Outcome Measures
Safe roads
| Measure | Baseline (2008-2010) |
2018 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of deaths from head-on crashes | 2 | 1 | -40.0% |
| Number of deaths from single-vehicle crashes | 34 | 34 | -1.0% |
| Number of deaths from intersection crashes | 7 | 10 | 36.4% |
| Number of deaths from crashes on metropolitan roads | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Number of deaths from crashes on regional roads | 20 | 10 | -50.0% |
| Number of deaths from crashes on remote roads1 | 32 | 39 | 23.2% |
Safe people—responsible road use
| Measure | Baseline (2008-2010) |
2018 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of young driver and motorcycle rider deaths (aged 17-25 yrs) | 9 | 2 | -77.8% |
| Number of deaths from crashes involving a young driver or motorcycle rider (aged 17-25 yrs) | 18 | 8 | -56.4% |
| Number of older driver and motorcycle rider deaths (aged 65+ yrs) | 2 | 3 | 50.0% |
| Number of deaths from crashes involving an older driver or motorcycle rider (aged 65+ yrs) | 5 | 4 | -14.3% |
| Number of motorcyclist deaths | 5 | 8 | 50.0% |
| Number of cyclist deaths | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Number of pedestrian deaths | 10 | 11 | 6.5% |
| Number of deaths from crashes involving a heavy vehicle | 3 | 0 | -100.0% |
Safe people—irresponsible road use2
| Measure | Baseline (2008-2010) |
2018 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of drivers and motorcycle riders killed with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) above the legal limit | 11 | 7 | -38.2% |
| Number of deaths from crashes involving a driver or motorcycle rider with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) above the legal limit | 15 | 16 | 6.7% |
| Number of deaths from crashes involving an unlicensed driver or motorcycle rider | 15 | 12 | -21.7% |
| Number of vehicle occupants killed who were not wearing a restraint | 17 | 6 | -64.0% |
| 2010 | 2018 | % Change | |
| Number of drivers and motorcycle riders killed who had an illegal drug in their system | 6 | 5 | -16.7% |
| Number of deaths from crashes involving a driver or motorcycle rider who had an illegal drug in their system | 12 | 7 | -36.4% |
Safety Performance Indicators
Safe speeds
| Measure | Baseline (2008-2010) |
2018 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of deaths from crashes where speed was a contributory factor | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Mean free speeds at designated sites across the network | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Percentage of vehicles speeding by vehicle type and offence category | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Safe vehicles
| Measure | Baseline (2008-2010) |
2018 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average age of the vehicle fleet (years)3 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 6.7% |
| Average age of passenger vehicles | 8.6 | 9.3 | 8.1% |
| Percentage of new light vehicles sold with a 5-star ANCAP rating | N/A | 93% | N/A |
| Percentage of new vehicles sold with Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1 Totals for metropolitan, regional and remote categories do not add to the annual totals because some fatalities could not be coded to a regional category.
2 Fatality counts for each of the following indicators are lower-bound estimates – due to a substantial number of cases with unknown values.
3 Based on estimates from the annual Motor Vehicle Census, Australian Bureau of Statistics.