JANUARY 2009

Date of Issue: 2 Feb 2009

KEY FACTS:
  • 6 people have been killed on South Australian roads to date during 2009, compared with 5 during 2008.


  • 6 people have been killed to date in JANUARY 2009.


  • 5 fatalities were males and 1 was female.


  • 3 were pedestrians, 2 were vehicle occupants and 1 was a cyclist.


  • To date in JANUARY 2009, there was 1 fatality in the country and 5 in Adelaide.
  • Of the 6 fatal crashes to date in JANUARY 2009, 4 involved a single vehicle and 2 involved more than one vehicle.

  • All 6 crashes involved a single fatality.


  • The 4WD fatal crash involved Pedestrian on Road/4WD.


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


Fatalities - 2006 to 2009

5 Year Average 2006 2007 2008 2009
(2004 - 2008)
Month
January10131256
February9899
March1312107
April1110149
May101285
June101666
July12878
August1181111
September1081014
October94116
November108139
December11101410
Total12611712599











Fatalities - 2008/2009 Comparison

JANUARY
2008		 Year to Date
2008		 JANUARY
2009		 Year to Date
2009
Road User
Driver3311
Passenger--11
Motorcyclist11--
Pillion Passenger----
Bicyclist1111
Pedestrian--33
Total5566
Age
0-15----
16-1911--
20-24----
25-29--11
30-391111
40-49--11
50-591122
60+2211
Not known----
Total5566
Sex
Male3355
Female2211
Unknown----
Total5566
Location
Adelaide1155
Country4411
Total5566


Fatalities - 2009 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger		 Motor-
cyclist		 Pillion
Passenger		 Bicy-
clist		 Pedes-
trian		 Total
Ages
0-15-------
16-19-------
20-24-------
25-29-1----1
30-39-----11
40-49-----11
50-59----112
60+1-----1
Unknown-------
Total11--136
Sex
Male11--125
Female-----11
Total11--136
Location
Adelaide11--125
Country-----11
Total11--136

 

Fatal Crashes - 2008/2009 Comparison

JANUARY
2008		 Year to Date
2008		 JANUARY
2009		 Year to Date
2009
Location
Adelaide1155
Country4411
Total5566
Vehicles
Single Vehicle1144
Multiple Vehicle4422
Total5566
Fatal Crashes
Single Fatality5566
Multiple Fatalities----
Total5566
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck11--
Rigid Truck11--
Bus--11
Utility11--
4WD--11
Car4455
Motorcycle22--
Bicycle1111
Total Vehicles Involved101088


Fatal Crashes - 2009 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle314
Multiple Vehicle2-2
Total516
Fatalities
Single Fatality516
Multiple Fatalities---
Total516



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

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