Road Crash Database
Name of Collection
Road Crash Database
Contact
Director
Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB)
Federal Office of Road Safety
GPO Box 594
CANBERRA ACT 2601
Telephone: Canberra 02 6274 7136
Facsimile: Canberra 02 6274 7922
Email: M.McFadden@atsb.gov.au
Internet: http://www.atsb.gov.au/
Purpose
To provide information on fatal and serious injury crashes.
Description
FORS data are made up of direct unit records which are obtained from State/Territory road authorities. Supplementary information on fatal crashes comes from coroners' reports.
Data Detail
Crash level:
- Crash type;
- Date;
- Time;
- Light;
- Speed;
- Urban/rural;
- Weather;
- Definition for classifying accidents events (fatalities only);
- Major factors (fatalities only); and
- Vehicle type (fatalities only).
Vehicle level:
- Blood alcohol content (BAC) of driver;
- Date;
- Time;
- Licence type;
- Unit type; and
- Vehicle details (colour, damage, model etc-fatalities only).
Person level:
- Age;
- Day;
- Time;
- Extent of injury;
- Road user;
- Seat belt;
- Sex;
- Abbreviated injury score classifications (fatalities only); and
- BAC (fatalities only).
Geographic Coverage
Australia, States and Territories, local government areas.
Frequency of Data Availability
Data are available monthly and annually (for fatalities).
Data are available quarterly and annually (for serious injuries).
Historical Data
Data are available from 1988.
Products and Services
Publications
Road Fatalities Australia Statistical Summary
Road Fatalities Australia Monthly Bulletin
Road Injury Australia Statistical Summary
Road Injury Australia Quarterly Bulletin
Benchmarking Road Safety
Other
Analysis available on request.
Example of Information Available
http://www.atsb.gov.au/
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