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ROAD ACCIDENTS SCOTLAND 1999Summary
road accident and casualty statistics: 1989 to 1999
| |
1989 | 1990
| 1991 |
1992 | 1993
| 1994
| 1995 |
1996 | 1997
| 1998
| 1999 |
| Accidents |
| Fatal |
496 | 491
| 443 |
426 | 359
| 319 |
361 | 316
| 340 |
339 | 285
| | Fatal & serious |
6,310 | 5,727
| 5,167 |
4,694 | 4,010
| 4,643 |
4,432 | 3,631
| 3,652 |
3,656 | 3,486
| | All severities |
20,605 | 20,171
| 19,004 |
18,008 | 16,686
| 16,768 |
16,534 | 16,072
| 16,646 |
16,519 | 15,398
| | Accidents on built-up1
roads | | Fatal |
187 | 214
| 184 |
167 | 129
| 102 |
124 | 111
| 89 |
116 | 95
| | Fatal & serious |
3,862 | 3,558
| 3,144 |
2,753 | 2,270
| 2,769 |
2,633 | 2,043
| 1,988 |
1,999 | 1,933
| | All severities |
14,036 | 13,802
| 12,895 |
12,165 | 10,994
| 11,402 |
11,123 | 10,709
| 10,920 |
10,745 | 9,981
| | Accidents on non
built-up1 roads | |
Fatal | 309 |
277 | 259
| 259 |
230 | 217
| 237 |
205 | 251
| 223 |
190 | | Fatal
& serious | 2,448
| 2,169 |
2,023 | 1,941
| 1,740 |
1,874 | 1,799
| 1,588 |
1,664 | 1,657
| 1,553 |
| All severities |
6,569 | 6,369
| 6,109 |
5,843 | 5,692
| 5,366 |
5,411 | 5,363
| 5,726 |
5,774 | 5,417
| | Drink-drive accidents
and casualties2 | |
Accidents | 1,190
| 1,040 |
990 | 860
| 840 |
790 | 790
| 750 |
790 | 740
| .. |
| Casualties (all severities) |
1,510 | 1,230
| 1,280 |
1,170 | 1,210
| 1,170 |
1,220 | 1,090
| .. |
| Fatalities |
80 | 80
| 80 |
60 | 60
| 80 |
50 | 50
| 40 |
50 | ..
| | Fatalities by mode
of transport | | Pedestrian
| 177 |
198 | 173
| 161 |
127 | 111
| 121 |
106 | 87
| 96 |
89 | | Pedal
cycle | 16 |
17 | 11
| 12 |
18 | 5
| 11 |
15 | 9
| 13 |
8 | | Motor
cycle | 36 |
42 | 39
| 38 |
33 | 24
| 33 |
29 | 37
| 33 |
30 | | Car
| 293 |
268 | 239
| 221 |
198 | 197
| 221 |
185 | 219
| 223 |
169 | | Other
(eg taxi, bus, goods) | 31
| 21 |
29 | 31
| 23 |
26 | 23
| 22 |
25 | 20
| 14 |
| All modes of transport |
553 | 546
| 491 |
463 | 399
| 363 |
409 | 357
| 377 |
385 | 310
| | Fatal and serious
casualties by mode | |
| |
| |
| | Pedestrian |
2,232 | 2,226
| 1,932 |
1,744 | 1,450
| 1,647 |
1,587 | 1,279
| 1,211 |
1,156 | 1,141
| | Pedal cycle |
391 | 332
| 308 |
222 | 232
| 316 |
292 | 216
| 210 |
210 | 189
| | Motor cycle |
776 | 610
| 486 |
491 | 400
| 353 |
395 | 300
| 358 |
371 | 431
| | Car |
3,498 | 3,097
| 2,894 |
2,749 | 2,388
| 2,804 |
2,653 | 2,293
| 2,365 |
2,389 | 1,998
| | Other (eg taxi, bus,
goods) | 654 |
533 | 509
| 433 |
383 | 451
| 412 |
310 | 280
| 330 |
308 | | All
modes of transport | 7,551
| 6,798 |
6,129 | 5,639
| 4,853 |
5,571 | 5,339
| 4,398 |
4,424 | 4,456
| 4,067 |
| All casualties by mode, by sex
and by age | |
| |
| |
| | Pedestrian |
6,012 | 6,221
| 5,489 |
5,350 | 4,716
| 4,730 |
4,635 | 4,326
| 4,155 |
4,078 | 3,759
| | Pedal cycle |
1,550 | 1,424
| 1,334 |
1,293 | 1,192
| 1,384 |
1,323 | 1,296
| 1,272 |
1,140 | 1,017
| | Motor cycle |
1,899 | 1,681
| 1,405 |
1,237 | 1,105
| 930 |
971 | 850
| 948 |
976 | 1,025
| | Car |
14,387 | 14,439
| 14,025 |
13,555 | 12,899
| 12,927 |
12,974 | 13,033
| 14,034 |
13,834 | 12,887
| | Other (eg taxi, bus,
goods) | 3,684 |
3,463 | 3,093
| 2,738 |
2,503 | 2,602
| 2,291 |
2,210 | 2,220
| 2,439 |
2,288 | | All
modes of transport | 27,532
| 27,228 |
25,346 | 24,173
| 22,415 |
22,573 | 22,194
| 21,715 |
22,629 | 22,467
| 20,976 |
| Male |
16,696 | 16,352
| 15,128 |
14,219 | 12,844
| 13,122 |
12,874 | 12,366
| 12,788 |
12,707 | 11,873
| | Female |
10,836 | 10,876
| 10,218 |
9,954 | 9,571
| 9,451 |
9,320 | 9,349
| 9,841 |
9,760 | 9,103
| | Child: 0 - 15 |
4,506 | 4,611
| 4,155 |
4,047 | 3,691
| 4,163 |
3,935 | 3,827
| 3,798 |
3,536 | 3,193
| | Young adult: 16-22 |
6,796 | 6,647
| 5,837 |
5,382 | 4,541
| 4,511 |
4,274 | 4,262
| 4,314 |
4,169 | 3,965
| | Adult: 23-59 |
12,947 | 12,713
| 12,278 |
11,912 | 11,466
| 11,391 |
11,414 | 11,080
| 12,017 |
12,268 | 11,485
| | Older adults: 60+ |
3,283 | 3,256
| 3,076 |
2,832 | 2,717
| 2,508 |
2,571 | 2,546
| 2,500 |
2,494 | 2,290
| | Child fatalities by
mode of transport | |
| |
| |
| | Pedestrian |
28 | 30
| 27 |
26 | 21
| 18 |
16 | 16
| 15 |
18 | 17
| | Pedal cycle |
3 | 5
| 3 |
7 | 6
| 4 |
3 | 6
| 1 |
3 | 1
| | Car |
10 | 11
| 8 |
6 | 9
| 10 |
11 | 3
| 9 |
9 | 6
| | Other (eg m/c, taxi,
bus...) | 3 |
2 | 5
| 2 |
3 | 5
| 0 |
2 | 1
| 2 |
1 | | All
modes of transport | 44
| 48 |
43 | 41
| 39 |
37 | 30
| 27 |
26 | 32
| 25 |
| Child fatal and serious casualties
by mode | | Pedestrian
| 818 |
803 | 686
| 624 |
515 | 674
| 638 |
540 | 505
| 455 |
430 | | Pedal
cycle | 139 |
132 | 130
| 91 |
85 | 144
| 113 |
100 | 78
| 64 |
69 | | Car
| 200 |
160 | 154
| 144 |
143 | 161
| 153 |
118 | 138
| 153 |
108 | | Other
(eg m/c, taxi, bus...) | 59
| 36 |
51 | 38
| 33 |
50 | 46
| 32 |
24 | 26
| 18 |
| All modes of transport |
1,216 | 1,131
| 1,021 |
897 | 776
| 1,029 |
950 | 790
| 745 |
698 | 625
| | All child casualties
by mode | | Pedestrian
| 2,477 |
2,475 | 2,208
| 2,199 |
1,982 | 2,078
| 2,048 |
1,909 | 1,894
| 1,763 |
1,617 | | Pedal
cycle | 605 |
596 | 548
| 539 |
468 | 629
| 550 |
571 | 518
| 415 |
374 | | Car
| 1,074 |
1,178 | 1,092
| 1,034 |
993 | 1,066
| 1,059 |
1,047 | 1,180
| 1,117 |
978 | | Other
(eg m/c, taxi, bus...) | 350
| 362 |
307 | 275
| 248 |
390 | 278
| 300 |
206 | 241
| 224 |
| All modes of transport |
4,506 | 4,611
| 4,155 |
4,047 | 3,691
| 4,163 |
3,935 | 3,827
| 3,798 |
3,536 | 3,193
| | Accident costs (£
million3) | 2,084.2
| 1,980.0 |
1,807.7 | 1,692.8
| 1,495.3 |
1,547.7 | 1,556.8
| 1,384.1 |
1,426.2 | 1,432.8
| 1,278.6 |
1."Built-up" roads have a speed limit of up to 40mph; "Non built-up"
roads have a speed limit of over 40mph
2.Estimates, adjusted for under-reporting
as described in the text accompanying Table 26. The latest year's estimates are
not yet available.
3.Estimated total costs (including "damage only" accidents)
at 1999 prices, calculated as described in the text accompanying Tables 11 to
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