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Table 11 |
Accident Costs |
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Average cost per casualty by severity for Great Britain (£) at 1998 prices |
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Fatal |
Serious |
Slight |
Average all casualties |
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Average cost per casualty for Great Britain |
1,047,240 |
117,670 |
9,070 |
33,630 |
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Costs per accident by element of cost and severity for Great Britain (£) at 1998 prices |
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Accident Severity |
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Fatal |
Serious |
Slight |
Damage |
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Casualty related costs for GB: |
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Lost output |
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399,540 |
16,430 |
1,930 |
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Medical/ambulance |
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4,730 |
9,840 |
820 |
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Pain, grief, suffering |
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794,870 |
111,700 |
9,170 |
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Police and damage to property costs for GB: |
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Police/administration |
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1,220 |
170 |
40 |
2 |
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Damage to property |
- Motorways |
10,804 |
9,218 |
4,663 |
1,626 |
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- rural roads |
8,494 |
3,872 |
2,566 |
1,692 |
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- urban roads |
5,007 |
2,684 |
1,584 |
1,133 |
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Total costs per accident for GB |
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1,207,670 |
141,490 |
13,940 |
1,250 |
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Cost per accident by road type and severity in Scotland (£) for 1998 at 1998 prices |
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Category of road |
Accident Severity |
Average |
Damage |
Average |
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Serious |
Slight |
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| Non built-up roads |
1,311,383 |
164,185 |
15,404 |
105,824 |
1,694 |
13,527 |
| Built-up roads |
1,161,697 |
131,731 |
12,695 |
45,947 |
1,135 |
3,531 |
| Motorways |
1,285,121 |
162,380 |
17,263 |
59,663 |
1,628 |
8,376 |
| All roads |
1,259,698 |
145,726 |
13,612 |
65,704 |
1,241 |
5,472 |
| Trunk roads only |
1,342,501 |
162,535 |
15,505 |
103,926 |
1,501 |
11,244 |
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Total estimated accident costs in Scotland (£ million) at 1998 prices, by severity Years: 1988 to 1998 |
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Injury Road Accidents |
Damage |
All |
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Motorway |
Non |
Built-up |
All injury |
Fatal |
Serious |
Slight |
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| 1988 |
38.3 |
766.4 |
780.1 |
1,584.8 |
619.8 |
794.5 |
170.5 |
343.1 |
1,927.9 |
| 1989 |
32.2 |
790.6 |
812.5 |
1,635.4 |
612.4 |
834.8 |
188.2 |
368.5 |
2,003.9 |
| 1990 |
26.4 |
711.9 |
804.1 |
1,542.4 |
605.2 |
743.8 |
193.4 |
361.1 |
1,903.5 |
| 1991 |
38.3 |
646.2 |
714.0 |
1,398.5 |
548.8 |
665.9 |
183.7 |
339.5 |
1,738.0 |
| 1992 |
34.3 |
637.9 |
634.0 |
1,306.2 |
514.5 |
613.9 |
177.8 |
321.3 |
1,627.5 |
| 1993 |
34.3 |
573.6 |
533.8 |
1,141.7 |
441.2 |
530.4 |
170.1 |
295.8 |
1,437.6 |
| 1994 |
35.1 |
575.7 |
577.4 |
1,188.2 |
406.6 |
620.4 |
161.2 |
299.7 |
1,487.9 |
| 1995 |
28.4 |
599.9 |
573.7 |
1,202.0 |
458.0 |
582.3 |
161.8 |
294.7 |
1,496.7 |
| 1996 |
18.0 |
536.7 |
490.2 |
1,044.9 |
393.2 |
483.1 |
168.6 |
285.7 |
1,330.7 |
| 1997 |
31.1 |
583.2 |
458.7 |
1,073.1 |
416.9 |
479.2 |
177.0 |
294.6 |
1,367.8 |
| 1998 |
25.0 |
566.5 |
493.6 |
1,085.0 |
427.0 |
482.9 |
175.1 |
291.7 |
1,376.7 |
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