Appendix F - Frequency of use of values of most STATS 19 variables: 2020

This annex lists most of the "Stats 19" variables, showing the values which were used in the returns for the latest year and the number of times each was used. Variables such as "grid co-ordinates" and "road number" are not listed, because they have many possible values.

Reported attendant circumstances variables

Month
January	418
February	405
March	286
April	155
May	219
June	278
July	329
August	437
September	359
October	357
November	313
December	322

Severity of Accident
Fatal	131
Serious	1,371
Slight	2,376

Local Authority
Aberdeen City	70
Aberdeenshire	118
Angus	126
Argyll & Bute	82
Clackmannanshire	23
Dumfries & Galloway	118
Dundee City	146
East Ayrshire	86
East Dunbartonshire	45
East Lothian	82
East Renfrewshire	51
Edinburgh, City of	436
Eilean Siar	13
Falkirk	84
Fife	245
Glasgow City	592
Highland	215
Inverclyde	42
Midlothian	73
Moray	30
North Ayrshire	93
North Lanarkshire	189
Orkney Islands	9
Perth & Kinross	130
Renfrewshire	120
Scottish Borders	83
Shetland Islands	11
South Ayrshire	76
South Lanarkshire	230
Stirling	80
West Dunbartonshire	43
West Lothian	137

Speed Limit
20	380
30	1,856
40	254
50	134
60	1,030
70	224

Junction Control
Not at or near junction	1,984
Authorised person	11
Automatic traffic signal	329
Stop sign	36
Give way or uncontrolled	1,518
Weather Conditions
Fine	2,843
Raining	571
Snowing	39
Fine high winds	71
Raining high winds	161
Snowing high winds	19
Fog mist	20
Other	80
Unknown	74

First road class
Motorway	130
A(m)	9
A	1,719
B	576
C	22
Unclassified	1,422

Second road class
No second road class	1,963
Motorway	10
A(m)	2
A	388
B	181
C	19
Unclassified	1,315

Light Conditions
Daylight	2,753
Dknss:lights present lit	722
Dknss:lights present unlit	28
Dknss: no lights	351
Dknss: lights unknown	24

Pedestrian Crossing - Human Control
None within 50 metres	3,783
School crossing patrol	25
Other authorised person	68
Unknown	2
Road Type
Roundabout	165
One way street	22
Dual carriageway	545
Single carriageway	3,060
Slip road	67
Unknown	19

Pedestrian Crossing - Physical Facilities
None within 50m	3,124
Zebra crossing	57
Pelican, puffin or similar	309
Pedestrian phase at lights	288
Footbridge or subway	8
Central refuge	91
Unknown	1

Junction Detail
Not at or within 20 metres	1,963
Roundabout	258
Mini Roundabout	23
T or staggered junction	863
Slip Road	45
Crossroads	302
Junction >4 arms (not rd'bt)	71
Private drive	40
Other junction	313

Road Surface Conditions
Dry	2,266
Wet or damp	1,478
Snow	37
Frost or ice	73
Flood over 3cm deep	22
Unknown	2

Special Conditions at site
None	3,789
Automatic traffic signal out	7
Automat traffic sig part defective	2
Road sign defective or obscured	8
Roadworks	41
Road surface defective	16
Oil or diesel	6
Mud	7
Unknown	2

Carriageway hazards
None	3,748
Veh load in cgwy	8
Other object in cgwy	66
Involved prev accdnt	21
Ped in cgwy not inj	9
Animal in cgwy-not horse	24
Unknown	2

Did a police officer attend?
Yes	2,345
No-accident reported over counter	1,533

Contributory Factors

Please see the section on the Contributory Factors

Reported vehicle variables

Month
January	718
February	690
March	467
April	254
May	372
June	482
July	596
August	759
September	625
October	604
November	533
December	550

Breath test
Not applicable	584
Positive	122
Negative	3,004
Not requested	726
Refused to provide	11
Driver not contacted	808
Not provided (medical)	440
Unknown	955

Sex of driver
Male	4,512
Female	1,868
Not traced	270

Vehicle Reference Number
1	3,875
2	2,369
3	308
4	66
5	21
6	7
7	4

Type of Vehicle
Pedal cycle	622
Moped	24
Motorcycle to 125cc	123
Motorcycle over 125cc	37
Motorcycle over 500cc	205
Taxi	123
Car	4,654
Minibus (8-16 pass)	13
Bus coach (17 or more pass)	112
Ridden horse	1
Agricultural vehicle	39
Tram light rail	393
Van/Goods to 3.5t mgw	30
Goods 3.5t to 7.5t mgw	113
Goods 7.5t mgw and over	1
Mobility scooter	1
Other vehicle	48
Motorcycle unknown cc	36
Goods vehicle unknown wgt	73
Unknown	2

Manoeuvres
Reversing	79
Parked	295
Wtg go ahd held up	238
Slowing/stopping	373
Moving off	308
U turn	61
Turning left	249
Wtg turn left	28
Turning right	633
Wtg turn right	131
Changing lang left	36
Changing lane rght	41
Overtkg mvg veh offs	136
Overtkg sty veh offs	64
Overtkg nrsde	44
Ahead lh bend	426
Ahead rh bend	431
Ahead other	3,076
Unknown	1

Junction location of vehicle
Not at or within 20 metres	3,234
Approach junction or wait/park approach	1,586
Cleared junction or wait/park at exit	384
Leaving roundabout	122
Entering roundabout	210
Leaving main road	94
Entering main road	170
Entering from slip rd	33
Mid-junction on roundabout/main road	817

Skidding and overturning
None	5,553
Skidding	597
Skid overtd	236
Jacknifed	5
Jacknifed overturned	1
Overturned	258

Hit object in carriageway
None	6,260
Previous accident	11
Road works	2
Parked vehicle	166
Bridge roof	1
Bridge side	14
Bollard refuge	37
Open door vehicle	6
Central island roundaboutt	16
Kerb	69
Other object	47
Animal excluding ridden horse	21

Vehicle leaving carriageway
Did not leave c'way	5,511
Left c'way nearside	598
Left c'way nearside rebound	44
Left c'way ahead junction	54
Left c'way offside onto central reservation	29
Left c'way offside onto central res & rebound	10
Left c'way offside and crossed central res	8
Left c'way offside	351
Left c'way offside and rebounded	45

Hit object off carriageway
None	6,171
Road sign traffic signal	31
Lamp post	30
Telegraph pole electricity pole	8
Tree	92
Bus stop bus shelter	4
Central crash barrier	23
Nearside or offside crash barrier	35
Submerged in water	0
Entered ditch	45
Other permanent object	48
Wall or fence	163

First point of impact
Unknown	1
None	255
Front	3,552
Back	919
Offside	1,014
Nrside	909

Towing and Articulation
No towing or articulation	6,499
Articulated vehicle	77
Double or multiple trailer	1
Caravan	0
Single trailer	56
Other tow	10
Unknown	7

Hit and run
Other	6,172
Hit run	260
Non-stop vehicle, not hit	218

Vehicle location at time of acc - Lane
On main carriageway	6,349
Tram light rail track	3
Bus lane	35
Busway	7
Cycle lane	31
Cycleway	20
On lay-by hard shldr	52
Entering lay-by hard shldr	9
Leaving lay-by hard shldr	22
Footway	122

Journey Purpose of driver/rider
Journey part of work	1,115
Commuting to/from work	796
Taking pupil to/from school	44
Pupil riding to/from school	9
Other	2,573
Not known	2,113

Was vehicle left hand drive
No	6,557
Yes	93

Vehicle movement from/to
Unknown	19
Parked	242
U turn frm n	13
N to ne	3
N to e	26
N to se	62
N to s	516
N to sw	97
N to w	68
N to nw	9
Ne to n	6
U turn frm ne	6
Ne to e	11
Ne to se	25
Ne to s	71
Ne to sw	435
Ne to w	95
Ne to nw	32
E to n	86
E to ne	6
U turn frm e	11
E to se	7
E to s	23
E to sw	61
E to w	669
E to nw	91
Se to n	83
Se to ne	65
Se to e	14
U turn frm se	5
Se to s	6
Se to sw	15
Se to w	92
Se to nw	431
S to n	525
S to ne	84
S to e	73
S to se	9
U turn frm s	13
S to sw	10
S to w	38
S to nw	82
Sw to n	67
Sw to ne	457
Sw to e	100
Sw to se	40
Sw to s	9
U turn frm sw	6
Sw to w	5
Sw to nw	23
W to n	42
W to ne	104
W to e	680
W to se	96
W to s	86
W to sw	8
U turn frm w	12
W to nw	3
Nw to ne	26
Nw to e	65
Nw to se	415
Nw to s	86
Nw to sw	68
Nw to w	7
U turn frm nw	9

Age of driver
Unknown	176
0	2
4	1
5	1
7	2
8	3
9	4
10	4
11	4
12	9
13	11
14	11
15	19
16	33
17	79
18	123
19	150
20	148
21	107
22	142
23	149
24	153
25	160
26	155
27	140
28	173
29	128
30	204
31	117
32	135
33	146
34	136
35	135
36	112
37	109
38	141
39	125
40	166
41	134
42	90
43	95
44	94
45	96
46	93
47	101
48	121
49	110
50	126
51	122
52	109
53	118
54	112
55	118
56	100
57	110
58	90
59	84
60	73
61	78
62	73
63	71
64	64
65	57
66	38
67	49
68	47
69	39
70	36
71	33
72	44
73	46
74	32
75	24
76	27
77	18
78	24
79	20
80	20
81	18
82	16
83	14
84	5
85	5
86	9
87	10
88	4
89	2
90	3
91	3
92	1
96	1
99	8
100	2

Reported casualty variables

Month
January	555
February	514
March	387
April	175
May	280
June	366
July	436
August	575
September	468
October	457
November	397
December	430

Sex of casualty
Male	3,089
Female	1,951

Road user
Pedestrian	812
Pedal cycle	605
Motor cycle	418
Car	2,769
Taxi	66
Minibus	13
Bus/Coach	84
Light goods vehicle	170
Heavy goods vehicle	41
Other	62

Severity of casualty
Killed	141
Serious	1,547
Slight	3,352

Bus or coach passenger
Not psv passenger	4,967
Boarding	2
Alighting	5
Standing passenger	17
Seated passenger	49

Use of seatbelt
Not applicable	1,342
Worn independently confirm	715
Worn not independently confirm	1,726
Not worn	107
Unknown	3,748

Pedestrian direction
Not pedestrian	4228
Pedestrian standing still	77
Heading North	129
Heading North East	55
Heading East	119
Heading South East	52
Heading South	113
Heading South West	69
Heading West	113
Heading North West	65
Unknown	20

Casualty Class
Driver or rider	3,101
Passenger - vehicle/pillion	1,127
Pedestrian	812

Pedestrian location
Not pedestrian	4,228
In carriageway, crossing pedestrian crossing	122
In carriageway, crossing in zig zag crossing approach	5
In carriageway, crossing in zig zag crossing exit	2
In carriageway crossing elsewhere within 50 metres	54
In carriageway crossing elsewhere	367
Footway or verge	89
On refuge, central island or central reservation	7
Centre carriageway not refuge, central island or reservation	42
In carriageway not crossing	84
Unknown other	40

Pedestrian movement
Not pedestrian	4,228
Crossing driver nearside	259
Crossing driver nearside mskd	47
Crossing driver offside	226
Crossing driver offside masked	47
In carriageway stationary not crossing	43
In carriageway stationary not crossing masked	3
Walking in carriageway facing traffic	19
Walking in carriageway back to traffic	33
Unknown	135

Car passenger
Not car passenger	4,083
Front seat car passenger	629
Rear seat car passenger	326
Unknown	2

Pedestrian road maintenance worker
Not a pedestrian	6,392
No	1,219
Yes	4
Not known	23

Cycle helmet worn
Not cyclist	5,282
Yes	277
No	144
Not known	441

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