APRIL 2008

Date of Issue: 1 Jul 2008

KEY FACTS:
  • 428 people have been seriously injured on South Australian roads during 2008, compared with 454 during 2007.


  • 103 people have been seriously injured in APRIL 2008.


  • 57 serious injuries were males and 46 were females.


  • 68 were vehicle occupants, 19 were motorcycle riders, 11 were pedestrians and 5 were cyclists.
  • In APRIL 2008, there were 45 serious injuries in the country and 58 in Adelaide.


  • Of the 90 serious injury crashes in APRIL 2008, 50 involved a single vehicle and 40 involved more than one vehicle.

  • 79 crashes involved a single serious injury and 11 involved multiple serious injuries.


Serious Injuries - 2005 to 2008

5 Year Average 2005 2006 2007 2008
(2003 - 2007)
Month
January118101114102109
February10994102109103
March128131141108113
April117103116135103
May115111118106
June10691103127
July101938792
August109111115113
September110113123113
October11295134102
November11512686125
December123127118129
Total1363129613571361



 

Serious Injuries - 2007/2008 Comparison

APRIL
2007		 Year to Date
2007		 APRIL
2008		 Year to Date
2008
Road User
Driver6722347215
Passenger341252196
Motorcyclist19601856
Pillion Passenger2311
Bicyclist616520
Pedestrian6261139
Total135454103428
Age
0-15523314
16-1913521960
20-2419731674
25-2913541247
30-3925711472
40-491143855
50-5914471232
60+21501353
Not known1441621
Total135454103428
Sex
Male7327257263
Female6218246165
Unknown----
Total135454103428
Location
Adelaide7724558232
Country5820945196
Total135454103428


Serious Injuries - 2008 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger		 Motor-
cyclist		 Pillion
Passenger		 Bicy-
clist		 Pedes-
trian		 Total
Ages
0-15-81--514
16-1927215-4360
20-2441178-2674
25-292793-4447
30-393861811872
40-49291110-2355
50-591926-3232
60+3255-3753
Unknown217--1121
Total215965612039428
Sex
Male1234752-1624263
Female924941415165
Total215965612039428
Location
Adelaide1074235-1730232
Country1085421139196
Total215965612039428

 

Serious Injury Crashes - 2007/2008 Comparison

APRIL
2007		 Year to Date
2007		 APRIL
2008		 Year to Date
2008
Location
Adelaide6520554205
Country4614936150
Total11135490355
Vehicles
Single Vehicle5619350206
Multiple Vehicles5516140149
Total11135490355
Serious Injury Crashes
Single Injury9730179304
Multiple Injuries14531151
Total11135490355
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck515312
Rigid Truck411315
Bus23-4
Utility1648647
Car13440099370
Motorcycle21641959
Bicycle618622
Total Vehicles Involved188559136529


Serious Injury Crashes - 2008 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle90116206
Multiple Vehicles11534149
Total205150355
Serious Injury Crashes
Single Injury184120304
Multiple Injuries213051
Total205150355



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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