| 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 |
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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 |