AUGUST 2007

Date of Issue: 1 Nov 2007

KEY FACTS:
  • 880 people have been seriously injured on South Australian roads during 2007, compared with 896 during 2006.


  • 104 people have been seriously injured in AUGUST 2007.


  • 69 serious injuries were males and 35 were females.


  • 80 were vehicle occupants, 10 were motorcycle riders, 10 were pedestrians and 4 were cyclists.
  • In AUGUST 2007, there were 47 serious injuries in the country and 57 in Adelaide.


  • Of the 85 serious injury crashes in AUGUST 2007, 52 involved a single vehicle and 33 involved more than one vehicle.

  • 72 crashes involved a single serious injury and 13 involved multiple serious injuries.


Serious Injuries - 2004 to 2007

5 Year Average 2004 2005 2006 2007
(2002 - 2006)
Month
January130146101114102
February10710494102107
March130118131141108
April113110103116135
May114111111118106
June10610391103127
July114103938791
August113108111115104
September11198113123
October11710795135
November12211012686
December120113127118
Total1397133112961358



 

Serious Injuries - 2006/2007 Comparison

AUGUST
2006		 Year to Date
2006		 AUGUST
2007		 Year to Date
2007
Road User
Driver5644658450
Passenger2620522232
Motorcyclist141089103
Pillion Passenger21216
Bicyclist551432
Pedestrian12741057
Total115896104880
Age
0-15746339
16-191413210107
20-241112117134
25-2913831098
30-391915018131
40-491510911102
50-5910721292
60+1511017110
Not known1173667
Total115896104880
Sex
Male7357269542
Female4232435338
Unknown----
Total115896104880
Location
Adelaide5248257454
Country6341447426
Total115896104880


Serious Injuries - 2007 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger		 Motor-
cyclist		 Pillion
Passenger		 Bicy-
clist		 Pedes-
trian		 Total
Ages
0-15-24414639
16-1957328334107
20-24723714-47134
25-29522215-3698
30-39841620-56131
40-49611813154102
50-59541021-5292
60+65206-217110
Unknown553211567
Total45023210363257880
Sex
Male2791059742730542
Female17112762527338
Total45023210363257880
Location
Adelaide2271045421948454
Country223128494139426
Total45023210363257880

 

Serious Injury Crashes - 2006/2007 Comparison

AUGUST
2006		 Year to Date
2006		 AUGUST
2007		 Year to Date
2007
Location
Adelaide4840548384
Country4230637315
Total9071185699
Vehicles
Single Vehicle5337952396
Multiple Vehicles3733133303
Total9071185699
Serious Injury Crashes
Single Injury7459872591
Multiple Injuries1611313108
Total9071185699
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck228427
Rigid Truck636324
Bus18-6
Utility1283690
Car9177597786
Motorcycle1411410111
Bicycle552433
Total Vehicles Involved13110971241077


Serious Injury Crashes - 2007 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle172224396
Multiple Vehicles21291303
Total384315699
Serious Injury Crashes
Single Injury342249591
Multiple Injuries4266108
Total384315699



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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