Road Casualties Scotland 2007

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Table 16: Estimated distance between the home of the driver/rider and the location of the accident, 2007

Northern

Grampian

Tayside

Fife

Lothian &
Borders

Central

Strathclyde

Dumfries &
Galloway

Total

Pedal cycle rider

Postcode, invalid or not known

1

7

-

3

17

10

36

-

74

Driver from elsewhere in the UK

2

-

-

-

2

-

1

3

8

Scottish driver, distance not known

-

-

-

1

-

3

9

-

13

Vehicle parked and unattended

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Non - UK driver

-

1

-

-

-

1

1

-

3

Up to 2 km

18

23

31

20

122

13

111

14

352

Over 2 up to 5 km

8

10

10

7

53

6

42

2

138

Over 5 up to 10 km

5

7

5

4

24

4

27

2

78

Over 10 up to 20 km

5

5

2

1

17

2

14

-

46

Over 20 up to 50 km

2

-

2

1

5

2

6

-

18

Over 50 km

5

-

-

-

1

-

1

1

8

Total

46

53

50

37

241

41

248

22

738

Motor cycle rider

Postcode, invalid or not known

12

11

4

8

21

8

33

2

99

Driver from elsewhere in the UK

13

2

2

1

7

3

14

6

48

Scottish driver, distance not known

-

-

-

2

-

-

8

-

10

Vehicle parked and unattended

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Non - UK driver

8

1

-

-

-

-

3

2

14

Up to 2 km

9

29

21

21

73

15

72

12

252

Over 2 up to 5 km

5

29

15

10

52

6

60

7

184

Over 5 up to 10 km

8

25

18

10

43

7

38

8

157

Over 10 up to 20 km

4

23

12

6

32

12

38

8

135

Over 20 up to 50 km

12

13

11

7

27

9

33

5

117

Over 50 km

26

12

11

1

9

7

16

5

87

Total

97

145

94

66

264

67

315

55

1,103

Car driver

Postcode, invalid or not known

89

125

75

98

342

106

793

21

1,649

Driver from elsewhere in the UK

54

16

30

19

63

21

135

47

385

Scottish driver, distance not known

8

3

2

5

5

17

261

1

302

Vehicle parked and unattended

9

13

-

-

-

6

79

9

116

Non - UK driver

26

14

-

-

-

3

15

7

65

Up to 2 km

103

281

280

204

675

200

1,886

91

3,720

Over 2 up to 5 km

97

221

214

168

590

174

1,385

80

2,929

Over 5 up to 10 km

86

232

146

133

451

111

1,057

69

2,285

Over 10 up to 20 km

83

231

147

133

322

94

753

76

1,839

Over 20 up to 50 km

66

202

140

53

284

80

518

66

1,409

Over 50 km

214

99

125

27

115

40

203

43

866

Total

835

1,437

1,159

840

2,847

852

7,085

510

15,565

Other driver or rider (2)

Postcode, invalid or not known

19

30

52

25

122

27

212

6

493

Driver from elsewhere in the UK

9

7

8

3

17

5

56

42

147

Scottish driver, distance not known

4

1

-

1

2

2

78

1

89

Vehicle parked and unattended

1

1

-

-

-

-

7

4

13

Non - UK driver

1

2

-

-

-

-

7

2

12

Up to 2 km

11

26

39

16

91

16

156

17

372

Over 2 up to 5 km

11

43

35

19

137

18

207

14

484

Over 5 up to 10 km

11

41

14

20

149

27

246

13

521

Over 10 up to 20 km

17

31

18

19

159

14

231

20

509

Over 20 up to 50 km

32

52

44

23

132

39

123

21

466

Over 50 km

51

27

33

7

48

14

52

30

262

Total

166

261

243

133

857

162

1,375

170

3,367

All drivers and riders

Postcode, invalid or not known

121

173

131

134

502

151

1,074

29

2,315

Driver from elsewhere in the UK

78

25

40

23

89

29

206

98

588

Scottish driver, distance not known

12

4

2

9

7

22

356

2

414

Vehicle parked and unattended

10

14

-

-

-

6

86

13

129

Non - UK driver

35

18

-

-

-

4

26

11

94

Up to 2 km

141

359

371

261

961

244

2,225

134

4,696

Over 2 up to 5 km

121

303

274

204

832

204

1,694

103

3,735

Over 5 up to 10 km

110

305

183

167

667

149

1,368

92

3,041

Over 10 up to 20 km

109

290

179

159

530

122

1,036

104

2,529

Over 20 up to 50 km

112

267

197

84

448

130

680

92

2,010

Over 50 km

296

138

169

35

173

61

272

79

1,223

Total

1,145

1,896

1,546

1,076

4,209

1,122

9,023

757

20,774

1. The distance is estimated using the postcode of the house of the driver or rider, if this is available - please see Annex D.
2. 'Other' includes taxis, minibus, bus or coach, ridden horse, agricultural vehicles and goods vehicles.
3. Due to a small problem with a few records, some of the figures in this table will not match exactly those of other tables.

Table 16: Estimated distance between home of the driver/rider and the location of the accident by type of vehicle: Scottish residents only ( excluding cases where the distance cannot be estimated), 2007.

Table 16: Estimated distance between home of the driver/rider and the location of the accident by type of vehicle: Scottish residents only (excluding cases where the distance cannot be estimated), 2007.

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