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ROAD ACCIDENTS SCOTLAND 1999

Table 15

Vehicles Involved

Vehicles involved by type
Years: 1981-85 average1, 1995 to 1999

Year

Pedal cycle

Motor cycle2

Car

Taxi

Minibus3

Bus/Coach

Light goods

Heavy goods

Other3

Total

numbers

1981-85average

1,682

3,469

20,763

608

238

1,524

1,767

1,404

364

31,821

 

1995

1,361

975

20,576

508

181

1,096

1,227

961

347

27,232

1996

1,345

867

20,343

571

140

1,094

1,137

805

372

26,674

1997

1,309

951

21,785

555

145

1,098

1,143

853

368

28,207

1998

1,167

972

21,329

594

145

1,180

1,189

847

358

27,781

1999

1,062

1,032

19,597

552

125

1,039

1,072

942

385

25,806

Per cent changes:

1999 on 1998

-9

6

-8

-7

-14

-12

-10

11

8

-7

1999 on 1981-85 ave

-37

-70

-6

-9

-48

-32

-39

-33

6

-19

 

1. Baseline for 1/3 casualty reduction by year 2000.
2. Motorcycle includes all two wheeled motor vehicles.
3. Affected by the change in 1999 in the way that motor caravans were counted - see Annex B.

Table 16

Vehicles involved by type of accident and severity
Separately for built-up and non-built-up roads

Year: 1999

 

Fatal

Serious

Slight

All Severities

Fatal

Serious

Slight

All Severities

numbers of vehicles involved

percentage of total

Built-up

Single vehicle

13

249

863

1,125

10

10

6

7

Single vehicle and pedestrian

55

929

2,343

3,327

42

35

17

20

Two vehicles

40

1,166

8,410

9,616

31

45

61

59

Three/more vehicles

22

274

2,066

2,362

17

10

15

14

Total

130

2,618

13,682

16,430

100

100

100

100

Non built-up

Single vehicle

65

508

1,568

2,141

20

22

23

23

Single vehicle and pedestrian

23

73

59

155

7

3

1

2

Two vehicles

166

1,258

3,632

5,056

51

54

54

54

Three/more vehicles

69

500

1,455

2,024

21

21

22

22

Total

323

2,339

6,714

9,376

100

100

100

100

Total

Single vehicle

78

757

2,431

3,266

17

15

12

13

Single vehicle and pedestrian

78

1,002

2,402

3,482

17

20

12

13

Two vehicles

206

2,424

12,042

14,672

45

49

59

57

Three/more vehicles

91

774

3,521

4,386

20

16

17

17

Total

453

4,957

20,396

25,806

100

100

100

100

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