FEBRUARY 2015

Date of Issue: 2 Mar 2015

KEY FACTS:
  • 17 people have been killed on South Australian roads to date during 2015, compared with 13 during 2014.


  • 4 people have been killed to date in FEBRUARY 2015.


  • 2 fatalities were males and 2 were females.


  • 2 were pedestrians and 2 were vehicle occupants.


  • To date in FEBRUARY 2015, there were fatalities in the country and 4 in Adelaide.
  • Of the 4 fatal crashes to date in FEBRUARY 2015, 2 involved a single vehicle and 2 involved more than one vehicle.

  • All 4 crashes involved a single fatality.


  • The heavy vehicle fatal crash involved Car Sedan/Truck.


Fatalities - 2012 to 2015

5 Year Average 2012 2013 2014 2015
(2010 - 2014)
Month
January11610813
February79454
March11101712
April81145
May8557
June97136
July85119
August8998
September68311
October8569
November8888
December1111720
Total1039497108






Fatalities - 2014/2015 Comparison

FEBRUARY
2014		 Year to Date
2014		 FEBRUARY
2015		 Year to Date
2015
Road User
Driver2618
Passenger-214
Motorcyclist11-2
Pillion Passenger----
Bicyclist11-1
Pedestrian1322
Total513417
Age
0-15----
16-19-1-1
20-24--11
25-29-1-1
30-39-1-3
40-4925-1
50-59----
60-6933-2
70+-235
Not known---3
Total513417
Sex
Male411212
Female1225
Unknown----
Total513417
Location
Adelaide2549
Country38-8
Total513417


Fatalities - 2015 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger		 Motor-
cyclist		 Pillion
Passenger		 Bicy-
clist		 Pedes-
trian		 Total
Ages
0-15-------
16-191-----1
20-241-----1
25-291-----1
30-391-1-1-3
40-49--1---1
50-59-------
60-6911----2
70+21---25
Unknown-------
Total842-1217
Sex
Male622--212
Female22--1-5
Total842-1217
Location
Adelaide312-129
Country53----8
Total842-1217

 

Fatal Crashes - 2014/2015 Comparison

FEBRUARY
2014		 Year to Date
2014		 FEBRUARY
2015		 Year to Date
2015
Location
Adelaide2549
Country37-5
Total512414
Vehicles
Single Vehicle5927
Multiple Vehicle-327
Total512414
Fatal Crashes
Single Fatality511412
Multiple Fatalities-1-2
Total512414
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck-2-3
Rigid Truck-112
Bus----
Utility-3--
4WD----
Car37513
Motorcycle11-2
Bicycle11-1
Total Vehicles Involved515621


Fatal Crashes - 2015 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle527
Multiple Vehicle437
Total9514
Fatalities
Single Fatality9312
Multiple Fatalities-22
Total9514



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 fatality occurs if a road crash results in the death, within 30 days, of any person involved in the crash .
  2. A fatal crash is any road crash which results in one or more fatalities.
  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