Table 4

Accidents

Accidents by road type and severity
1981-85 and 1995-99 averages, 1995 to 1999

Severity

Year

Trunk

Local Authority

All Roads

Trunk % of total

Non-built up

Built up

Total

Major roads

Minor roads

Total

Non-built up

Built up

Non-built up

Built up

(a) road networks at the time of the accident (see Annex E)

Fatal

1995

97

6

103

90

44

50

74

258

361

29

1996

81

7

88

79

40

45

64

228

316

28

1997

101

4

105

88

37

62

48

235

340

31

1998

94

3

97

81

41

48

72

242

339

29

1999

69

4

73

74

35

47

56

212

285

26

Fatal & Serious

1995

603

88

691

685

855

511

1,690

3,741

4,432

16

1996

538

92

630

568

611

482

1,340

3,001

3,631

17

1997

564

81

645

619

609

481

1,298

3,007

3,652

18

1998

559

80

639

622

610

476

1,309

3,017

3,656

17

1999

495

79

574

590

566

468

1,288

2,912

3,486

16

All Severities

1995

1,688

393

2,081

2,144

3,521

1,579

7,209

14,453

16,534

13

1996

1,791

421

2,212

1,896

3,288

1,676

7,000

13,860

16,072

14

1997

1,932

447

2,379

2,059

3,372

1,735

7,101

14,267

16,646

14

1998

1,942

415

2,357

2,110

3,369

1,722

6,961

14,162

16,519

14

1999

1,834

375

2,209

1,898

2,959

1,684

6,648

13,189

15,398

14

(b) based on the new road networks as from 1 April 1996 (see Annex E)

Fatal

1995

102

7

109

85

43

50

74

252

361

30

1996

84

7

91

76

40

45

64

225

316

29

1997

101

4

105

88

37

62

48

235

340

31

1998

94

3

97

81

41

48

72

242

339

29

1999

69

4

73

74

35

47

56

212

285

26

Fatal & Serious

1995

635

102

737

653

841

511

1,690

3,695

4,432

17

1996

549

92

641

557

611

482

1,340

2,990

3,631

18

1997

564

81

645

619

609

481

1,298

3,007

3,652

18

1998

559

80

639

622

610

476

1,309

3,017

3,656

17

1999

495

79

574

590

566

468

1,288

2,912

3,486

16

All Severities

1995

1,853

447

2,300

1,979

3,467

1,579

7,209

14,234

16,534

14

1996

1,841

428

2,269

1,846

3,281

1,676

7,000

13,803

16,072

14

1997

1,932

447

2,379

2,059

3,372

1,735

7,101

14,267

16,646

14

1998

1,942

415

2,357

2,110

3,369

1,722

6,961

14,162

16,519

14

1999

1,834

375

2,209

1,898

2,959

1,684

6,648

13,189

15,398

14

(c) annual averages

Fatal

1981-85 ave

133

15

148

116

117

65

134

433

581

25

1992-95 ave⁽¹⁾

100

9

109

87

49

49

73

258

366

30

1992-95 ave⁽²⁾

99

8

107

88

50

49

73

260

366

29

1995-99 ave

90

5

95

81

39

50

63

233

328

29

Fatal & Serious

1981-85 ave

855

225

1,080

1,017

1,774

784

2,759

6,334

7,415

15

1992-95 ave⁽¹⁾

610

105

715

682

833

547

1,669

3,730

4,445

16

1992-95 ave⁽²⁾

614

108

722

678

830

547

1,669

3,723

4,445

16

1995-99 ave

560

87

647

608

647

484

1,385

3,124

3,771

17

All Severities

1981-85 ave

1,927

650

2,577

2,340

5,226

1,833

8,502

17,901

20,477

13

1992-95 ave⁽¹⁾

1,774

427

2,201

2,126

3,689

1,679

7,305

14,798

16,999

13

1992-95 ave⁽²⁾

1,853

445

2,298

2,047

3,671

1,679

7,305

14,701

16,999

14

1995-99 ave

1,880

422

2,303

1,978

3,290

1,679

6,984

13,931

16,234

14

(d) Per cent changes (based on the road networks as from 1 April 1996):

1999 on 1998

Fatal

-27

33

-25

-9

-15

-2

-22

-12

-16

Fatal & Serious

-11

-1

-10

-5

-7

-2

-2

-3

-5

All Severities

-6

-10

-6

-10

-12

-2

-4

-7

-7

1999 on estimated adjusted 1981-85 average

Fatal

-47

-71

-50

-37

-71

-28

-58

-51

-51

Fatal & Serious

-42

-66

-47

-42

-68

-40

-53

-54

-53

All Severities

-9

-45

-18

-16

-43

-8

-22

-26

-25

1995-99 average on estimated adjusted 1981-85 average

Fatal

-31

-63

-34

-32

-67

-23

-53

-47

-44

Fatal & Serious

-35

-63

-41

-40

-63

-38

-50

-51

-49

All Severities

-7

-38

-14

-12

-37

-8

-18

-22

-21