MAY 2008

Date of Issue: 2 Jun 2008

KEY FACTS:
  • 36 people have been killed on South Australian roads to date during 2008, compared with 53 during 2007.


  • 6 people have been killed to date in MAY 2008.


  • 3 fatalities were males and 3 were females.


  • 5 were vehicle occupants and 1 was a motorcycle rider.


  • To date in MAY 2008, there were 3 fatalities in the country and 3 in Adelaide.
  • Of the 6 fatal crashes to date in MAY 2008, 1 involved a single vehicle and 5 involved more than one vehicle.

  • All 6 crashes involved a single fatality.


  • The 3 4WD fatal crashes involved Car Sedan/Animal Wild/4WD , Car Sedan/4WD , Car Sedan/4WD.


  • The heavy vehicle fatal crash involved Car Sedan/Semitrailer.


  • The motorcycle fatal crash involved Car Sedan/Motorcycle.


Fatalities - 2005 to 2008

5 Year Average 2005 2006 2007 2008
(2003 - 2007)
Month
January11613125
February109899
March152712107
April101010149
May12141286
June117166
July121787
August1214811
September108810
October117411
November1014813
December13141014
Total137147117125




Fatalities - 2007/2008 Comparison

MAY
2007		 Year to Date
2007		 MAY
2008		 Year to Date
2008
Road User
Driver422516
Passenger115-9
Motorcyclist3415
Pillion Passenger---1
Bicyclist-5-1
Pedestrian-7-4
Total853636
Age
0-15-1-1
16-192417
20-2411015
25-2937-1
30-39210210
40-49-5-2
50-59-415
60+-1215
Not known----
Total853636
Sex
Male842326
Female-11310
Unknown----
Total853636
Location
Adelaide521317
Country332319
Total853636


Fatalities - 2008 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger		 Motor-
cyclist		 Pillion
Passenger		 Bicy-
clist		 Pedes-
trian		 Total
Ages
0-15-1----1
16-1923--117
20-24121--15
25-29-----11
30-396121--10
40-492-----2
50-59122---5
60+4----15
Unknown-------
Total169511436
Sex
Male116411326
Female531--110
Total169511436
Location
Adelaide5431-417
Country1152-1-19
Total169511436

 

Fatal Crashes - 2007/2008 Comparison

MAY
2007		 Year to Date
2007		 MAY
2008		 Year to Date
2008
Location
Adelaide520315
Country225318
Total745633
Vehicles
Single Vehicle629116
Multiple Vehicle116517
Total745633
Fatal Crashes
Single Fatality640631
Multiple Fatalities15-2
Total745633
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck-316
Rigid Truck-3-4
Bus----
Utility37-1
4WD--33
Car241630
Motorcycle3417
Bicycle-4-1
Total Vehicles Involved8621152


Fatal Crashes - 2008 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle8816
Multiple Vehicle71017
Total151833
Fatalities
Single Fatality141731
Multiple Fatalities112
Total151833



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 fatality occurs if a road crash results in the death, within 30 days, of any person involved in the crash .
  2. A fatal crash is any road crash which results in one or more fatalities.
  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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