Reported Road Casualties Scotland 2012

A National Statistics Publication for Scotland

ISBN 978 1 908181 97 8

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Contents

Enquiries

List of tables in the Statistical Tables Section

Preface

Summary: tables and main points

Commentary
1. Trends in the reported numbers of accidents and casualties
2. Reported Accidents
3. Reported Casualties
4. Motorists, breath testing and drink-driving
5. Comparisons of Scottish figures against those of other countries

Article 1: Casualty reduction targets: Scotland's Road Safety Framework to 2020

Article 2: Vulnerable road users

Article 3: Contributory factors

Statistical Tables
Accidents:
Reported Injury Accidents
Accident costs
Vehicles involved
Drivers and riders
Drink-drive accidents and casualties
Casualties:
Reported Casualties
Reported Child/Adult Casualties
Casualty Rates
Reported Casualties by severity, road type, geographical area
Killed and Serious casualties
Other reported casualties

Appendix A: Calendar of events affecting road traffic

Appendix B: The collection of road accident statistics, and examples of forms that could be used to collect the data

Appendix C: Consultation with users and providers of road accident statistics, and reviews of the Stats 19 specification of the statistical publications

Appendix D: Definitions used in road accident statistics, and some other points to note

Appendix E: Local Government reorganisation and the Trunk Road Network

Appendix F: Frequency of use of values of most STATS 19 variables

Appendix G: The calculation of the likely range of random year-to-year variation in road accident and casualty numbers for Scotland as a whole

Appendix H: Illustrating the likely ranges of random year-to-year variation in casualty rates for local authority roads for each local authority area

Appendix I: Scottish Parliamentary Questions: April 2007 to August 2013

Index

Scottish Government Transport Scotland Publications

Errors in the previous edition

Transport Statistics Users' Group

Scottish Government Statistician Group

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Conventions

Symbols used: the following are used throughout:

.. not available

- or 0 nil or less than half the final digit shown

n/a not applicable

Rounding: in some tables, where figures have been rounded independently, the sum of constituent items may not appear to agree exactly with the total shown.