Road Accidents Scotland 2005

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Table One All Contributory Factors Recorded - in order of frequency of use - 2005

Contributory Factor

Times recorded as:

% "very likely"

% of all Contributory Factors

"Very likely"

"Possible"

Total

Failed to look properly ( D/R)

2,238

643

2,881

78%

10.6%

Loss of control

1,820

319

2,139

85%

7.9%

Failed to judge other pers path/speed ( D/R)

1,533

520

2,053

75%

7.6%

Slippery road (due to weather)

1,219

475

1,694

72%

6.2%

Careless / reckless /in a hurry ( D/R)

1,114

487

1,601

70%

5.9%

Pedestrian failed to look properly

1,294

220

1,514

85%

5.6%

Travelling too fast for the conditions

761

571

1,332

57%

4.9%

Poor turn or manoeuvre

958

302

1,260

76%

4.6%

Sudden braking

616

260

876

70%

3.2%

Following too close

449

299

748

60%

2.8%

Ped. careless / reckless /in a hurry

556

149

705

79%

2.6%

Inexperienced or learner driver/rider

363

196

559

65%

2.1%

Crossed road masked by stationary/parked veh

493

37

530

93%

2.0%

Road layout (eg bend, hill, narrow c-way)

335

191

526

64%

1.9%

Impaired by alcohol ( D/R)

429

94

523

82%

1.9%

Disobeyed Give Way or Stop sign or markings

462

56

518

89%

1.9%

Exceeding speed limit

275

189

464

59%

1.7%

Swerved

337

95

432

78%

1.6%

Pedestrian impaired by alcohol

366

60

426

86%

1.6%

Ped. failed to judge vehicles path or speed

239

126

365

65%

1.3%

Stationary or parked vehicle

237

118

355

67%

1.3%

Junction overshoot

279

58

337

83%

1.2%

Dazzling sun

188

113

301

62%

1.1%

Road layout (eg bend, winding rd, hill crest

124

132

256

48%

0.9%

Aggressive driving

170

77

247

69%

0.9%

Rain, sleet, snow or fog

136

105

241

56%

0.9%

Other

194

46

240

81%

0.9%

Dangerous action in carriageway (eg playing)

192

39

231

83%

0.9%

Deposit on road (eg oil, mud, chippings)

158

65

223

71%

0.8%

Disobeyed automatic traffic signal

155

41

196

79%

0.7%

Passing too close to cyclist/horse/pedestri

147

48

195

75%

0.7%

Nervous / uncertain / panic

104

81

185

56%

0.7%

Distraction in vehicle

92

87

179

51%

0.7%

Animal or other object in carriageway

148

31

179

83%

0.7%

Distraction outside vehicle

83

73

156

53%

0.6%

Illness or disability (mental/physic) ( D/R)

102

47

149

68%

0.5%

Pedestrian wearing dark clothing at night

96

38

134

72%

0.5%

Junction restart

116

13

129

90%

0.5%

Fatigue

46

76

122

38%

0.4%

Failed to signal / misleading signal

63

54

117

54%

0.4%

Inexperience with type of vehicle

56

59

115

49%

0.4%

Poor or defective road surface

69

44

113

61%

0.4%

Cyclist entering road from pavement

100

9

109

92%

0.4%

Stolen vehicle

93

9

102

91%

0.4%

Wrong use of pedestrian crossing facility

90

8

98

92%

0.4%

Illegal turn or direction of travel

82

14

96

85%

0.4%

Vehicle blind spot

39

55

94

41%

0.3%

Ped. disability or illness, mental/physical

52

39

91

57%

0.3%

Tyres illegal, defective or under-inflated

46

36

82

56%

0.3%

Inexperience of driving on the left

63

19

82

77%

0.3%

Inadequate/masked signs or road markings

38

34

72

53%

0.3%

Defective brakes

34

26

60

57%

0.2%

Disobeyed pedestrian crossing facility

47

9

56

84%

0.2%

Vehicle door opened or closed negligently

45

9

54

83%

0.2%

Temporary road layout (eg contraflow)

29

25

54

54%

0.2%

Impaired by drugs (illicit/medicinal) ( D/R)

25

19

44

57%

0.2%

Ped. impaired by drugs (illicit/medicinal)

19

21

40

48%

0.1%

Not display lights at night / in poor visib

29

9

38

76%

0.1%

Vegetation

21

17

38

55%

0.1%

Vehicle travelling along pavement

31

6

37

84%

0.1%

Dazzling headlights

19

17

36

53%

0.1%

Emergency vehicle on call

28

8

36

78%

0.1%

Overloaded or poorly loaded vehicle/trailer

23

11

34

68%

0.1%

Vehicle in course of crime

29

4

33

88%

0.1%

Defective steering or suspension

11

20

31

35%

0.1%

Defective traffic signals

23

4

27

85%

0.1%

Disobeyed double white line

24

2

26

92%

0.1%

Buildings, road signs, street furniture

11

14

25

44%

0.1%

Cyclist wearing dark clothing at night

14

11

25

56%

0.1%

Spray from other vehicles

9

10

19

47%

0.1%

Driver using mobile phone

11

5

16

69%

0.1%

Traffic calming (eg road humps, chicanes)

5

10

15

33%

0.1%

Visor or windscreen dirty or scratched

6

3

9

67%

0.0%

Defective lights or indicators

4

4

8

50%

0.0%

Uncorrected defective eyesight

0

7

7

0%

0.0%

Driving too slow for condits / slow vehicle

4

3

7

57%

0.0%

Defective or missing mirrors

0

1

1

0%

0.0%

Invalid code

0

1

1

0%

0.0%

All

19,916

7,233

27,149

73%

100%

( D/R) indicates "Driver / Rider" (to distinguish this Contributory Factor from a similar one which applies to Pedestrians)

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