2003 TRAFFIC OFFENCE SURVEY:: Comprehensive Report on Fatal Crash Statistics and Road Traffic Information in South Africa Summary of Some Main Road Safety Indicators Number of Fatal Crashes and Fatalities per Province Summary of Crashes and Fatalities per Province Number of Fatal Crashes per Month Number of Fatalities per Month Severity Rate per Month (Persons killed per Crash) Vehicles involved in Fatal Crashes Types of Vehicles in Fatal Crashes Number of Fatalities per Type of Vehicle Average Number of Fatalities per Crash per Type of Vehicle Road User Group Fatalities per Type of Vehicle General User Group Fatalities Average Number of Fatalities per User Group per Vehicle Type Driver Deaths per Type of Vehicle per Province Passenger Deaths per Type of Vehicle per Province Pedestrian Deaths per Type of Vehicle per Province Estimated Road User Group Fatalities per Age Group per Area Types of Fatal Crashes Number of Fatal Crashes per Type of Crash Number of Fatalities per Type of Crash Average Number of Fatalities per Type of Crash Summary of Fatalities per Type of Crash and Contributory Factors Number of Fatal Crashes per Type of Crash per Area Day and Time of Fatal Crashes % of Fatal Crashes per Day of Week % of Fatal Crashes per Time of Day Contributory Factors to Fatal Crashes in 2003 Estimated Cost of Fatal Crashes Number of Registered Vehicles Number of Persons per Registered Vehicle per Province Fatal Crash Statistics and Road Traffic Information Estimated Fuel Sales for Road Transport per Province Estimated Vehicle Kilometers Traveled Estimated Vehicle Kilometers Traveled per Province Estimated Vehicle Total Kilometers Traveled per Vehicle Type Estimated Average Kilometers Traveled per Vehicle Type per Month Traffic Volumes on National Roads % of Traffic Exceeding the Speed Limit Road Safety Indexes Number of Fatal Crashes per 10,000 Registered Vehicles Number of Fatal Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Kilometers Number of Fatalities per 10,000 Registered Vehicles Number of Fatalities per 100 Million Vehicle Kilometers Traveled Summary of the 2003 Traffic Offence Survey Introduction Background Survey Results and Discussion General Some Improvements Some Concerns Speed Offences Professional Driving Permits Drivers Exceeding the Alcohol Limit Vehicle Tyres Vehicle Lights General Estimates Ignoring Red Traffic Signals Non-wearing Rate of Seatbelts Overtaking Across Barrier Lines Conclusion and Recommendations Annexure A : Comparison of Some 2002 and 2003 Rates