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Road Accidents Scotland 1998

 

Table 34

Casualties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Child(1) and adult casualties by day of week and mode of transport
Years: 1994-98 average

Day of Week

Pedes- trian

Pedal cycle

Motor cycle(2)

Car

Taxi

Minibus(3)

Bus/ coach

Light goods

Heavy goods

Other

Total

Child

Monday

257

82

2

129

2

8

35

3

1

2

521

Tuesday

269

72

2

131

2

3

24

3

1

2

510

Wednesday

282

73

1

129

2

4

23

2

1

2

521

Thursday

340

74

2

123

2

2

27

5

1

1

576

Friday

374

80

3

186

3

1

32

3

1

3

686

Saturday

252

84

3

204

1

4

21

5

1

2

578

Sunday

164

72

5

191

2

5

18

3

0

1

461

Total

1,938

537

18

1,094

14

26

180

26

5

14

3,852

Adult

Monday

314

112

121

1,630

31

17

114

88

42

22

2,491

Tuesday

315

120

121

1,605

24

15

130

73

47

19

2,470

Wednesday

333

124

122

1,681

32

24

129

83

44

17

2,589

Thursday

373

134

127

1,695

35

19

127

75

36

18

2,640

Friday

438

123

144

2,026

45

24

149

86

39

26

3,100

Saturday

415

74

139

1,915

66

16

131

48

16

11

2,831

Sunday

258

60

141

1,714

51

17

46

36

11

7

2,341

Total

2,446

746

917

12,265

285

130

827

490

235

120

18,462

Total

Monday

571

194

124

1,759

33

24

149

91

43

24

3,012

Tuesday

585

192

123

1,736

27

17

155

76

48

21

2,980

Wednesday

615

197

124

1,810

34

28

152

86

45

20

3,110

Thursday

714

207

129

1,818

37

20

154

81

37

19

3,216

Friday

812

202

147

2,212

48

25

181

90

40

29

3,785

Saturday

667

158

142

2,120

67

20

152

53

17

13

3,408

Sunday

421

132

146

1,905

53

21

64

40

11

8

2,802

Total

4,385

1,283

935

13,359

299

156

1,006

516

240

134

22,314

(1) Child 0-15 years.
(2) Motorcycle includes all two wheeled motor vehicles.
(3) Minibus includes motor caravans.

 

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