Reported Road Casualties Scotland 2020

Reported Road Casualties Scotland 2020

ISBN: 9781911672166

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Contents

Preface.

Review of Stats

Office for Statistics Regulation compliance check

The status of the statistics

Casualty severity changes

The years covered in the tables

Road casualty reduction targets

Estimates of the total volume of road traffic

Other Scottish Transport Statistics

Trends in the reported numbers of Injury Road Accidents and Casualties.

Main Points

Reported Accidents

Reported Casualties

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on reported road casualties.

Reported Accidents by road type and severity.

Reported casualties by type of road.

Motorists, breath testing and drink-driving.

Comparisons of Scottish figures against those of other countries.

Casualty rates: against England & Wales

Road deaths: International comparison 2019 & 2020 (provisional)

Casualty Reduction Targets: Scotland’s Road Safety Framework to 2020.

Introduction

Commentary

The likely range of random year-to-year variation in road accident and casualty numbers for Scotland as a whole.

Contributory factors to reported road accidents.

Accidents

Casualties

Background: The collection of Contributory Factor data

Accident Costs: Details of Calculations.

Drink-drive accidents and casualties.

Drink-drive estimates: background

Tables and Figures

Appendix A – Calendar of events affecting road traffic.

Appendix C - Consultation & reviews.

Appendix D - Definitions and 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: 2020.

Appendix G - Calculations of the likely range of random year-to-year variation in road accident and casualty numbers.

Errors in the previous edition.

A National Statistics Publication for Scotland.

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Published Date 27 Oct 2021 Type Mode of transport