Table 4

Accidents

Accidents by road type and severity

1981-85 and 1994-98 averages, 1994 to 1998

Severity

Year

Trunk

Local Authority

All
Roads⁽³⁾

Trunk %
of total

Major roads

Minor roads

Total

Non-built up

Built up

Total

Non-built up

Built up

Non-built up

Built up

(a) road networks at the time of the accident (see Annex E)

Fatal

1994

88

7

95

84

39

45

56

224

319

30

1995

96

6

102

90

44

51

74

259

361

28

1996

80

7

87

79

40

46

64

229

316

28

1997

100

4

104

88

37

63

48

236

340

31

1998

94

3

97

81

41

48

72

242

339

29

Fatal

& Serious

1994

604

100

704

696

850

574

1,818

3,938

4,642

15

1995

599

88

687

686

855

514

1,690

3,745

4,432

16

1996

527

88

615

572

614

489

1,341

3,016

3,631

17

1997

559

81

640

620

609

485

1,297

3,011

3,651

18

1998

559

80

639

622

610

475

1307

3,014

3,653

17

All

Severities

1994

1,737

383

2,120

2,044

3,625

1,584

7,395

14,648

16,768

13

1995

1,677

393

2,070

2,145

3,521

1,589

7,209

14,464

16,534

13

1996

1,775

409

2,184

1,902

3,299

1,685

6,995

13,881

16,065

14

1997

1,913

440

2,353

2,062

3,381

1,750

7,095

14,288

16,641

14

1998

1,941

416

2,357

2,110

3,374

1,721

6,952

14,157

16,514

14

(b) based on the new road networks as from 1 April 1996 (see Annex E)

Fatal

1994

93

6

99

79

40

45

56

220

319

31

1995

101

7

108

85

43

51

74

253

361

30

1996

83

7

90

76

40

46

64

226

316

28

1997

100

4

104

88

37

63

48

236

340

31

1998

94

3

97

81

41

48

72

242

339

29

Fatal

& Serious

1994

622

97

719

678

853

574

1,818

3,923

4,642

15

1995

631

101

732

654

842

514

1,690

3,700

4,432

17

1996

538

88

626

561

614

489

1,341

3,005

3,631

17

1997

559

81

640

620

609

485

1,297

3,011

3,651

18

1998

559

80

639

622

610

475

1,307

3,014

3,653

17

All

Severities

1994

1,840

386

2,226

1,941

3,622

1,584

7,395

14,542

16,768

13

1995

1,842

446

2,288

1,980

3,468

1,589

7,209

14,246

16,534

14

1996

1,825

416

2,241

1,852

3,292

1,685

6,995

13,824

16,065

14

1997

1,913

440

2,353

2,062

3,381

1,750

7,095

14,288

16,641

14

1998

1,941

416

2,357

2,110

3,374

1,721

6,952

14,157

16,514

14

(c) annual averages

Fatal

1981-85 ave

133

15

148

116

117

65

134

433

581

25

1992-95 ave⁽¹⁾

100

9

108

87

49

50

73

258

366

30

1992-95 ave⁽²⁾

98

8

106

88

50

50

73

260

367

29

1994-98 ave

94

5

99

82

40

51

63

236

335

30

Fatal

& Serious

1981-85 ave

855

225

1,080

1,017

1,774

784

2,759

6,334

7,415

15

1992-95 ave⁽¹⁾

609

105

713

682

833

548

1,669

3,732

4,445

16

1992-95 ave⁽²⁾

613

108

720

679

830

548

1,669

3,725

4,445

16

1994-98 ave

581

90

672

627

705

507

1,491

3,330

4,002

17

All

Severities

1981-85 ave

1,927

650

2,577

2,340

5,226

1,833

8,502

17,901

20,477

13

1992-95 ave⁽¹⁾

1,769

427

2,196

2,127

3,689

1,682

7,305

14,803

16,999

13

1992-95 ave⁽²⁾

1,848

445

2,293

2,047

3,671

1,682

7,305

14,706

16,999

13

1994-98 ave

1,871

423

2,294

1,991

3,426

1,666

7,130

14,213

16,507

14

(d) Per cent changes (based on the road networks as from 1 April 1996):

1998 on 1997

Fatal

-6

-25

-7

-8

11

-24

50

3

-

Fatal & Serious

-

-1

-

-

-

-2

1

-

-

All Severities

1

-5

-

2

-

-2

-2

-1

-1

1998 on estimated adjusted 1981-85 average

Fatal

-28

-78

-33

-31

-66

-27

-46

-45

-42

Fatal & Serious

-35

-65

-41

-38

-65

-39

-53

-52

-51

All Severities

-4

-39

-12

-6

-35

-6

-18

-20

-19

1994-98 average on estimated adjusted 1981-85 average

Fatal

-29

-60

-32

-30

-66

-23

-53

-46

-42

Fatal & Serious

-32

-61

-38

-38

-60

-35

-46

-47

-46

All Severities

-7

-37

-15

-12

-34

-9

-16

-20

-19

(1) based on the road network at the time of the accident - see Annex E

(2) based on the road network following the 1 April 1996 changes - see Annex E

(3) There are some slight differences between the overall totals for Scotland in this table and in other tables: please see the footnote in part (a) of table 40.