

15

1,728

37

27

21

18

16

25

Going/wtg go ahead

618

602

2,215

431

42

3,907

48

56

59

56

45

56

Total (1)

1,284

1,083

3,780

768

93

7,007

100

100

100

100

100

100

Total

Reversing

27

30

137

28

14

236

1

1

1

2

3

1

Parked

28

50

282

32

236

628

1

2

3

2

41

4

Slowing or stopping

84

95

404

65

9

658

3

4

4

3

2

4

Moving off

24

25

109

32

7

197

1

1

1

2

1

1

U Turn

21

19

72

19

3

134

1

1

1

1

1

1

Turning/wtg turn left

60

67

267

54

16

463

2

3

3

3

3

3

Turning/wtg turn right

254

243

980

268

27

1,772

9

9

10

14

5

10

Changing lane

32

33

113

22

8

208

1

1

1

1

2

1

Overtaking

106

92

295

54

20

567

4

4

3

3

3

3

Going round bend

614

385

1,068

178

28

2,273

22

15

11

9

5

13

Going/wtg go ahead

1,600

1,600

6,049

1,141

206

10,596

56

61

62

60

36

60

Total (1)

2,857

2,645

9,801

1,898

579

17,780

100

100

100

100

100

100

1. Totals include a small number of cases where the manoeuvre is unknown

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