and the Mersey-Lyell Region, and 6 (30.0%) in the Northern Region.
Of the 1,837 roadusers injured in 2003, some 930 (50.6%) were drivers and 492 (26.8%) were passengers. Of the total number of injuries in 2003, some 882 (48.0%) occurred in the Greater Hobart-Southern Region.
ROAD-USER FATALITIES AND INJURIES, Tasmanian regions(a) - 2003
|
User type | Greater Hobart-Southern | Northern | Mersey-Lyell | Tasmania |
|
FATALITIES |
|
Driver | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
Passenger | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
Pedestrian | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Motor cyclist | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
Bicyclist | - | - | - | - |
Total | 15 | 10 | 16 | 41 |
|
INJURIES |
|
Driver | 436 | 284 | 210 | 930 |
Passenger | 259 | 116 | 117 | 492 |
Pedestrian | 73 | 30 | 28 | 131 |
Motor cyclist | 75 | 62 | 67 | 204 |
Bicyclist | 27 | 16 | 16 | 59 |
Unknown | 12 | 7 | 2 | 21 |
Total | 882 | 515 | 440 | 1,837 |
|
- nil or rounded to zero
(a) Location of accident.
Source: Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources, Land Transport Safety Division. (Drawn off Traffic Accident Database on 17 March, 2004.) |
FURTHER INFORMATION
Greater Hobart-Southern Region
Northern Region
Mersey-Lyell Region