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Scottish Transport Statistics No18: 1999 Edition

Table 7.4 Casualties by severity

 

Child

Adult

Total

Fatal

Serious

Slight

Total

Fatal

Serious

Slight

Total

Fatal

Serious

Slight

Total

 
81-85 average

69

1,442

3,371

4,882

571

6,808

14,881

22,261

641

8,250

18,252

27,142

 
1988

51

1,171

3,171

4,393

503

5,561

14,968

21,032

554

6,732

18,139

25,425

1989

44

1,172

3,290

4,506

509

5,826

16,691

23,026

553

6,998

19,981

27,532

1990

48

1,083

3,479

4,610

498

5,169

16,948

22,615

546

6,252

20,427

27,225

1991

43

978

3,134

4,155

448

4,660

16,083

21,191

491

5,638

19,217

25,346

1992

41

856

3,150

4,047

422

4,320

15,383

20,125

463

5,176

18,533

24,172

1993

39

737

2,915

3,691

360

3,717

14,647

18,724

399

4,454

17,562

22,415

1994

37

992

3,134

4,163

326

4,215

13,870

18,411

363

5,207

17,004

22,574

1995

30

920

2,985

3,935

379

4,010

13,870

18,259

409

4,930

16,855

22,194

1996

27

763

3,037

3,827

330

3,278

14,280

17,888

357

4,041

17,317

21,715

1997

26

719

3,053

3,798

351

3,328

15,152

18,831

377

4,047

18,205

22,629

1998

32

666

2,838

3,536

353

3,401

15,170

18,924

385

4,067

18,008

22,460

 
Per cent change: 1998 on 1981-85average

-54

-54

-16

-28

-38

-50

2

-15

-40

-51

-1

-17

 

Table 7.5 Casualties by mode of transport and age group, 1998

 

Numbers

Rates per 100,000 population

Mode of transport

Children 0-15

Young Persons 16-24

Adults 25-59

Older Adults 60+

Total

Children 0-15

Young Persons 16-24

Adults 25-59

Older Adults 60+

Total

 
Pedestrian

1,764

582

1,098

635

4,079

174

100

44

61

80

Pedal cycle

415

197

485

44

1,141

41

34

20

4

22

Motorcycle

18

235

702

21

976

2

41

28

2

19

Car

1,116

3,807

7,576

1,329

13,828

110

657

305

128

270

Taxi

18

52

251

39

360

2

9

10

4

7

Minibus

19

30

93

20

162

2

5

4

2

3

Bus/Coach

133

92

365

362

952

13

16

15

35

19

Light goods

35

101

411

22

569

3

17

17

2

11

Heavy goods

7

13

216

10

246

1

2

9

1

5

Other

11

28

98

10

147

1

5

4

1

3

Total

3,536

5,137

11,295

2,492

22,460

349

886

455

239

439

 

Table 7.6 Costs of injury accidents by type of road, and of 'damage only' accidents

Year

Motorway

Non Built-up

Built-up

All injury accidents

Damage only

All accidents

£ million at 1997 prices

1987

25

626

727

1,377

134

1,511

1988

33

668

683

1,384

138

1,521

1989

28

689

711

1,428

149

1,577

1990

23

621

703

1,347

145

1,492

1991

33

563

625

1,221

137

1,358

1992

30

556

555

1,141

130

1,271

1993

30

500

467

998

121

1,118

1994

31

502

506

1,039

121

1,160

1995

25

523

502

1,050

119

1,169

1996

16

468

429

913

116

1,029

1997

27

511

402

941

120

1,061

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