Fatality Statistics
There has been a large amount of talk recently regarding road fatalities, and particularly motorcycle fatalities.The following data details the true picture of road fatalities in NSW.
|
Crash Type &
Road User
by
Year
|
Year
|
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
2003
|
2004
|
|
Crash Type
|
Road User
|
31
|
100
|
130
|
115
|
104
|
|
Single vehicle
|
Driver
|
|
Passenger
|
10
|
59
|
68
|
61
|
57
|
|
Motorcycle Rider
|
8
|
30
|
35
|
16
|
15
|
|
Motorcycle Pillion
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
|
Bicyclist
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
|
Other/unknown
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
Multiple vehicle
|
Driver
|
31
|
119
|
145
|
124
|
97
|
|
Passenger
|
15
|
74
|
55
|
76
|
47
|
|
Motorcycle Rider
|
6
|
38
|
16
|
40
|
28
|
|
Motorcycle Pillion
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
|
Bicyclist
|
2
|
11
|
12
|
7
|
12
|
|
Pedestrian
|
Driver
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
Pedestrian
|
12
|
88
|
94
|
94
|
71
|
|
Total
|
117
|
524
|
561
|
539
|
433
|
|
Data Source: Australian
Transport Safety Bureau
|
|
* Between 31OCT2000
and 31OCT2004.
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