Table 9

Accidents

Accidents by junction detail and severity
Separately for built-up and non built-up roads
Year: 1999

Fatal

Serious

Slight

All Severities

Fatal

Serious

Slight

All Severities

numbers

percentage of total

Built-up

More than 20m from junction

40

813

2,997

3,850

42

44

37

39

Roundabout

6

74

516

596

6

4

6

6

Mini-roundabout

-

5

35

40

-

-

-

-

T/Y/staggered junction

35

670

2,973

3,678

37

36

37

37

Slip road

1

11

48

60

1

1

1

1

Cross roads

8

177

1,055

1,240

8

10

13

12

Multiple junction

1

26

128

155

1

1

2

2

Private drive

2

21

104

127

2

1

1

1

Other junction

2

41

192

235

2

2

2

2

Total

95

1,838

8,048

9,981

100

100

100

100

Non Built-up

More than 20m from junction

151

1,000

2,692

3,843

79

73

70

71

Roundabout

1

27

199

227

1

2

5

4

Mini-roundabout

-

-

2

2

-

-

-

-

T/Y/staggered junction

27

205

565

797

14

15

15

15

Slip road

4

26

146

176

2

2

4

3

Cross roads

4

41

94

139

2

3

2

3

Multiple junction

-

5

9

14

-

-

-

-

Private drive

2

24

94

120

1

2

2

2

Other junction

1

35

63

99

1

3

2

2

Total

190

1,363

3,864

5,417

100

100

100

100

Total

More than 20m from junction

191

1,813

5,689

7,693

67

57

48

50

Roundabout

7

101

715

823

2

3

6

5

Mini-roundabout

-

5

37

42

-

-

-

-

T/Y/staggered junction

62

875

3,538

4,475

22

27

30

29

Slip road

5

37

194

236

2

1

2

2

Cross roads

12

218

1,149

1,379

4

7

10

9

Multiple junction

1

31

137

169

-

1

1

1

Private drive

4

45

198

247

1

1

2

2

Other junction

3

76

255

334

1

2

2

2

Total

285

3,201

11,912

15,398

100

100

100

100