Road Casualty Figures
On average, every day on UK roads 9 people are killed, 89 more are seriously injured, and 673 more sustain slight injuries.
(Source : Department for Transport 2007)
Road crashes account for nearly half of all accidental deaths in Britain.
(Source : IAM 2007)
You have a 1 in 200 chance of being killed in a road crash.
(Source : Brake road safety charity 2007)
Drivers who speed are twice as likely to have a crash.
(Source : Napier University 2007)
Types Of Road Accidents
Nearly half of all road deaths happen at night, even though there are far fewer pedestrians and vehicles about.
(Source : Brake road safety charity 2007)
On what type of roads do most road accidents and casualties take place ?
| Road Type | Serious Accidents | Casualties |
| Motorways | 3% | 4% |
| Rural Roads | 23% | 50% |
| Urban Roads | 74% | 46% |
Young Drivers
1 in 4 drivers convicted of Causing Death By Dangerous Driving are under 21 years of age.
(Source : Home Office 2007)
1 in 10 drivers are under the age of 25.
However, 1 in 4 drivers who are killed in crashes are under the age of 25.
(Source : Department for Transport 2007)
Death on the road is the biggest killer of young people aged 15-24 years old.
(Source : Brake road safety charity 2007)
Figures For Fife
In Fife in 2006 there were 676 Injury Accidents, resulting in :
These accidents involved 534 Drivers or Riders, 256 Passengers and 124 Pedestrians.
In addition to the above figures, there were another 3011 Damage Only Accidents reported.
(Source : Safe Drive Stay Alive)
2007 saw significant reductions in Road Casualty figures within Fife :
| Category | 2007 Totals | Previous Lowest Figures | % Difference |
| Crashes | 606 | 676 (in 2006) | Down 10% |
| Casualties | 779 | 911 (in 2006) | Down 14% |
| Slightly Injured | 628 | 701 (in 2006) | Down 10% |
| Killed Or Seriously Injured | 151 | 187 (in 2005) | Down 19% |
| Children Killed Or Seriously Injured | 15 | 22 (in 2003) | Down 32% |
Miscellaneous Statistics
A survey supported by IAM in 2006 found that in a test of 10 road signs, only 29 out of 1,000 motorists got all signs correct.
(Source : IAM)
So what's the safest form of Transport ?
| Mode Of Transport | Number Of Deaths per 1 Billion Km Travelled |
| Boat | Less than 0.01 |
| Plane | Less than 0.01 |
| Train | 0.2 |
| Bus | 0.4 |
| Car | 2.5 |
| Motorcycle | 105 |
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