Road deaths rose by 4.6% over the 12 months to 30 September. We can’t explain these increases or be confident about proposed solutions because state governments are withholding crucial data about road quality and crash causes.
read morePeople in the Hunter Valley, New England and the Mid-North Coast are more than seven times more likely to die on roads than their metropolitan Sydney counterparts.
read moreLack of published data means policy experts and the Australian community have no basis to understand why cyclist deaths surged by nearly a third in the past year.
read moreThe Australian Trucking Association has joined the AAA’s Data Saves Lives campaign, aimed at compelling governments to end secrecy about data revealing the causes of car crashes and the state of the nation’s roads.
read moreThe AAA welcomes the announced review of Australia’s $120 billion infrastructure pipeline and supports efforts to improve the integrity and transparency of government spending in this area.
read moreAustralia’s peak motoring body welcomes the Federal Government’s decision to develop a fuel efficiency standard to boost uptake of low and zero emissions vehicles.
read moreThe Commonwealth Budget delivers good news for car-buyers and the environment, thanks to the inclusion of $14 million funding for the establishment of a Real-World Testing Program.
read moreThe nation’s peak motoring body has released independent research showing two-thirds of Australians want 100% of the money raised from excise put back into road and transport infrastructure.
read moreAustralia’s peak motoring body says the Labor Government is right to be exploring how a light vehicle fuel efficiency standard can incentivise the supply of cleaner cars to our market.
read moreAustralia’s peak motoring body says consumers are set to benefit from a new law that will increase choice in the vehicle repair market and drive down the cost of vehicle ownership.
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