'Selfish' drivers and risk-taking behaviours fuelling road deaths, ARSF chair says
6 months, 2 weeks ago

'Selfish' drivers and risk-taking behaviours fuelling road deaths, ARSF chair says

ABC  

The head of the Australian Road Safety Foundation says its latest research suggests New South Wales drivers are deliberately engaging in unsafe behaviour behind the wheel. Human cost of unsafe driving The findings were released to coincide with the foundation's launch of Rural Road Safety Month in Coffs Harbour on Tuesday. Independent monitoring of the national road toll finds deaths on Australia's roads have risen in almost every state and territory, prompting concerns the National Road Safety Strategy is failing. While the findings were confronting, Mr White from the ARSF said he was encouraged by the fact that nine out of 10 people surveyed said that road safety campaigns helped to change their behaviour.

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Roads minister abandoned young driver safety plans after taking power
2 months ago

Roads minister abandoned young driver safety plans after taking power

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The collision involving three teenagers killed in a crash in Wakefield on Friday night just …

Crashes not 'accidents': Deadliest Australian road toll in seven years spurs calls for change
1 year, 2 months ago

Crashes not 'accidents': Deadliest Australian road toll in seven years spurs calls for change

ABC  

Jo'Anne Duke spent the final moments of her life in "extreme pain" lying in the wreckage of a car crash after another driver sped onto the wrong side of the road and slammed into her. Crashes not 'accidents' Aside from the increase in traffic on the roads post-pandemic, The Australian Road Safety Foundation says it isn't entirely clear what's driven …

Steering road safety in India back onto the right lane
1 year, 4 months ago

Steering road safety in India back onto the right lane

The Hindu  

India’s roads are a paradox. In this context, India has some of the greatest opportunities to build a strong road safety management framework, with strong helmet producers, car manufacturers, big tech and large road investments. Each year, a staggering 3,00,000 people are estimated to be killed on the road in India, according to the United Nations World Health Organization. Road …

Australia was a world leader in road safety, but has progress stalled?
1 year, 5 months ago

Australia was a world leader in road safety, but has progress stalled?

ABC  

Australia was once an international pioneer in road safety. "There were get-out clauses," says Mark King, an adjunct professor at QUT's Centre for Road Safety and Accident Research. Terry Slevin, the CEO of the Public Health Association of Australia, says pubs and clubs argued random breath testing was "anti-business". But there's another danger on our roads we have yet to …

Road toll rises in almost every state and territory, putting safety strategy 'badly off course'
1 year, 10 months ago

Road toll rises in almost every state and territory, putting safety strategy 'badly off course'

ABC  

The road toll in every state and territory except New South Wales and the Northern Territory has spiked in the past 12 months, prompting fears the national road safety strategy is failing to reduce deaths on Australia's roads. Key points: The annual road toll has risen about 10 per cent since 2001 Only NSW is on track to halve its …

Campaign to cut deaths of young male drivers on rural roads
2 years ago

Campaign to cut deaths of young male drivers on rural roads

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. We want to accelerate our efforts to tackle unsafe driving habits Road safety minister …

Majority of UK drivers say aggressive cyclists threaten their safety
2 years ago

Majority of UK drivers say aggressive cyclists threaten their safety

The Independent  

Almost two-thirds of drivers believe aggressive cyclists are a threat to their safety, a new survey suggests. The poll of 2,010 UK motorists, commissioned by road safety charity IAM RoadSmart, also indicated that 60% believe aggressive cyclists are a bigger problem compared with three years ago. IAM RoadSmart director of policy and research Neil Greig said: “The Government has introduced …

Road safety advocates push for more education for young drivers in Victoria after rise in deaths on rural roads
2 years, 2 months ago

Road safety advocates push for more education for young drivers in Victoria after rise in deaths on rural roads

ABC  

A not-for-profit road safety organisation is calling for the Victorian government to invest more in educating young people about safe driving. Key points: In 2022 the Victorian government defunded the Road Smart program which included a free driving lesson Road Safety Promotion Australia says a new program is needed to teach beginner drivers road safety and good driving behaviours Police …

The Car Safety Feature That Kills the Other Guy
2 years, 4 months ago

The Car Safety Feature That Kills the Other Guy

Slate  

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety does not generally court controversy. Founded in 1959 by auto insurance companies, the group is “dedicated to reducing deaths, injuries and property damage from motor vehicle crashes through research and evaluation.” The nonprofit organization frequently publishes reports with insomnia-curing titles like “Parametric Study of Booster Seat Design Characteristics” and “Assessing Tether Anchor Labeling and …

Northern Territory road death rate four times higher than national average, report finds
2 years, 6 months ago

Northern Territory road death rate four times higher than national average, report finds

ABC  

It was Remembrance Day of 1999. Key points: The NT's road death rate is four times above the national average A long-term NT parliamentarian says people have become 'desensitised' to the issue, which has existed for decades Aboriginal people make up around half of the road deaths, despite making up 30 per cent of the NT's population " said 'Sarge, …

Overspeed, Careless Driving Major Causes of Road Accidents: NCRB Report
2 years, 6 months ago

Overspeed, Careless Driving Major Causes of Road Accidents: NCRB Report

News 18  

Over-speeding and careless driving were the two major causes of road accidents that claimed 87,050 and 42,853 lives, respectively, in the country in 2021. Overall, poor weather conditions, driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and mechanical defects in vehicles caused 3.5 per cent,1.9 per cent and 1.3 per cent of total deaths, respectively, in 2021. Careless driving and …

Jump in death toll on Queensland roads prompts calls for rethink on government's approach to safety
2 years, 10 months ago

Jump in death toll on Queensland roads prompts calls for rethink on government's approach to safety

ABC  

A leading road safety researcher is calling on the Queensland government to rethink its approach to road safety amid a climbing number of fatalities on the state's roads. Key points: Australia's requirements for safety for cars are lower than many other countries in the world, researcher says Road accident hospital admissions in Queensland have climbed nearly every year since 2015 …

Queensland, ACT and Tasmania's road fatalities increase despite fewer motorists on the road due to COVID-19
4 years, 10 months ago

Queensland, ACT and Tasmania's road fatalities increase despite fewer motorists on the road due to COVID-19

ABC  

"It's somebody's father, mother, grandfather, we're real people out there on the road … And if they think about us as human beings, perhaps one of their relatives, I'm sure they would take a lot more care." Key points: Queensland, ACT and Tasmania road death toll figures worse than last year, despite fewer motorists on road due to COVID-19 travel …

Pedestrians are seven times more likely to be killed in the NT — especially those who are Indigenous
6 years, 8 months ago

Pedestrians are seven times more likely to be killed in the NT — especially those who are Indigenous

ABC  

David Gurruwiwi doesn't remember the car hitting him — only that it put him in hospital for weeks afterwards. State / Territory Road Toll July 9, 2018 Pedestrians killed Pedestrians killed per 100,000 people Northern Territory 29 9 3.65 Western Australia 83 7 0.27 South Australia 38 3 0.17 Queensland 130 17 0.38 New South Wales 181 38 0.48 Australian …

Learner drivers allowed on UK motorways from today as new laws come into effect
6 years, 9 months ago

Learner drivers allowed on UK motorways from today as new laws come into effect

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Learner drivers will be allowed to drive on UK motorways …

Fear for life drives Baner residents towards road safety
7 years, 8 months ago

Fear for life drives Baner residents towards road safety

Hindustan Times  

Baner residents woke up to the news of yet another accident that took place at around 9.30 am near Icon Tower on Wednesday. Residents took part in a walkathon organised by an NGO to create awareness on road safety in Baner. Baner residents Kishore Hosangady, an IT expert and Pramod Athalye, transportation engineer, decided to take up traffic management and …

Men between 18 & 45 years are the worst victims of Road Accidents
9 years, 2 months ago

Men between 18 & 45 years are the worst victims of Road Accidents

India TV News  

The government launched the Road Safety week on 11th January, 2016 with an aim to tackle the growing number of road accidents in the country. 85% of the victims are Men Of the 1.41 lakh deaths due to road accidents in 2014, more than 1.2 lakh of them are men, about 20000 women and 17 transgender. Tamil Nadu has highest …

Poor roads costing agriculture, compromising safety
10 years, 8 months ago

Poor roads costing agriculture, compromising safety

ABC  

The terrible standard of roads in Victoria’s South Gippsland region is costing businesses dearly and compromising public safety. Murray Goulburn’s inbound logistics manager for Gippsland, Neil Chaplin, says the poor condition of the roads in South Gippsland adds a huge cost to maintain the co-operative’s fleet in the region. “We’ve increased the thickness of the cardboard, probably adds about 5 …

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