MAY 2008

Date of Issue: 1 Aug 2008

KEY FACTS:
  • 554 people have been seriously injured on South Australian roads during 2008, compared with 560 during 2007.


  • 126 people have been seriously injured in MAY 2008.


  • 81 serious injuries were males and 45 were females.


  • 78 were vehicle occupants, 24 were motorcycle riders, 15 were pedestrians and 9 were cyclists.
  • In MAY 2008, there were 57 serious injuries in the country and 69 in Adelaide.


  • Of the 105 serious injury crashes in MAY 2008, 60 involved a single vehicle and 45 involved more than one vehicle.

  • 93 crashes involved a single serious injury and 12 involved multiple serious injuries.


Serious Injuries - 2005 to 2008

5 Year Average 2005 2006 2007 2008
(2003 - 2007)
Month
January118101114102109
February10994102109103
March128131141108113
April117103116135103
May115111118106126
June10691103127
July101938792
August109111115113
September110113123113
October11295134102
November11512686125
December123127118129
Total1363129613571361



 

Serious Injuries - 2007/2008 Comparison

MAY
2007		 Year to Date
2007		 MAY
2008		 Year to Date
2008
Road User
Driver4927259274
Passenger2515019115
Motorcyclist15752278
Pillion Passenger1423
Bicyclist622929
Pedestrian10361554
Total106560126554
Age
0-156291125
16-1914661070
20-2419921286
25-2912661562
30-3913841486
40-4916591772
50-5911581547
60+10602275
Not known5461031
Total106560126554
Sex
Male6633881344
Female4022245210
Unknown----
Total106560126554
Location
Adelaide4929469301
Country5726657253
Total106560126554


Serious Injuries - 2008 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger		 Motor-
cyclist		 Pillion
Passenger		 Bicy-
clist		 Pedes-
trian		 Total
Ages
0-152132-1725
16-19312110-4470
20-2447181113686
25-293894-5662
30-394782012886
40-49361612-3572
50-592421214447
60+4757-51075
Unknown223--2431
Total2741157832954554
Sex
Male156557312434344
Female1186052520210
Total2741157832954554
Location
Adelaide1345048-2642301
Country14065303312253
Total2741157832954554

 

Serious Injury Crashes - 2007/2008 Comparison

MAY
2007		 Year to Date
2007		 MAY
2008		 Year to Date
2008
Location
Adelaide4525061266
Country4819744194
Total93447105460
Vehicles
Single Vehicle5424760266
Multiple Vehicles3920045194
Total93447105460
Serious Injury Crashes
Single Injury8338493397
Multiple Injuries10631263
Total93447105460
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck419517
Rigid Truck314116
Bus2515
Utility15631461
Car101501105475
Motorcycle16802483
Bicycle624931
Total Vehicles Involved147706159688


Serious Injury Crashes - 2008 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle120146266
Multiple Vehicles14648194
Total266194460
Serious Injury Crashes
Single Injury240157397
Multiple Injuries263763
Total266194460



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

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