NOVEMBER 2015


Date of Issue: 1 Feb 2016


KEY FACTS:
  • 687 people have been seriously injured on South Australian roads during 2015, compared with 642 during 2014.


  • 69 people have been seriously injured in NOVEMBER 2015.


  • 41 serious injuries were males and 28 were females.


  • 46 were vehicle occupants, 13 were motorcycle riders, 5 were cyclists and 5 were pedestrians.


  • In NOVEMBER 2015, there were 42 serious injuries in the country and 27 in Adelaide.


  • Of the 62 serious injury crashes in NOVEMBER 2015, 39 involved a single vehicle and 23 involved more than one vehicle.

  • 56 crashes involved a single serious injury and 6 involved multiple serious injuries.



Serious Injuries - 2012 to 2015

5 Year Average 2012 2013 2014 2015
(2010 - 2014)
Month
January6652596658
February6366514459
March8564737974
April7266706462
May7476766165
June6949555753
July6962654862
August6566546467
September6353653855
October7071655763
November7574896469
December76626869
Total847761790711




 

Serious Injuries - 2014/2015 Comparison

NOVEMBER
2014
Year to Date
2014
NOVEMBER
2015
Year to Date
2015
Road User
Driver3029133321
Passenger911413120
Motorcyclist1111611126
Pillion Passenger1325
Bicyclist858568
Pedestrian560547
Total6464269687
Age
0-15-23227
16-199721066
20-24582578
25-29764956
30-3989110118
40-49121121094
50-591078992
60-69551768
70+550570
Not known319218
Total6464269687
Sex
Male4242541458
Female2221728229
Unknown----
Total6464269687
Location
Adelaide3634527384
Country2829742303
Total6464269687



Serious Injuries - 2015 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger
Motor-
cyclist
Pillion
Passenger
Bicy-
clist
Pedes-
trian
Total
Ages
0-15-14--4927
16-193417911466
20-2436211116378
25-2927147-5356
30-395810301163118
40-49391022119394
50-5946826-8492
60-693651413968
70+44114-3870
Unknown1103-3118
Total32112012656847687
Sex
Male2055511615724458
Female116651041123229
Total32112012656847687
Location
Adelaide152507936436384
Country16970472411303
Total32112012656847687

 

Serious Injury Crashes - 2014/2015 Comparison

NOVEMBER
2014
Year to Date
2014
NOVEMBER
2015
Year to Date
2015
Location
Adelaide3331726352
Country2022236242
Total5353962594
Vehicles
Single Vehicle3331039346
Multiple Vehicles1922723247
Total5353962594
Serious Injury Crashes
Single Injury4748956545
Multiple Injuries650649
Total5353962594
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck-19623
Rigid Truck21028
Bus-3-4
Utility----
Car4748951540
Motorcycle1112311132
Bicycle863774
Total Vehicles Involved7680491885



Serious Injury Crashes - 2015 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle165181346
Multiple Vehicles18760247
Total352242594
Serious Injury Crashes
Single Injury337208545
Multiple Injuries153449
Total352242594




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