The most common causes of road deaths and serious injuries are:

• Vehicle speed
• Drink driving
• Inattention & complacency
• Drug driving
• Not wearing seatbelts
• Fatigue
• Vulnerable road users. Groups at risk include:
  • Pedestrians
  • Cyclists
  • Younger people
  • Older people
  • Aboriginal people
  • Motorcyclists
  • Horse rider

Road safety brochures

TIP Number	Title
TIP 1	Drink Driving (247.94KB)
TIP 2	Driving and Fatigue (362.12KB)
TIP 3	Mobile Phones and Driving Aids (243.05KB)
TIP 4	Speeding (264.75KB)
TIP 5	Drugs and Driving (384.39KB)
TIP 6	Wet Weather Driving (311.62KB)
TIP 7	Road Rules (212.93KB)
TIP 8	Seat Belts (258.25KB)
TIP 9	Safe Bicycle Riding (309.8KB)
TIP 10	Pedestrian Safety (987.51KB)
TIP 11	Towing and Load Projections (284.54KB)
TIP 12	Vehicle Lights (193.8KB)
TIP 13	Powered Small Wheeled Vehicles (266.35KB)
TIP 14	4WD Vehicles (354.02KB)

Links

More information about road safety and tips for drivers and road users can be found at the following sites:

Transport SA Road Safety web page

SA Road Safety web site

Motor Accident Commission

Australian Transport Safety Bureau