Between 2001 and 2003 the number of road accident fatalities in Tasmania fell by 32.8%, from 61 to 41. Of all fatalities, more drivers were killed than any other road user, with 20 (48.8%) driver fatalities in 2003, compared to 17 (45.9%) in 2002 and 27 (44.3%) in 2001. The number of motor cycle fatalities rose to 11 in 2003 from 10 in 2002 and 7 in 2001.
ROAD ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES, Tasmania
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| User type | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
FATALITIES
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| Driver | 27 | 17 | 20 |
| Passenger | 16 | 4 | 7 |
| Pedestrian | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| Motor cyclist | 7 | 10 | 11 |
| Bicyclist | 1 | - | - |
| Unknown | - | - | - |
| Total | 61 | 37 | 41 |
INJURIES
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| Driver | 900 | 975 | 930 |
| Passenger | 508 | 447 | 492 |
| Pedestrian | 149 | 162 | 131 |
| Motor cyclist | 195 | 191 | 204 |
| Bicyclist | 49 | 55 | 59 |
| Unknown | 42 | 13 | 21 |
| Total | 1,843 | 1,843 | 1,837 |
- nil or rounded to zero
Source: Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources, Transport Division. (Drawn off Traffic Accident Database on 17 March, 2004.) |
This page last updated 3 January 2008
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