Summary
- We will likely miss 2020 targets for road deaths
– and serious injuries increased - Projections (without new measures are for increasing deaths and serious injuries beyond 2020)
– As existing counter-measures have diminishing returns - While fatality rates in cities are equal to world leaders, regional and remote fatality rates are extraordinarily high
- Recent trends highlight challenges
- In Victoria and South Australia
- For motorcyclists, in 70-90km/hour speed limits
- For pedestrians over 75 years of age
- Increases associated with drug use
- Involving rigid trucks
- Cost effective measures include:
- Targeted infrastructure measures
- Reduced speed limits