In 2018, half of all lives lost on Victorian roads occurred in regional Victoria - only 24% of the Victorian population lives outside the metropolitan area.
Lives lost on Victorian roads by location (1987-2018)
In 2018, the majority (61%) of deaths in regional areas occurred on roads with 100km/hr+ speed limits. In metropolitan Melbourne 14% deaths occurred on 100km/hr+ roads.
Of the deaths on regional roads:
- 50% lost their lives in single vehicle crashes (compared to 24% in metro Melbourne)
- 21% lost their lives in head on crashes (compared to 11% in metro Melbourne)
- 17% lost their lives at intersections (compared to 14% in metro Melbourne)
Metro/Rural | Road user | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Melbourne | Bicyclist | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Driver | 38 | 44 | 48 | 33 | 32 | |
Motorcyclist | 17 | 19 | 40 | 24 | 20 | |
Passenger | 21 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 15 | |
Pedestrian | 30 | 22 | 32 | 23 | 32 | |
Melbourne Total | 110 | 115 | 140 | 103 | 104 | |
Rural Victoria | Bicyclist | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Driver | 76 | 78 | 102 | 97 | 65 | |
Motorcyclist | 13 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 18 | |
Passenger | 29 | 33 | 22 | 32 | 19 | |
Pedestrian | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | |
Rural Victoria Total | 138 | 137 | 150 | 156 | 109 | |
Total | 248 | 252 | 290 | 259 | 213 |