JANUARY 2018


Date of Issue: 5 Oct 2018


KEY FACTS:
  • 35 people have been seriously injured on South Australian roads during 2018, compared with 56 during 2017.


  • 35 people have been seriously injured in JANUARY 2018.


  • 23 serious injuries were males and 12 were females.


  • 26 were vehicle occupants, 4 were cyclists, 3 were motorcycle riders and 2 were pedestrians.


  • In JANUARY 2018, there were 17 serious injuries in the country and 18 in Adelaide.


  • Of the 26 serious injury crashes in JANUARY 2018, 14 involved a single vehicle and 12 involved more than one vehicle.

  • 21 crashes involved a single serious injury and 5 involved multiple serious injuries.



Serious Injuries - 2015 to 2018

5 Year Average 2015 2016 2017 2018
(2013 - 2017)
Month
January5956565635
February48595037
March74746777
April64627250
May68667065
June56545954
July57625060
August58705446
September52575346
October60656846
November61724537
December59624848
Total716759692622



 

Serious Injuries - 2017/2018 Comparison

JANUARY
2017
Year to Date
2017
JANUARY
2018
Year to Date
2018
Road User
Driver29291717
Passenger9999
Motorcyclist8833
Pillion Passenger11--
Bicyclist8844
Pedestrian1122
Total56563535
Age
0-151133
16-195533
20-245522
25-292211
30-399955
40-49141499
50-59101044
60-692255
70+7733
Not known11--
Total56563535
Sex
Male33332323
Female23231212
Unknown----
Total56563535
Location
Adelaide31311818
Country25251717
Total56563535



Serious Injuries - 2018 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger
Motor-
cyclist
Pillion
Passenger
Bicy-
clist
Pedes-
trian
Total
Ages
0-15-3----3
16-19111---3
20-24-1--1-2
25-29-----11
30-3941----5
40-496-1-2-9
50-592-1-1-4
60-6932----5
70+11---13
Unknown-------
Total1793-4235
Sex
Male1143-4123
Female65---112
Total1793-4235
Location
Adelaide642-4218
Country1151---17
Total1793-4235

Serious Injury Crashes - 2017/2018 Comparison

JANUARY
2017
Year to Date
2017
JANUARY
2018
Year to Date
2018
Location
Adelaide27271515
Country19191111
Total46462626
Vehicles
Single Vehicle18181414
Multiple Vehicles28281212
Total46462626
Serious Injury Crashes
Single Injury37372121
Multiple Injuries9955
Total46462626
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck2211
Rigid Truck--11
Bus33--
Utility661010
Car51512222
Motorcycle9944
Bicycle101044
Total Vehicles Involved81814242



Serious Injury Crashes - 2018 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle8614
Multiple Vehicles7512
Total151126
Serious Injury Crashes
Single Injury12921
Multiple Injuries325
Total151126




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 at DPTI.RoadCrashData@sa.gov.au, Safety 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 TZT website - http://www.towardszerotogether.sa.gov.au/road_crash_facts