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Data from the Australian fatal road crash database (DIT)
| Year | Cyclists | Pedestrians |
| 1975 | 7 | 52 |
| 1976 | 7 | 59 |
| 1977 | 10 | 58 |
| 1978 | 8 | 57 |
| 1979 | 4 | 55 |
| 1980 | 6 | 56 |
| 1981 | 4 | 43 |
| 1982 | 8 | 40 |
| 1983 | 5 | 36 |
| 1984 | 10 | 47 |
| 1985 | 4 | 47 |
| 1986 | 14 | 48 |
| 1987 | 4 | 38 |
| 1988 | 7 | 33 |
| 1989 | 7 | 33 |
| 1990 | 9 | 31 |
| 1991 | 8 | 16 |
| 1992 | 1 | 19 |
| 1993 | 4 | 38 |
| 1994 | 4 | 38 |
| 1995 | 4 | 29 |
| 1996 | 10 | 46 |
| 1997 | 6 | 38 |
| 1998 | 6 | 31 |
| 1999 | 3 | 22 |
| 2000 | 2 | 35 |
| 2001 | 5 | 20 |
| 2002 | 6 | 24 |
| 2003 | 1 | 18 |
| 2004 | 3 | 26 |
| Years | Cyclists | Pedestrians | P/C ratio | |
| 1975-79 | 7.2 | 56.2 | 7.8 | 5 years |
| 1980-83 | 5.8 | 43.8 | 7.6 | |
| 1984-87 | 8.0 | 45.0 | 5.6 | |
| 1988-91 | 7.8 | 28.3 | 3.6 | |
| 1992-95 | 3.3 | 31.0 | 9.4 | |
| 1996-99 | 6.3 | 34.3 | 5.4 | |
| 2000-04 | 3.4 | 24.6 | 7.2 | 5 years |
Fatal road crash database. Department of Infrastructure and Transport, Australia. 