Table 9

Accidents

Accidents by junction detail and severity
Separately for built-up and non built-up roads
Year: 1998

Fatal

Serious

Slight

All Severities

Fatal

Serious

Slight

All Severities

numbers

percentage of total

Built-up

More than 20m from junction

53

833

3,141

4,027

46

44

36

37

Roundabout

-

59

508

567

-

3

6

5

Mini-roundabout

-

5

35

40

-

-

-

-

T/staggered junction

45

633

3,242

3,920

39

34

37

36

Y junction

2

20

132

154

2

1

2

1

Slip road

1

12

54

67

1

1

1

1

Cross roads

12

232

1,230

1,474

10

12

14

14

Multiple junction

-

27

96

123

-

1

1

1

Private drive

2

25

130

157

2

1

1

1

Other junction

1

35

177

213

1

2

2

2

Total

116

1,881

8,745

10,742

100

100

100

100

Non Built-up

More than 20m from junction

172

1,029

2,830

4,031

77

72

69

70

Roundabout

1

28

193

222

-

2

5

4

Mini-roundabout

-

-

1

1

-

-

-

-

T/staggered junction

29

234

628

891

13

16

15

15

Y junction

-

16

37

53

-

1

1

1

Slip road

5

30

164

199

2

2

4

3

Cross roads

6

37

102

145

3

3

2

3

Multiple junction

-

2

5

7

-

-

-

-

Private drive

7

32

91

130

3

2

2

2

Other junction

3

25

65

93

1

2

2

2

Total

223

1,433

4,116

5,772

100

100

100

100

Total

More than 20m from junction

225

1,862

5,971

8,058

66

56

46

49

Roundabout

1

87

701

789

-

3

5

5

Mini-roundabout

-

5

36

41

-

-

-

-

T/staggered junction

74

867

3,870

4,811

22

26

30

29

Y junction

2

36

169

207

1

1

1

1

Slip road

6

42

218

266

2

1

2

2

Cross roads

18

269

1,332

1,619

5

8

10

10

Multiple junction

-

29

101

130

-

1

1

1

Private drive

9

57

221

287

3

2

2

2

Other junction

4

60

242

306

1

2

2

2

Total

339

3,314

12,861

16,514

100

100

100

100