From 2002 to 2003, the number of road accident fatalities in the Northern Region decreased by 37.5% from 16 to 10. In 2003, some 6 of the fatalities were drivers and 2 were motor cyclists.
From 2002 to 2003, the number of injuries in the Northern Region decreased by 2.6% from 529 to 515. In 2003, some 284 (55.1%) of road users injured were drivers and 116 (22.5%) were passengers.
ROAD-USER FATALITIES AND INJURIES, Northern Region(a)
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| User type | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
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FATALITIES |
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| Driver | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| Passenger | - | 4 | 1 |
| Pedestrian | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Motor cyclist | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Bicyclist | - | - | - |
| Total | 11 | 16 | 10 |
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INJURIES |
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| Driver | 234 | 282 | 284 |
| Passenger | 142 | 117 | 116 |
| Pedestrian | 25 | 46 | 30 |
| Motor cyclist | 73 | 64 | 62 |
| Bicyclist | 14 | 19 | 16 |
| Unknown | 15 | 1 | 7 |
| Total | 503 | 529 | 515 |
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- nil or rounded to zero
(a) Location of accident. |
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| Source: Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources, Land Transport Safety Division. (Drawn off Traffic Accident Database on 17 March, 2004.) |
FURTHER INFORMATION
For further information on road safety visit the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources web site at http://www.transport.tas.gov.au/.
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