DECEMBER 2007

Date of Issue: 3 Mar 2008

KEY FACTS:
  • 1360 people have been seriously injured on South Australian roads during 2007, compared with 1357 during 2006.


  • 128 people have been seriously injured in DECEMBER 2007.


  • 87 serious injuries were males and 41 were females.


  • 90 were vehicle occupants, 19 were motorcycle riders, 17 were pedestrians and 2 were cyclists.
  • In DECEMBER 2007, there were 55 serious injuries in the country and 73 in Adelaide.


  • Of the 98 serious injury crashes in DECEMBER 2007, 56 involved a single vehicle and 42 involved more than one vehicle.

  • 82 crashes involved a single serious injury and 16 involved multiple serious injuries.


Serious Injuries - 2004 to 2007

5 Year Average 2004 2005 2006 2007
(2002 - 2006)
Month
January130146101114102
February10710494102109
March130118131141108
April113110103116135
May114111111118106
June10610391103127
July114103938792
August113108111115113
September11198113123113
October11710795134102
November12211012686125
December120113127118128
Total13971331129613571360



 

Serious Injuries - 2006/2007 Comparison

DECEMBER
2006		 Year to Date
2006		 DECEMBER
2007		 Year to Date
2007
Road User
Driver4967059686
Passenger2730231347
Motorcyclist1717819162
Pillion Passenger217-10
Bicyclist1080249
Pedestrian1311017106
Total11813571281360
Age
0-151074160
16-19918116171
20-241818616210
25-291412914137
30-392422521213
40-492118016165
50-59812219138
60+715814172
Not known71021194
Total11813571281360
Sex
Male8087287863
Female3848541497
Unknown----
Total11813571281360
Location
Adelaide6772973713
Country5162855647
Total11813571281360


Serious Injuries - 2007 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger		 Motor-
cyclist		 Pillion
Passenger		 Bicy-
clist		 Pedes-
trian		 Total
Ages
0-151354461060
16-19955083411171
20-241016227-416210
25-29793016-39137
30-39124303311411213
40-49922333188165
50-59821530-65138
60+106288-327172
Unknown674311994
Total68634716210491061360
Sex
Male43117515274058863
Female255172103948497
Total68634716210491061360
Location
Adelaide3461499233588713
Country3401987071418647
Total68634716210491061360

 

Serious Injury Crashes - 2006/2007 Comparison

DECEMBER
2006		 Year to Date
2006		 DECEMBER
2007		 Year to Date
2007
Location
Adelaide6161862605
Country3947336477
Total1001091981082
Vehicles
Single Vehicle5958356625
Multiple Vehicles4150742457
Total1001091981082
Serious Injury Crashes
Single Injury9092682917
Multiple Injuries1016516165
Total1001091981082
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck539334
Rigid Truck551739
Bus116112
Utility1313817150
Car981164941191
Motorcycle2018819170
Bicycle1082249
Total Vehicles Involved15216791431645


Serious Injury Crashes - 2007 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle279346625
Multiple Vehicles326131457
Total6054771082
Serious Injury Crashes
Single Injury540377917
Multiple Injuries65100165
Total6054771082



Explanatory Notes
  1. Figures relating to the current year are provisional and are subject to revision when detailed Crash Reports are finalised.
  2. Enquiries regarding these statistics or related publications should be directed to Road Crash Information Unit on (08) 8343 2854, Transport Information Management Section.
  1. A road serious injury occurs if a road crash results in the hospitalisation, but not death, within 30 days, of any person involved in the crash .
  2. A serious injury crash is any road crash which results in one or more serious injuries.
  3. In this publication, "Adelaide" means the Adelaide Statistical Division.

Report also available on the TSA web site - http:www.transport.sa.gov.au/safety/road/road_use/roadcrash.asp