Vehicle occupant fatalities by crash type and speed zone
In 2013, 160 drivers and passengers were killed, representing 66% of the road toll. Of these:
- 48% of drivers and passengers are killed in single vehicle crashes, with 61% of those occurring on roads with a speed zone of 100+ km/h.
Vehicle occupant fatalities by crash type and speed zone
| 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 100 | 110 | Grand Total | |
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| MELBOURNE | 3 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 47 |
| Adjacent direction (intersection) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Head on (not overtaking) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| Manoeuvring/overtaking | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Miscellaneous (includes fall from vehicle) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Opposing direction (intersection) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Same direction | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Single Vehicle | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| RURAL VIC | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 84 | 10 | 113 |
| Adjacent direction (intersection) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 17 |
| Head on (not overtaking) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 30 |
| Manoeuvring/overtaking | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Miscellaneous (includes fall from vehicle) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Opposing direction (intersection) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Same direction | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Single Vehicle | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 44 | 2 | 60 | |
| Grand Total | 5 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 92 | 14 | 160 |
Crash types are divided into seven categories:
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Single vehicle crashes are crashes (includes on path crashes) where only one vehicle is involved, and hits a tree, telephone pole or other object, where the motorcyclist loses control and runs off the road, or is thrown from the motorcycle and hits the road surface. |
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Vehicles from adjacent directions includes crashes between vehicles at intersections where one or both vehicles are turning, and cross traffic where vehicles approach each other from an angle. |
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Head on crashes includes crashes where two vehicles strike from opposing directions. |
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Manoeuvring/overtaking crashes include u-turns, parking crashes, and vehicles emerging from driveways or footpaths, and crashes where vehicles spin out of control, pull out and hit an oncoming vehicle, hit the front or rear end of the vehicle they're overtaking. |
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Vehicles from opposing directions crashes are similar to head-on crashes, except in this instance one or both vehicles are turning at an intersection. |
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Same direction crashes include crashes where vehicles are changing lanes, rear end crashes, and side swipes. |
Miscellaneous crashes include crashes where a vehicle strikes a pedestrian, train or tram, or where an object or person falls from a vehicle.
We don't want to see any more people killed or hurt because of drink driving so we're asking people to think about keeping drinking and driving apart and separate the two altogether.
Putting drink driving in perspective, 99.7% of drivers and riders tested aren't over their legal BAC limit; however almost one in five (19%) drivers and riders killed in the past five years had a BAC greater than 0.05.