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Road Accidents Scotland 2006
Statistics of road accidents and casualties in Scotland, comparisons with figures for England & Wales and about 30 countries around the world, and statistics on factors which may have caused road accidents are released today by Scotland's Chief Statistician.
Road Accidents Scotland 2006
The publication builds on the provisional figures released in June in the Key 2006 Road Accident Statistics bulletin, by providing more detailed analyses and new figures.
Road casualties
* 314 deaths on Scotland's roads in 2006 - 10 per cent more than in 2005, but still the fifth lowest figure for more than 50 years
* between 1996 and 2006, the number of road deaths fell by 12 per cent, from 357 to 314
* 2,625 people reported as seriously injured in 2006 - 1 per cent fewer than in 2005, and the lowest number since the current series began in 1950
* between 1996 and 2006, killed and seriously injured casualties (combined) fell by 33 per cent, from 4,398 to 2,939
* a total of 17,267 reported casualties (including deaths and "slight" injuries) in 2006 - 3 per cent fewer than in 2005 and the lowest figure since 1952
* between 1996 and 2006, the total number of reported casualties fell by 20 per cent, from 21,716 to 17,267
Related Information
Child casualties
* 373 children killed or seriously injured in 2006, of whom 25 died. There were 14 more child deaths than in 2005, with nine more children killed in cars, four more child pedestrian deaths, and one more child pedal cyclist killed than in 2005
* 2,021 child casualties, 7 per cent fewer than in 2005
* between 1996 and 2006, child casualties fell by 47 per cent, from 3,827 to 2,021
Types of road users involved
* 10,704 car user casualties in 2006, 3 per cent fewer than in 2005 and 18 per cent below the 1996 level
* 2,851 pedestrian casualties in 2006, 6 per cent fewer than in 2005 and 34 per cent below the 1996 level
* 1,068 motorcyclist casualties in 2006, 1 per cent fewer than in 2005 but 26 per cent more than the 1996 level
* 781 pedal cyclist casualties in 2006, the same as 2005 but 40 per cent below the 1996 level
* young male drivers are the most likely to be involved in road accidents - in 2006, the number of car drivers involved in accidents represented 3.9 per thousand of the population aged 17 and over, but 9.2 per thousand of the total population for men aged 17-22
Types of road
* 73 per cent of all road deaths (230 out of 314) in 2006 occurred on "non-built up" roads ("non built-up" roads are those which have a speed limit of more than 40 mph)
* 52% of people who were killed or seriously injured (1,519 out of 2,939) were involved in accidents on non built-up roads
* relative to the total volume of traffic, Motorways have the lowest accident rates. Fatal accident rates tend to be highest for non built-up A and B roads, but overall accident rates (including "slight injury" accidents) tend to be highest for built-up B, C and unclassified roads
Progress towards the road casualty reduction targets for 2010
Compared with the "baseline" averages for 1994-98, on the basis of these figures, in 2006:
* 39 per cent fewer people were reported as killed or seriously injured, so the reduction by 2006 was almost as great as the 2010 target of a 40% fall
* 56 per cent fewer children were reported as killed or seriously injured, so the reduction by 2006 was better than the 2010 target of a 50% fall
* the slight casualty rate (per 100 million vehicle kilometres) was 30 per cent lower, so the reduction by 2006 was better than the 2010 target of a 10% fall
Drink-driving
* about 990 casualties in drink-drive accidents in 2005 (the latest year for which an estimate is available), 18 per cent fewer than in 1995, around 30 of whom died
* in 2006, 4.1 per cent of drivers involved in injury accidents who were asked for a breath test registered a positive reading or refused to take the test
Comparison with Englandand Wales
* in 2006, Scotland's casualty rates were 15 per cent higher (killed), 7 per cent higher (killed and serious) and 25 per cent lower (all severities)
* in all three cases, this represented an improvement in Scotland's relative position compared with the 1994-98 averages
Comparison with countries in Western Europeand elsewhere
Using figures for 2005 (the latest year for which they are available):
* Scotland's overall road death rate of 56 per million population was the sixth lowest of the 31 countries for which figures are available
* Scotland's pedestrian fatality rate of 13 per million population was the seventeenth lowest (of 29 countries)
* Scotland's child fatality rate of 12 per million population was the ninth lowest (of 29 countries for which figures are available)
* Scotland's fatality rate for people aged 65+ was 67 per million population, the fifth lowest (of 29 countries)
Contributory Factors
The Factors most often reported in Scotland in 2006 were:
* driver/rider failed to look properly - 25 per cent of all accidents for which Contributory Factors were recorded loss of control - 17 per cent
* driver/rider failed to judge other person's path/speed - 16 per cent
* driver/rider careless / reckless / in a hurry - 13 per cent
* slippery road (due to weather) - 12 per cent
* pedestrian failed to look properly - 12 per cent
* poor turn or manoeuvre - 11 per cent
The Contributory Factors most often reported for fatal accidents were:
* loss of control - 39% of all fatal accidents for which Contributory Factors were recorded
* driver/rider failed to look properly - 21 per cent
* travelling too fast for the conditions - 17 per cent
* exceeding speed limit - 16 per cent
* driver/rider careless / reckless / in a hurry - 15 per cent
* poor turn or manoeuvre - 12 per cent
Vehicles, road traffic and accidents
* between 1996 and 2006, vehicle numbers increased by almost a third from 1.97 million to 2.59 million
* the total volume of traffic on all roads increased by 16 per cent from 37.8 billion vehicle kilometres in 1996 to 43.9 billion in 2006
* 13,109 reported injury accidents in 2006 - 2 per cent fewer than in 2005 and the lowest number since recording of the numbers of injury accidents began in 1966
* 293 fatal accidents - 11 per cent more than in 2005 (more than one person may die as the result of one fatal accident - e.g. if the drivers of both cars involved in an accident die, that is one fatal accident and two deaths)
Road Accidents Scotland 2006
The publication builds on the provisional figures released in June in the Key 2006 Road Accident Statistics bulletin, by providing more detailed analyses and new figures.
Road casualties
* 314 deaths on Scotland's roads in 2006 - 10 per cent more than in 2005, but still the fifth lowest figure for more than 50 years
* between 1996 and 2006, the number of road deaths fell by 12 per cent, from 357 to 314
* 2,625 people reported as seriously injured in 2006 - 1 per cent fewer than in 2005, and the lowest number since the current series began in 1950
* between 1996 and 2006, killed and seriously injured casualties (combined) fell by 33 per cent, from 4,398 to 2,939
* a total of 17,267 reported casualties (including deaths and "slight" injuries) in 2006 - 3 per cent fewer than in 2005 and the lowest figure since 1952
* between 1996 and 2006, the total number of reported casualties fell by 20 per cent, from 21,716 to 17,267
Related Information
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/11/20143740/0
Child casualties
* 373 children killed or seriously injured in 2006, of whom 25 died. There were 14 more child deaths than in 2005, with nine more children killed in cars, four more child pedestrian deaths, and one more child pedal cyclist killed than in 2005
* 2,021 child casualties, 7 per cent fewer than in 2005
* between 1996 and 2006, child casualties fell by 47 per cent, from 3,827 to 2,021
Types of road users involved
* 10,704 car user casualties in 2006, 3 per cent fewer than in 2005 and 18 per cent below the 1996 level
* 2,851 pedestrian casualties in 2006, 6 per cent fewer than in 2005 and 34 per cent below the 1996 level
* 1,068 motorcyclist casualties in 2006, 1 per cent fewer than in 2005 but 26 per cent more than the 1996 level
* 781 pedal cyclist casualties in 2006, the same as 2005 but 40 per cent below the 1996 level
* young male drivers are the most likely to be involved in road accidents - in 2006, the number of car drivers involved in accidents represented 3.9 per thousand of the population aged 17 and over, but 9.2 per thousand of the total population for men aged 17-22
Types of road
* 73 per cent of all road deaths (230 out of 314) in 2006 occurred on "non-built up" roads ("non built-up" roads are those which have a speed limit of more than 40 mph)
* 52% of people who were killed or seriously injured (1,519 out of 2,939) were involved in accidents on non built-up roads
* relative to the total volume of traffic, Motorways have the lowest accident rates. Fatal accident rates tend to be highest for non built-up A and B roads, but overall accident rates (including "slight injury" accidents) tend to be highest for built-up B, C and unclassified roads
Progress towards the road casualty reduction targets for 2010
Compared with the "baseline" averages for 1994-98, on the basis of these figures, in 2006:
* 39 per cent fewer people were reported as killed or seriously injured, so the reduction by 2006 was almost as great as the 2010 target of a 40% fall
* 56 per cent fewer children were reported as killed or seriously injured, so the reduction by 2006 was better than the 2010 target of a 50% fall
* the slight casualty rate (per 100 million vehicle kilometres) was 30 per cent lower, so the reduction by 2006 was better than the 2010 target of a 10% fall
Drink-driving
* about 990 casualties in drink-drive accidents in 2005 (the latest year for which an estimate is available), 18 per cent fewer than in 1995, around 30 of whom died
* in 2006, 4.1 per cent of drivers involved in injury accidents who were asked for a breath test registered a positive reading or refused to take the test
Comparison with Englandand Wales
* in 2006, Scotland's casualty rates were 15 per cent higher (killed), 7 per cent higher (killed and serious) and 25 per cent lower (all severities)
* in all three cases, this represented an improvement in Scotland's relative position compared with the 1994-98 averages
Comparison with countries in Western Europeand elsewhere
Using figures for 2005 (the latest year for which they are available):
* Scotland's overall road death rate of 56 per million population was the sixth lowest of the 31 countries for which figures are available
* Scotland's pedestrian fatality rate of 13 per million population was the seventeenth lowest (of 29 countries)
* Scotland's child fatality rate of 12 per million population was the ninth lowest (of 29 countries for which figures are available)
* Scotland's fatality rate for people aged 65+ was 67 per million population, the fifth lowest (of 29 countries)
Contributory Factors
The Factors most often reported in Scotland in 2006 were:
* driver/rider failed to look properly - 25 per cent of all accidents for which Contributory Factors were recorded loss of control - 17 per cent
* driver/rider failed to judge other person's path/speed - 16 per cent
* driver/rider careless / reckless / in a hurry - 13 per cent
* slippery road (due to weather) - 12 per cent
* pedestrian failed to look properly - 12 per cent
* poor turn or manoeuvre - 11 per cent
The Contributory Factors most often reported for fatal accidents were:
* loss of control - 39% of all fatal accidents for which Contributory Factors were recorded
* driver/rider failed to look properly - 21 per cent
* travelling too fast for the conditions - 17 per cent
* exceeding speed limit - 16 per cent
* driver/rider careless / reckless / in a hurry - 15 per cent
* poor turn or manoeuvre - 12 per cent
Vehicles, road traffic and accidents
* between 1996 and 2006, vehicle numbers increased by almost a third from 1.97 million to 2.59 million
* the total volume of traffic on all roads increased by 16 per cent from 37.8 billion vehicle kilometres in 1996 to 43.9 billion in 2006
* 13,109 reported injury accidents in 2006 - 2 per cent fewer than in 2005 and the lowest number since recording of the numbers of injury accidents began in 1966
* 293 fatal accidents - 11 per cent more than in 2005 (more than one person may die as the result of one fatal accident - e.g. if the drivers of both cars involved in an accident die, that is one fatal accident and two deaths)
