 Eyre Highway was assessed by the Australian Automobile Association in 2011 to be among the lowest risk highways in the country , based on total number of casualty crashes per length of road . However , individual risk based on casualty crash rates per vehicle kilometre travelled was assessed as high for the 95 @-@ kilometre ( 59 mi ) section east of Yalata to Fowlers Bay , medium for a 106 @-@ kilometre ( 66 mi ) section from Fowlers Bay to Ceduna , low @-@ medium between Ceduna and Port Augusta , and low west of Yalata . In 2013 , Eyre Highway similarly received a lower safety rating for the South Australian sections , compared to the Western Australian section . Out of five stars , approximately 10 % was rated as one- or two @-@ star in Western Australia , generally towards the Norseman end , and 91 % was rated three- or four @-@ star . In South Australia , 49 % was rated as one- or two @-@ star , mostly from Yalata to Ceduna , and across the Eyre Peninsula , with the remaining 51 % rated as three- or four @-@ star . 
