AUGUST 2008

Date of Issue: 3 Nov 2008

KEY FACTS:
  • 818 people have been seriously injured on South Australian roads during 2008, compared with 892 during 2007.


  • 108 people have been seriously injured in AUGUST 2008.


  • 68 serious injuries were males and 40 were females.


  • 81 were vehicle occupants, 13 were motorcycle riders, 10 were pedestrians, 3 were cyclists and 1 was a .
  • In AUGUST 2008, there were 45 serious injuries in the country and 63 in Adelaide.


  • Of the 86 serious injury crashes in AUGUST 2008, 41 involved a single vehicle and 45 involved more than one vehicle.

  • 76 crashes involved a single serious injury and 10 involved multiple serious injuries.


Serious Injuries - 2005 to 2008

5 Year Average 2005 2006 2007 2008
(2003 - 2007)
Month
January118101114102100
February1099410210993
March128131141108112
April117103116135100
May115111118106124
June1069110312787
July10193879294
August109111115113108
September110113123113
October11295134102
November11512686125
December123127118129
Total1363129613571361



 

Serious Injuries - 2007/2008 Comparison

AUGUST
2007		 Year to Date
2007		 AUGUST
2008		 Year to Date
2008
Road User
Driver6245555399
Passenger2323426177
Motorcyclist1110613111
Pillion Passenger38-3
Bicyclist431341
Pedestrian10571085
Total113892108818
Age
0-15541235
16-191010713108
20-242013712122
25-2910981184
30-392113421129
40-491210319115
50-5912931173
60+1711111108
Not known668844
Total113892108818
Sex
Male7855368502
Female3533940316
Unknown----
Total113892108818
Location
Adelaide5745763447
Country5643545371
Total113892108818


Serious Injuries - 2008 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger		 Motor-
cyclist		 Pillion
Passenger		 Bicy-
clist		 Pedes-
trian		 Total
Ages
0-152192-11135
16-19483511-410108
20-24672417158122
25-29451511-5884
30-39761228139129
40-49622117-69115
50-593571419773
60+611311-517108
Unknown331--3644
Total39917711134185818
Sex
Male2317810513155502
Female16899621030316
Total39917711134185818
Location
Adelaide1988461-3567447
Country20193503618371
Total39917711134185818

 

Serious Injury Crashes - 2007/2008 Comparison

AUGUST
2007		 Year to Date
2007		 AUGUST
2008		 Year to Date
2008
Location
Adelaide4838749387
Country4232037287
Total9070786674
Vehicles
Single Vehicle5640041396
Multiple Vehicles3430745278
Total9070786674
Serious Injury Crashes
Single Injury7559776587
Multiple Injuries151101087
Total9070786674
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck528121
Rigid Truck324727
Bus-618
Utility----
Car98791102688
Motorcycle1211413118
Bicycle433345
Total Vehicles Involved1301089141995


Serious Injury Crashes - 2008 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle180216396
Multiple Vehicles20771278
Total387287674
Serious Injury Crashes
Single Injury349238587
Multiple Injuries384987
Total387287674



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 2878, 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

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