House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1)
2011-03-22 Daily Xml

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ROAD FATALITIES

156 Mr PISONI (Unley) (19 October 2010).

1. What percentage of road fatalities and injuries involve people under the age of 21 years and what is the breakdown of other age groups?

2. What is the breakdown of rural road fatalities compared to urban fatalities?

The Hon. T.R. KENYON (Newland—Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing, Minister for Road Safety, Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Minister Assisting the Premier with South Australia's Strategic Plan):

1. The percentage breakdown of age groups of those killed or seriously injured on South Australian roads is as follows:

Age Serious Injury2005-09* Fatal2006-10
0-15 6% 4%
16-20 17% 16%
21-24 12% 14%
25-29 10% 12%
30-39 17% 15%
40-49 13% 13%
50-59 10% 9%
60-69 6% 4%
70-79 5% 8%
80+ 3% 6%


*Full year data for serious injuries sustained in road crashes for 2010 is not available until April 2011.

2. The breakdown of rural road fatalities compared to urban fatalities is as follows:

Rural Fatalities Metropolitan Fatalities Total Fatalities
2006 63 54 117
2007 76 49 125
2008 55 44 99
2009 78 41 119
2010 73 45 118