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5. Casualties by Type of Road (Table 3)

5.1 In 2012, non built-up roads (roads with a speed limit of over 40mph, see 10.4 for more detail) accounted for two-fifths of the total number of reported casualties (41%: 5,121 out of 12,575). However, they accounted for three fifths of those killed (62%: 106 out of 170) and almost a half of the total number of killed and seriously injured combined (48%: 1,028 out of 2,129). This will be at least in part due to the higher average speed as non built-up roads are those with a speed limit of greater than 40 mph. These roads also make up two thirds of Scotland's road network.

5.2 Compared with the 2004-08 average, there has been a greater reduction in casualties on non built-up roads (29%) than built-up roads (25%). The reduction in non built-up roads fatalities was also greater at 49 per cent (non built up) and 22 per cent (built-up). Non built-up roads also had a greater reduction in those seriously injured (29% vs. 21%).

Table 3: Casualties by built-up and non built-up roads, mode of transport and severity, 2010-2012 & 2004-08 average
Mode of Built-up roads Non built-up roads All roads
Transport Killed Serious All Killed Serious All Killed Serious All
Pedestrian
2004-08 average 46 609 2,723 18 47 133 65 656 2,855
2010 33 432 1,911 14 25 102 47 457 2,013
2011 35 477 1,958 8 37 103 43 514 2,061
2012 prov. 42 430 1,868 12 26 82 54 456 1,950
% change on 2011 * -10% -5% * * -20% * -11% -5%
on 04-08 average * -29% -31% * * -38% -16% -30% -32%
Pedal cycle
2004-08 average 5 111 673 4 23 83 9 134 756
2010 1 115 688 6 23 93 7 138 781
2011 3 120 733 4 36 91 7 156 824
2012 prov. 5 135 786 4 32 112 9 167 898
% change on 2011 * 13% 7% * * 23% * 7% 9%
on 04-08 average * 21% 17% * * 34% * 25% 19%
Motor cycle
2004-08 average 6 159 561 36 212 489 42 371 1,049
2010 6 122 400 29 197 445 35 319 845
2011 9 114 427 24 179 381 33 293 808
2012 prov. 3 132 432 18 210 432 21 342 864
% change on 2011 * 16% 1% * 17% 13% * 17% 7%
on 04-08 average * -17% -23% * -1% -12% * -8% -18%
Car
2004-08 average 21 337 4,762 141 920 5,844 162 1,258 10,606
2010 15 233 3,865 90 670 4,436 105 903 8,301
2011 12 208 3,757 77 548 4,017 89 756 7,774
2012 prov. 12 269 3,636 60 567 3,941 72 836 7,577
% change on 2011 * 29% -3% -22% 3% -2% -19% 11% -3%
on 04-08 average * -20% -24% -57% -38% -33% -55% -34% -29%
Bus/Coach
2004-08 average 0 50 669 0 5 80 1 55 749
2010 0 39 416 1 13 124 1 52 540
2011 1 46 411 0 5 93 1 51 504
2012 prov. 1 36 333 0 7 106 1 43 439
% change on 2011 * * -19% * * 14% * -16% -13%
on 04-08 average * * -50% * * 33% * -22% -41%
Other modes of transport
2004-08 average 4 42 489 10 90 591 14 132 1,080
2010 4 31 401 9 69 457 13 100 858
2011 3 36 388 9 71 418 12 107 806
2012 prov. 1 35 399 12 80 448 13 115 847
% change on 2011 * * 3% * 13% 7% * 7% 5%
on 04-08 average * * -18% * -11% -24% * -13% -22%
All casualties
2004-08 average 82 1,309 9,877 209 1,297 7,220 292 2,605 17,097
2010 59 972 7,681 149 997 5,657 208 1,969 13,338
2011 63 1,001 7,674 122 876 5,103 185 1,877 12,777
2012 prov. 64 1,037 7,454 106 922 5,121 170 1,959 12,575
% change on 2011 2% 4% -3% -13% 5% 0% -8% 4% -2%
on 04-08 average -22% -21% -25% -49% -29% -29% -42% -25% -26%

 

1 Figures for 2011 and earlier years may differ slightly to those previously published due to late returns, or corrections to earlier returns.
2 * indicates that a percentage change is not shown because the denominator is 50 or fewer.