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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: 2002-2006 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

28

135

28

12

228

2

2

2

3

3

2

Parked

24

43

268

30

187

552

2

3

5

3

44

5

Slowing or stopping

61

69

278

43

8

459

4

5

5

4

2

4

Moving off

29

28

130

38

7

232

2

2

2

3

2

2

U Turn

19

15

60

15

2

111

1

1

1

1

1

1

Turning/wtg turn left

50

56

217

41

14

378

3

4

4

4

3

4

Turning/wtg turn right

203

188

714

164

20

1,289

13

13

12

15

5

12

Changing lane

13

17

54

12

6

101

1

1

1

1

2

1

Overtaking

38

38

143

22

9

251

3

3

2

2

2

2

Going round bend

144

88

242

39

10

522

9

6

4

3

2

5

Going/wtg go ahead

936

925

3,625

694

146

6,327

61

62

62

62

34

60

Total (1)

1,546

1,499

5,880

1,129

426

10,480

100

100

100

100

100

100

Non built-up

Reversing

3

2

7

3

0

15

0

0

0

0

1

0

Parked

3

8

43

4

13

72

0

1

1

1

15

1

Slowing or stopping

38

39

187

31

2

296

3

4

5

4

2

4

Moving off

4

3

21

8

1

38

0

0

1

1

1

1

U Turn

2

3

11

4

0

20

0

0

0

1

0

0

Turning/wtg turn left

14

11

50

12

1

88

1

1

1

2

2

1

Turning/wtg turn right

51

47

239

98

3

438

4

5

7

13

4

6

Changing lane

19

17

57

10

2

104

1

2

2

1

2

2

Overtaking

63

53

148

30

8

302

5

5

4

4

10

4

Going round bend

480

297

796

137

14

1,725

37

28

22

18

17

25

Going/wtg go ahead

623

570

2,115

413

39

3,759

48

54

57

55

46

55

Total (1)

1,304

1,053

3,685

751

85

6,878

100

100

100

100

100

100

Total

Reversing

28

30

142

31

13

244

1

1

2

2

3

1

Parked

28

51

311

34

200

624

1

2

3

2

39

4

Slowing or stopping

99

108

465

73

10

755

4

4

5

4

2

4

Moving off

33

31

151

47

7

270

1

1

2

3

1

2

U Turn

21

18

71

19

2

131

1

1

1

1

0

1

Turning/wtg turn left

64

67

267

53

16

466

2

3

3

3

3

3

Turning/wtg turn right

253

235

953

262

24

1,727

9

9

10

14

5

10

Changing lane

31

34

111

22

8

205

1

1

1

1

2

1

Overtaking

102

91

291

52

18

553

4

4

3

3

3

3

Going round bend

624

385

1,038

176

24

2,247

22

15

11

9

5

13

Going/wtg go ahead

1,559

1,496

5,740

1,107

185

10,087

55

59

60

59

36

58

Total (1)

2,850

2,552

9,565

1,880

511

17,358

100

100

100

100

100

100

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

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