Inappropriate and excessive speed is one of the major factors contributing to crashes on Victoria's roads
Road User Statistics
In 2015, drivers represented the largest group of Victorians who lost their lives - 122 out of the 252 lives lost.
Read moreMotorcycle Crash Data
In the last ten years, more than 430 motorcycle riders and pillion passengers have lost their lives and more than 9,500 riders and pillions have been seriously injured on Victorian roads.
Read morePedestrian statistics
In the last 10 years, 444 pedestrians lost their lives on Victorian roads, with one third of pedestrians who lost their lives aged 70 years or over. Most (72%) lost their lives in Metropolitan Melbourne, and most (65%) were male.
Read moreDrink driving statistics
The proportion of drivers and motorcycle riders who lost their lives with a BAC greater than 0.05g/100ml has declined from 38% in 1987 to 17% in 2015.
Read moreSpeed statistics
Inappropriate and excessive speed is one of the major factors contributing to crashes on Victoria's roads. Since 2008, 29% of all fatalities have involved excessive or inappropriate speed.
Read moreFatigue statistics
Around 20% of fatal road accidents involve driver fatigue. According to VicRoads Road Accident Facts Victoria, 1998 Edition, about 30% of severe single vehicle crashes in rural areas involve the driver being fatigued.
Read moreSeatbelt statistics
Almost every driver and passenger wears a seatbelt when they get in the car (96%). However in 2015, 31 drivers and passengers who lost their lives were unrestrained.
Read moreYoung driver statistics
More than 350 young drivers aged 18 – 25 have lost their lives in Victoria in the last 10 years – representing one in four or 25% of drivers lives lost in Victoria in this period.
Read moreOlder driver statistics
Drivers aged 75 years or over have a higher risk (per distance travelled) of losing their lives in a crash than any other age group. In 2015, 12 drivers aged 75+ lost their lives.
Read moreCrash location data
In 2015, more than half (54%) of all lives lost on Victorian roads occurred in regional Victoria - only 25% of the Victorian population lives outside the metropolitan area.
Read moreVehicle Occupant Statistics
In 2015, 179 drivers and passengers lost their lives, representing 71% of the total number of lives lost on our roads.
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