Limestone Coast Region Road Safety 2020 a Safer Tomorrow Starts Today
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limestone coast region road safety 2020 a safer tomorrow starts today the limestone coast includes the where do the injured come from? following local government areas Visitors and tourists can find driving and travelling on • District Council of Grant unfamiliar roads a challenge. However, their contribution • Kingston District Council to the number of road crashes is often less than people • City of Mount Gambier imagine. The majority of drivers and riders killed or injured • Naracoorte Lucindale Council on the Limestone Coast were local residents of the area. • District Council of Robe • Tatiara District Council While we all try and drive safely, making errors while • Wattle Range Council driving is inevitable. Even if we are familiar with the road, we can still be momentarily distracted in the car, take fast facts our eyes off the road or misjudge a gap in traffic. A Road Safety on the Limestone Coast While we all try andsimple drive safely, error making is often errors the while reason driving is for inevitable. crashes Even that if we happen are familiar with the The Limestone Coast accounts for: road, we can still be onmomentarily our roads. distracted in the car, take our eyes off the road or misjudge a gap in traffic. The Limestone Coast includes the following Local Government Areas A simple error is often the reason for crashes that happen on our roads. • 4% of the population residence of driver and rider fatalities and serious injuries . District Council of Grant . Kingston District Council• 8% of fatalities Residence2000 - of 2009 driver and rider fatalities and serious injuries, 2000 - 2009 . City of Mount Gambier . Naracoorte Lucindale • Council7% of serious injuries . District Council of Robe 90% . Tatiara District Council . Wattle Range Council 80% 77% how many road fatalities and serious 70% Fast facts: injuries occur? 60% Compared to the whole of South Australia, the Limestone accounts for: Percentage Despite the lower traffic volumes that exist on rural roads,o f driver . 4% of the population 50% . 8% of fatalities traffic generally travels at higher speeds making fatalities & rider fatalities & . 7% of serious injuries 40% more likely if a crash occurs. serious injuries 30% How many road Thefatalities number and ofserious fatalities injuries and occur? serious injuries on the 20% Despite the lower trafficLimestone volumes that Coast exist onhas rural fluctuated roads, traffic generallybetween travels 144 at higherand 61speeds making 10% 9% fatalities more likely if a crash occurs. 10% 3% in the last decade – how many are we prepared to The number of fatalitiesaccept and serious in the injuries future on ?the Limestone Coast has fluctuated between 144 and 61 in 0% the last decade – how many are we prepared to accept in the future? Metropolitan Limestone Coast Other rural Interstate Adelaide Number of fatalities and serious injuries, 2000 – 2009 number of fatalities and serious injuries 2000 – 2009 160 On what type of roads do the crashes occur? on what type of roads do the crashes The majority of fatal and serious injury crashes that have occurred on the Limestone Coast in the last 140 decade are on roads withoccur a speed limit? of 110km/h. This is to be expected since a lot of travel in the region is on roads with a speed limit of 110km/h. 120 The majority of fatal and serious injury crashes that have Compliance with theoccurred speed limit onis importantthe Limestone because we Coast know inthat the even last small decade reductions in average 100 travelling speeds can result in large reductions in death and injuries. It is also important that speed limits Number of match the qualities ofare the onroad roads and reduce with the a severityspeed of limit injury ofin case110km/h. a crash occurs.This is Forto beexample roads fatalities & that are winding or narrow should have lower speed limits than straight roads with good clearance to serious 80 roadside trees. expected since a lot of travel in the region is on roads injuries . with a speed limit of 110km/h. 60 40 Compliance with the speed limit is important because we know that even small reductions in average 20 travelling speeds can result in large reductions in death 0 and injuries. It is also important that speed limits match 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 the qualities of the road and reduce the severity of injury in case a crash occurs. For example roads that are Where do the injured come from? winding or narrow should have lower speed limits than Visitors and tourists can find driving and travelling on unfamiliar roads a challenge. However, their straight roads with good clearance to roadside trees. contribution to the number of road crashes is often less than people imagine. The majority of drivers and riders killed or injured on the Limestone Coast were local residents of the area. road safety 2020 a safer tomorrow starts today Fatal and serious injury crashes by speed limit of road, 2000 – 2009 can you imagine a future where no deaths or serious injuries occur on our roads? casualty crashes by speed limit of road 2000 – 2009 number of fatal and serious crashes by crash type 2000-2009 50% 47% 45% 40% 35% Percentage 30% of fatal & serious 25% all other intersection injury 20% 20% crash types crashes crashes 17% 20% 21% 15% 9% 10% 4% 5% 3% 0% under 50km/h 60km/h 80km/h 100km/h 110km/h 50km/h what are the main crash types? run-off road What are the main crash types? crashes The most prevalent Thefatal andmost serious prevalent injury crash fatal type and that occur seriouss on theinjury Limestone crash Coast type involves single 69% vehicles running off the road, rolling over or hitting trees or poles. Intersection crashes also occur but are less common. that occurs on the Limestone Coast involves single By identifying particularvehicles crash types running we can off try the and road,make improvements rolling over to theor hittingroad system trees so if a crash does occur the outcomesor poles. are less Intersection severe. For example,crashes sealing also occurthe edge but of maj areor lessrural roads has the potential to reduce fatal and serious injury crashes by more than 40%. common. Number of fatal and serious injury crashes by crash type, 2000-2009 By identifying particular crash types we can try and *all other crash types include those hitting pedestrians, make improvements to the road systemIntersec tsoion if a crash animals, objects on road and parked vehicles as well as All other types of crashes does coccurrashes the outcomes are less severe. For example, 21% head on and side swipe collisions between vehicles. 20% sealing the edge of major rural roads has the potential to reduce fatal and serious injury crashes by more than To find out more about events and updates, road safety information and links to road safety research please visit 40%. www.dtei.sa.gov.au/roadsafety road safety advisory council An initiative of the Road Safety RAdvisoryun-off crashes Council, responsible for recommending road safety solutions to the Minister for Road Safety and the59% Government of South Australia, and includes members of the following organisations: * All other crash types include those hitting pedestrians, animals, objects on road and parked vehicles as well as head on and side swipe collisions between vehicles. Government of South Australia representatives include the Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure, Department of Education and Children’s Services and SA Health. road safety 2020 a safer tomorrow starts today.