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Road Accidents Scotland 1998

 

Table 21

Car Drivers

 

Car drivers involved in accidents by age of driver and type of accident
Separately for built-up and non built-up roads
Years: 1994-98 average

Type of accident

Age of Driver

Total

Age of Driver

17-22

23-29

30-59

60 and over

unknown /under 17

17-22

23-29

30-59

60 and over

unknown /under 17

Total

numbers

percentages

Built up

Single vehicle

198

128

182

48

19

575

8.9

4.9

2.8

4.4

2.2

4.3

Single vehicle & pedestrian

522

659

1,603

257

179

3,221

23.5

25.2

24.6

23.6

20.9

24.2

Two vehicles

1,231

1,450

3,722

644

412

7,459

55.3

55.5

57.1

59.1

48.0

56.1

Three/more vehicles

275

375

1,009

140

248

2,048

12.3

14.4

15.5

12.9

28.9

15.4

Total

2,227

2,613

6,517

1,089

858

13,304

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Non-built up

Single vehicle

588

389

581

83

15

1,656

40.3

25.3

15.4

11.8

7.4

21.6

Single vehicle & pedestrian

20

30

69

15

11

145

1.4

2.0

1.8

2.1

5.7

1.9

Two vehicles

612

756

2,100

444

102

4,014

42.0

49.1

55.7

63.0

51.8

52.3

Three/more vehicles

239

365

1,019

163

69

1,855

16.4

23.7

27.0

23.1

35.1

24.2

Total

1,459

1,540

3,769

705

197

7,670

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Total

Single vehicle

786

517

763

131

33

2,231

21.3

12.5

7.4

7.3

3.2

10.6

Single vehicle & pedestrian

542

689

1,672

272

191

3,366

14.7

16.6

16.3

15.2

18.1

16.0

Two vehicles

1,844

2,207

5,822

1,088

514

11,474

50.0

53.1

56.6

60.6

48.7

54.7

Three/more vehicles

514

740

2,029

303

317

3,903

13.9

17.8

19.7

16.9

30.0

18.6

Total

3,686

4,153

10,285

1,794

1,055

20,974

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

 

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