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The Scottish Abstract of Statistics No 26,1998
Table 11D5 Car drivers involved in accidents by area, manoeuvre of car and age of driver, 1992-96 average

(percentage)

Area/Manoeuvre

Age of car driver

All ages

17-22

23-29

30-59

60 and over

Unknown/ under 17

(numbers = 100 per cent)

13,275

2,347

2,691

6,378

1,060

800

Built up

100

100

100

100

100

100

  Reversing

1.7

1.3

1.7

1.7

2.0

2.7

Parked

5.0

1.7

2.1

4.1

2.1

35.5

Stopping

3.3

2.9

3.5

3.5

2.7

2.7

Starting

0.8

0.6

0.8

0.9

1.0

1.2

U-Turn

0.9

1.1

0.8

0.8

1.2

0.6

Turning/waiting turn left

3.2

2.9

2.9

3.3

3.4

4.5

Turning/waiting turn right

12.6

13.1

12.2

12.8

16.3

6.9

Changing Lane

1.0

1.1

1.0

0.8

1.1

2.5

Overtaking

4.1

4.7

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.3

Negotiating a bend

4.4

6.9

4.6

3.8

3.2

2.4

Straight ahead

62.9

63.7

66.4

64.2

63.0

38.0

 
(numbers = 100 per cent)

7,506

1,506

1,541

3,588

682

189

Non Built up

100

100

100

100

100

100

  Reversing

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.1

0.3

0.4

Parked

1.4

0.5

1.1

1.4

0.9

14.5

Stopping

3.5

2.1

3.5

4.0

3.4

4.8

Starting

0.2

0.1

-

0.3

0.4

0.4

U-Turn

0.3

0.2

0.2

0.3

0.8

0.4

Turning/waiting turn left

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.8

1.7

Turning/waiting turn right

7.4

5.0

5.7

7.7

15.5

4.7

Changing Lane

1.2

0.9

1.2

1.0

1.7

2.9

Overtaking

5.5

6.3

6.3

5.0

3.5

8.6

Negotiating a bend

22.9

31.7

24.2

20.1

17.6

13.5

Straight ahead

56.3

52.0

56.3

58.9

54.1

48.2

Source: EAST:SODD

 

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