Rural Road Safety Month has ended, but regional road trauma has not. The federal Budget on 6 October must deliver road safety outcomes.
read moreUnsurprisingly, with many roads and highways carrying fewer vehicles during the COVID-19 pandemic, Australia recorded a welcome and sharp 14.6 per cent decrease in road fatalities in the June quarter. But even with this decline, Australia is not on track to meet its national road trauma targets by December this year.
read moreAt 43 deaths per million residents, Australia’s road toll is higher than that of 10 European countries, and the longer term picture gives us more to worry about.
read moreA survey of more than 17,000 Australians in the lead up to the federal election has highlighted the different priorities of regional and metropolitan voters.
read moreA small improvement in the nation’s road toll at the end of last year has been all but reversed – 332 people died on Australia’s roads in the first three months of 2019.
read moreThe latest national road toll figures confirm Australia is not on track to meet road safety targets that state and federal governments agreed to in 2011.
read moreAustralia’s National Road Safety Strategy is continuing to fail. New road fatality data reinforces the findings of the recent inquiry and the need for major changes in road safety management.
read moreAustralia’s fuel excise system is inequitable and under threat. It’s time to think about fairer and more viable alternatives for road charging.
read moreNo Australian states are meeting their road fatality reduction targets. Many of the National Road Safety Strategy’s objectives are unlikely to be met.
read moreThe AAA’s latest road safety report reveals a 2.9 per cent increase in road fatalities in the 12 months to March 2018.
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