dl_stats19: Download STATS19 data for a year

In stats19: Work with Open Road Traffic Casualty Data from Great Britain

Download STATS19 data for a year

Description

Download STATS19 data for a year

Usage

dl_stats19(
  year = NULL,
  type = NULL,
  data_dir = get_data_directory(),
  file_name = NULL,
  ask = FALSE,
  silent = FALSE,
  timeout = 600
)

Arguments

year	Single year for which data are to be read
type	One of 'collision', 'casualty', 'Vehicle'; defaults to 'collision'.
data_dir	Where sets of downloaded data would be found.
file_name	Character string of a specific STATS19 CSV filename to download/read. If NULL, filenames are inferred from year and type.
ask	Should you be asked whether or not to download the files? TRUE by default.
silent	Boolean. If FALSE (default value), display useful progress messages on the screen.
timeout	Timeout in seconds for the download if current option is less than this value. Defaults to 600 (10 minutes).

Examples

if (curl::has_internet()) {
  # type by default is collisions table
  dl_stats19(year = 2022)
}

stats19 documentation built on March 18, 2026, 5:08 p.m.