| The Scottish Abstract of Statistics No 26,1998 |
| Table 11D4 Casualties by mode of transport, 1997 |
| Mode | Numbers |
Rates per 100,000 population |
||||||||
Total |
Children 0-15 |
Young persons 16-24 |
Adults 25-59 |
Elderly 60+ |
Total |
Children 0-15 |
Young persons 16-24 |
Adults 25-59 |
Elderly 60+ |
|
| Total | 22,609 |
3,794 |
5,376 |
10,942 |
2,497 |
441.4 |
371.7 |
916.6 |
441.6 |
240.7 |
| Pedestrian | 4,156 |
1,894 |
557 |
1,098 |
607 |
81.1 |
185.6 |
95.0 |
44.3 |
58.5 |
| Pedal cycle | 1,272 |
518 |
239 |
483 |
32 |
24.8 |
50.8 |
40.7 |
19.5 |
3.1 |
| Motor cycle1 | 948 |
16 |
249 |
668 |
15 |
18.5 |
1.6 |
42.5 |
27.0 |
1.4 |
| Car | 14,014 |
1,176 |
4,012 |
7,475 |
1,351 |
273.6 |
115.2 |
684.0 |
301.7 |
130.2 |
| Taxi | 321 |
7 |
49 |
225 |
40 |
6.3 |
0.7 |
8.4 |
9.1 |
3.9 |
| Minibus2/caravan | 179 |
18 |
42 |
95 |
24 |
3.5 |
1.8 |
7.2 |
3.8 |
2.3 |
| Bus/coach | 942 |
137 |
74 |
347 |
384 |
18.4 |
13.4 |
12.6 |
14.0 |
37.0 |
| Light goods | 472 |
13 |
107 |
334 |
18 |
9.2 |
1.3 |
18.2 |
13.5 |
1.7 |
| Heavy goods | 188 |
1 |
23 |
146 |
18 |
3.7 |
0.1 |
3.9 |
5.9 |
1.7 |
| Other | 117 |
14 |
24 |
71 |
8 |
2.3 |
1.4 |
4.1 |
2.9 |
0.8 |
Source: EAST:SODD |
| 1 Includes all two wheeled
motor vehicles. 2 Includes motor caravans. |