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Road Accidents Scotland 1998

 

Table 29

Casualties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Child and adult pedestrian, pedal cycle, car and other casualties by severity,
Years: 1981-85(1) and 1994-98 averages, 1996 to 1998

Mode of transport

Year

Child(3)

Adult

 

Fatal

Fatal &Serious

All Severities

Fatal

Fatal &Serious

All Severities

(a) Numbers

 

Pedestrian

1981-85 average

45

1,027

2,860

188

1,629

3,701

1994-98 average

17

562

1,938

88

813

2,446

1996

16

540

1,909

90

739

2,417

1997

15

505

1,894

72

706

2,261

1998

18

455

1,763

78

699

2,314

 

Pedal cycle

1981-85 average

8

213

757

10

248

850

1994-98 average

3

100

537

7

149

746

1996

6

100

571

9

116

725

1997

1

78

518

8

132

754

1998

3

64

415

10

146

725

 

Car

1981-85 average

12

179

893

267

3,483

11,463

1994-98 average

8

145

1,094

200

2,355

12,265

1996

3

118

1,047

182

2,175

11,986

1997

9

138

1,180

208

2,224

12,851

1998

9

153

1,116

214

2,233

12,712

 

Other(2)

1981-85 average

4

92

372

107

2,019

6,246

1994-98 average

2

36

283

53

677

3,004

1996

2

32

300

49

578

2,760

1997

1

24

206

63

617

2,965

1998

2

26

241

51

675

3,171

 

All road users

1981-85 average

69

1,511

4,881

571

7,379

22,260

1994-98 average

30

842

3,852

348

3,994

18,462

1996

27

790

3,827

330

3,608

17,888

1997

26

745

3,798

351

3,679

18,831

1998

32

698

3,535

353

3,753

18,922

(b) Percent changes:

1998 on 1997

Pedestrian

20

-10

-7

8

-1

2

Pedal cycle

200

-18

-20

25

11

-4

Car

-

11

-5

3

-

-1

Other

100

8

17

-19

9

7

All road users

23

-6

-7

1

2

-

1998 on 1981-85 average

Pedestrian

-60

-56

-38

-58

-57

-37

Pedal cycle

-64

-70

-45

4

-41

-15

Car

-25

-14

25

-20

-36

11

Other

-50

-72

-35

-52

-67

-49

All road users

-54

-54

-28

-38

-49

-15

1994-1998 average on 1981-85 average

Pedestrian

-63

-45

-32

-53

-50

-34

Pedal cycle

-60

-53

-29

-25

-40

-12

Car

-30

-19

22

-25

-32

7

Other

-50

-61

-24

-51

-66

-52

All road users

-56

-44

-21

-39

-46

-17

(1) Baseline for 1/3 casualty reduction by year 2000.

(2) Other includes all road users excluding pedestrians, pedal cyclists and car users.

(3) Child 0-15 years.

 

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