JULY 2017


Date of Issue: 4 Dec 2017


KEY FACTS:
  • 324 people have been seriously injured on South Australian roads during 2017, compared with 424 during 2016.


  • 55 people have been seriously injured in JULY 2017.


  • 37 serious injuries were males and 18 were females.


  • 26 were vehicle occupants, 15 were motorcycle riders, 10 were pedestrians and 4 were cyclists.


  • In JULY 2017, there were 27 serious injuries in the country and 28 in Adelaide.


  • Of the 45 serious injury crashes in JULY 2017, 21 involved a single vehicle and 24 involved more than one vehicle.

  • 41 crashes involved a single serious injury and 4 involved multiple serious injuries.



Serious Injuries - 2014 to 2017

5 Year Average 2014 2015 2016 2017
(2012 - 2016)
Month
January5866565645
February5444595035
March7179746757
April6764627235
May7061667055
June5557545942
July5748625055
August62647054
September53385753
October65576568
November69647245
December62696248
Total743711759692




 

Serious Injuries - 2016/2017 Comparison

JULY
2016
Year to Date
2016
JULY
2017
Year to Date
2017
Road User
Driver1919617141
Passenger784958
Motorcyclist12671565
Pillion Passenger23-1
Bicyclist336431
Pedestrian7381028
Total5042455324
Age
0-15221516
16-19342227
20-24860326
25-29851426
30-391049644
40-49660950
50-59659652
60-69429930
70+3501045
Not known-318
Total5042455324
Sex
Male3925737212
Female1116718112
Unknown----
Total5042455324
Location
Adelaide3224828180
Country1817627144
Total5042455324



Serious Injuries - 2017 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger
Motor-
cyclist
Pillion
Passenger
Bicy-
clist
Pedes-
trian
Total
Ages
0-15111--1316
16-191286-1-27
20-241356--226
25-291244-3326
30-39235815244
40-4922514-6350
50-5923413-9352
60-691337-5230
70+19114-11045
Unknown323---8
Total141586513128324
Sex
Male832862-2415212
Female583031713112
Total141586513128324
Location
Adelaide702239-2722180
Country713626146144
Total141586513128324

 

Serious Injury Crashes - 2016/2017 Comparison

JULY
2016
Year to Date
2016
JULY
2017
Year to Date
2017
Location
Adelaide2821626167
Country1614019113
Total4435645280
Vehicles
Single Vehicle2819821140
Multiple Vehicles1615824140
Total4435645280
Serious Injury Crashes
Single Injury4132241253
Multiple Injuries334427
Total4435645280
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck29-9
Rigid Truck1648
Bus-2-5
Utility10591356
Car3435739263
Motorcycle12691768
Bicycle439541
Total Vehicles Involved6354178450



Serious Injury Crashes - 2017 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle7070140
Multiple Vehicles9743140
Total167113280
Serious Injury Crashes
Single Injury15697253
Multiple Injuries111627
Total167113280




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