Reported road accident and casualty statistics have been released by Transport Scotland’s Statistician.
The statistics show that there were:
- 186 deaths on Scotland's roads in 2011 - 11% fewer than in 2010 (208), 47% fewer than 2001 (348) and the lowest figure since records began;
- 1,875 reported seriously injured in 2011 - 5% fewer than in 2010 (1,968), 45% fewer than 2001 (3,410) and the lowest number since records began;
- 12,770 reported casualties in total in 2011 - 4% fewer than in 2010 (13,338) and a 36% reduction on 2001 (19,911);
- 1,315 child casualties, 5% fewer than in 2010 (1,378) and 55% fewer than 2001 (2,923); and
- seven child fatalities in 2011, three more than 2010 and an average of five over the last three years.
With regards to road accidents, there were:
- 9,974 reported injury accidents in 2011 - 3% fewer than in 2010 and the lowest number since accident records began in 1966;
- 176 fatal accidents - 7% fewer than in 2010 (note that a fatal accident may involve more than one fatality).
- Since 2001, reported injury road accidents have fallen by 32% whilst road traffic volume increased by 8%.
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