DECEMBER 2016


Date of Issue: 27 Jun 2017


KEY FACTS:
  • 692 people have been seriously injured on South Australian roads during 2016, compared with 759 during 2015.

  • 48 people have been seriously injured in DECEMBER 2016.

  • 34 serious injuries were males and 14 were females.


  • 33 were vehicle occupants, 9 were motorcycle riders, 3 were cyclists and 3 were pedestrians.

  • In DECEMBER 2016, there were 26 serious injuries in the country and 22 in Adelaide.

  • Of the 41 serious injury crashes in DECEMBER 2016, 22 involved a single vehicle and 19 involved more than one vehicle.

  • 38 crashes involved a single serious injury and 3 involved multiple serious injuries.


Serious Injuries - 2013 to 2016

5 Year Average 2013 2014 2015 2016
(2011 - 2015)
Month
January6359665656
February5951445950
March7873797467
April6670646272
May7176616670
June5855575459
July6265486250
August6754647054
September5865385753
October6565576568
November7589647245
December7068696248
Total792790711759692




Serious Injuries - 2015/2016 Comparison

DECEMBER
2015
Year to Date
2015
DECEMBER
2016
Year to Date
2016
Road User
Driver3135823325
Passenger1013210140
Motorcyclist111399105
Pillion Passenger16-4
Bicyclist774352
Pedestrian250366
Total6275948692
Age
0-15128-33
16-195711081
20-24484786
25-29460276
30-399128882
40-4911106194
50-5910105897
60-69878251
70+1080987
Not known-1915
Total6275948692
Sex
Male3950234430
Female2325614262
Unknown-1--
Total6275948692
Location
Adelaide3842822382
Country2433126310
Total6275948692



Serious Injuries - 2016 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger
Motor-
cyclist
Pillion
Passenger
Bicy-
clist
Pedes-
trian
Total
Ages
0-15121114533
16-1931231714581
20-24432014-2786
25-2942111113876
30-3952812-4682
40-49461716-11494
50-59381223114997
60-6927-8-7951
70+45253-11387
Unknown-3--2-5
Total32514010545266692
Sex
Male190639334437430
Female13577121829262
Total32514010545266692
Location
Adelaide1665170-4253382
Country159893541013310
Total32514010545266692

 

Serious Injury Crashes - 2015/2016 Comparison

DECEMBER
2015
Year to Date
2015
DECEMBER
2016
Year to Date
2016
Location
Adelaide3339121339
Country2026620235
Total5365741574
Vehicles
Single Vehicle2237222330
Multiple Vehicles3128519244
Total5365741574
Serious Injury Crashes
Single Injury4660138520
Multiple Injuries756354
Total5365741574
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck327221
Rigid Truck-8213
Bus-4-2
Utility121176104
Car5260139556
Motorcycle111459109
Bicycle780759
Total Vehicles Involved8598265864



Serious Injury Crashes - 2016 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle164166330
Multiple Vehicles17569244
Total339235574
Serious Injury Crashes
Single Injury320200520
Multiple Injuries193554
Total339235574




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 Safe Systems and Crash Investigation Unit on (08) 8343 2854, Saferty Strategy 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" refers to the Greater Adelaide Statistical Division.


Report also available on the TSA web site - http:www.transport.sa.gov.au/safety/road/road_use/roadcrash.asp