ROAD ACCIDENTS SCOTLAND 2000

A Scottish Executive National Statistics publication

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Contents

List of tables in the Statistical Tables section
Introduction
Summary
Commentary
1. Trends in the numbers of Road Accidents and Casualties
2. Accidents
3. Motorists, breath testing and drink-driving
4. Casualties
5. Comparisons of Scottish figures against those of other countries
The casualty reduction targets for 2010
Statistical Tables
Accidents
Accident costs
Vehicles involved
Drivers and riders
Drivers breath tested
Drink-drive accidents and casualties
Casualties
Annex A Calendar of events affecting road traffic
Annex B The collection of road accident statistics
Annex C Injury road accident reporting forms
Annex D Definitions used in road accident statistics
Annex E Local Government reorganisation and the Trunk Road Network
Index
Errors in the previous edition
Reports of the results of the Road Safety research projects which were commissioned by the Scottish Executive
Scottish Executive Transport Statistics publications

Conventions

Symbols used: the following are used throughout:

	..	not available
	- or 0	nil or less than half the final digit shown
	n/a	not applicable

Rounding: in some tables, where figures have been rounded independently, the sum of constituent items may not appear to agree exactly with the total shown.

Enquiries

Enquiries of a routine nature, or on the availability of the publication, can be made to the Transport Statistics branch, by contacting:
Mr Alastair Douglas or Mr Andrew Knight
Transport Statistics branch
Scottish Executive Development Department
Victoria Quay
EDINBURGH
EH6 6QQ
Telephone: 0131-244 7255 or 7256
Fax: 0131-244 0888
E-mail: transtat@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

Major enquiries or suggestions for improvement to the publication should be addressed to: Mr Frank Dixon, Transport Statistician, at the address above.

Readers may request further analyses of the road accident statistics held in the Scottish Executive Transport Statistics branch database, but three points should be noted:

1. The Transport Statistics branch does not answer requests for local information: these should be addressed to the appropriate Police Force(s) or Council(s).

2. The amount of information that can be provided in response to requests may be limited, depending upon the resources that are available to carry out the work, and on any restrictions that may be necessary to maintain the confidentiality of the data.

3. A charge may be made, depending upon the amount of staff time required to answer a request.

Electronic version of the publication

The figures in the tables may be copied from the electronic version of the publication, and 'pasted' into users' own spreadsheets. Transport Statistics publications are available on the Scottish Executive Web site. Go to: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/stats/land.htm and click on the bar, in the middle of the screen, labelled "Transport, Travel and Tourism".

Brief extracts from this publication may be reproduced provided Road Accidents Scotland is fully acknowledged as the source. Proposals for larger extracts should be addressed to the enquiries address.