SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE

Built-up roads

Non built-up roads

All roads

Fatal

Fatal and Serious

All Severities

Fatal

Fatal and Serious

All Severities

Fatal

Fatal and Serious

All Severities

Numbers of Casualties by built-up and non built-up roads and severity

1981-85 average

276

5,205

17,348

364

3,685

9,794

641

8,890

27,142

1997

90

2,144

13,438

287

2,280

9,191

377

4,424

22,629

1998

126

2,167

13,348

259

2,286

9,115

385

4,453

22,463

1999 prov.

100

2,055

12,355

210

1,987

8,482

310

4,042

20,837

1999 percentage change on:

1998

-21%

-5%

-7%

-19%

-13%

-7%

-19%

-9%

-7%

81-85 average

-64%

-61%

-29%

-42%

-46%

-13%

-52%

-55%

-23%

Casualties in 1999 by built-up and non built-up roads, mode of transport and severity

a. Numbers in 1999 (provisional)

Pedestrian

61

1,024

3,543

28

113

191

89

1,137

3,734

Pedal cycle

5

164

915

3

25

102

8

189

1,017

Motor cycle

5

158

512

25

267

503

30

425

1,015

Car

26

573

6,036

143

1,410

6,769

169

1,983

12,805

Taxi

0

21

273

1

12

45

1

33

318

Minibus

0

6

42

1

19

86

1

25

128

Bus or coach

1

65

715

0

17

197

1

82

912

Light goods

0

18

157

6

66

304

6

84

461

Heavy goods

2

13

84

3

45

198

5

58

282

Other

0

13

78

0

13

87

0

26

165

Total

100

2,055

12,355

210

1,987

8,482

310

4,042

20,837

b. Percentage change on 1998 *

Pedestrian

-14%

-4%

-9%

*

28%

-2%

-7%

-2%

-8%

Pedal cycle

*

-3%

-9%

*

*

-22%

*

-10%

-11%

Motor cycle

*

19%

8%

*

12%

0%

*

15%

4%

Car

*

-13%

-6%

-24%

-18%

-8%

-24%

-17%

-7%

Taxi

*

*

-17%

*

*

*

*

*

-12%

Minibus

*

*

-19%

*

*

-22%

*

*

-21%

Bus or coach

*

14%

-13%

*

*

43%

*

8%

-5%

Light goods

*

*

-25%

*

-22%

-13%

*

-24%

-18%

Heavy goods

*

*

40%

*

*

6%

*

9%

15%

Other

*

*

20%

*

*

4%

*

*

11%

Total

-21%

-5%

-7%

-19%

-13%

-7%

-19%

-9%

-7%

c. Percentage change on 1981-85 average *

Pedestrian

-65%

-58%

-42%

-52%

-53%

-54%

-62%

-57%

-43%

Pedal cycle

*

-54%

-33%

*

-76%

-58%

*

-59%

-37%

Motor cycle

*

-82%

-79%

*

-50%

-52%

-59%

-70%

-71%

Car

-52%

-53%

9%

-36%

-42%

-1%

-39%

-46%

4%

Taxi

*

*

3%

*

*

*

*

-36%

3%

Minibus

*

*

-41%

*

-64%

-53%

*

-62%

-50%

Bus or coach

*

-56%

-29%

*

*

-3%

*

-55%

-25%

Light goods

*

-81%

-60%

*

-59%

-39%

*

-67%

-49%

Heavy goods

*

*

-24%

*

-46%

-22%

*

-48%

-22%

Other

*

*

20%

*

*

24%

*

*

22%

Total

-64%

-61%

-29%

-42%

-46%

-13%

-52%

-55%

-23%