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Table 15 Cars involved in accidents by manoeuvre and type of accident (1)
Separately for built-up and non built-up roads
Years: 2002-2006 average

Type of Accident

Type of Accident

Single
vehicle

Single
vehicle &
pedestrian

Two
vehicles

Three/
more
vehicles

Total

Single
vehicle

Single
vehicle &
pedestrian

Two
vehicles

Three/
more
vehicles

Total

numbers

percentages

Built-up

Reversing

6

148

65

9

228

1

7

1

1

2

Parked

2

7

260

284

552

0

0

4

17

5

Slowing or stopping

10

53

277

119

459

2

3

5

7

4

Moving off

6

59

152

14

232

1

3

3

1

2

U Turn

2

7

93

9

111

0

0

2

1

1

Turning/wtg turn left

19

57

275

27

378

4

3

5

2

4

Turning/wtg turn right

22

92

1,052

123

1,289

4

4

17

7

12

Changing lane

3

7

78

13

101

1

0

1

1

1

Overtaking

6

82

139

24

251

1

4

2

1

2

Going round bend

164

43

275

40

522

31

2

4

2

5

Going/waiting go ahead

286

1,530

3,500

1,011

6,327

54

73

57

60

60

Total

528

2,090

6,183

1,680

10,480

100

100

100

100

100

Non built-up

Reversing

2

1

10

3

15

0

1

0

0

0

Parked

-

-

40

31

72

-

-

1

2

1

Slowing or stopping

8

1

144

143

296

1

1

4

9

4

Moving off

1

1

32

5

38

-

1

1

0

1

U Turn

-

-

19

1

20

-

-

1

0

0

Turning/wtg turn left

12

1

63

12

88

1

1

2

1

1

Turning/wtg turn right

9

-

353

76

438

1

0

10

5

6

Changing lane

19

-

63

22

104

1

0

2

1

2

Overtaking

34

4

187

78

302

2

4

5

5

4

Going round bend

889

11

698

127

1,725

53

13

20

8

25

Going/waiting go ahead

709

71

1,891

1,088

3,759

42

79

54

68

55

Total

1,687

90

3,508

1,592

6,878

100

100

100

100

100

Total

Reversing

8

148

75

12

244

0

7

1

0

1

Parked

3

7

300

315

624

0

0

3

10

4

Slowing or stopping

18

54

421

262

755

1

3

4

8

4

Moving off

7

60

184

18

270

0

3

2

1

2

U Turn

2

7

112

10

131

0

0

1

0

1

Turning/wtg turn left

31

58

339

39

466

1

3

4

1

3

Turning/wtg turn right

31

92

1,405

199

1,727

1

4

15

6

10

Changing lane

22

7

141

35

205

1

0

2

1

1

Overtaking

40

86

325

102

553

2

4

3

3

3

Going round bend

1,053

55

973

167

2,247

48

3

10

5

13

Going/waiting go ahead

995

1,601

5,391

2,099

10,087

45

73

56

64

58

Total

2,215

2,180

9,691

3,272

17,358

100

100

100

100

100

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

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