From 2001 to 2003, the number of road accident fatalities in the Greater Hobart-Southern Region decreased by 48.3% from 29 to 15. In 2003, some 7 of the fatalities were drivers, 5 were motor cyclists and 3 were passengers.
From 2001 to 2003, the number of injuries in the Greater Hobart-Southern Region decreased by 1.9% from 899 to 882. In 2003, some 436 (49.4%) of the road users injured were drivers and 259 (29.4%) were passengers.
ROAD-USER FATALITIES AND INJURIES, Greater Hobart-Southern Region(a)
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| User type | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
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FATALITIES |
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| Driver | 13 | 10 | 7 |
| Passenger | 9 | - | 3 |
| Pedestrian | 5 | 1 | - |
| Motor cyclist | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| Bicyclist | - | - | - |
| Total | 29 | 17 | 15 |
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INJURIES |
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| Driver | 454 | 473 | 436 |
| Passenger | 229 | 211 | 259 |
| Pedestrian | 93 | 89 | 73 |
| Motor cyclist | 82 | 86 | 75 |
| Bicyclist | 23 | 24 | 27 |
| Unknown | 18 | 8 | 12 |
| Total | 899 | 891 | 882 |
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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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