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This is a list of motor vehicle deaths in Australia by year. It shows the annual number of road fatalities (road deaths or Road toll) per capita per year, per vehicle and per vehicle-km in the year the data was collected. The list includes all road users such as drivers, passengers, pedestrians, motorcyclists and cyclists.
The risk of dying as a result of a road traffic injury is highest in the African Region (26.6 per 100 000 population), and lowest in the European Region (9.3 per 100 000). [3] Adults aged between 15 and 44 years account for 59 percent of global road traffic deaths. 77 percent of road deaths are males. [5]
Road transport safety in Australia is of a moderate to high standard. In 2018, fatalities is in the mean of the 30 OECD countries. [ 72 ] Road quality, safety barriers and other safety features are of a moderate level in urban areas and of a high standard on new roads; however in regional areas and on some major highways, road quality can be ...
Review of the Australian Road Rules - Release of new medical standard for rail safety workers; Preparations for the safe introduction of autonomous vehicles onto Australian roads; Heavy vehicle charges determination and development of a forward-looking cost base; Reporting on carbon dioxide emissions from Australian light vehicles
The Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003 (TSI Act), allows the ATSB to investigate transport safety matters in the aviation, marine and rail transport modes within the Australian Government's constitutional jurisdiction and, to release transport safety information, including investigation reports that detail the findings and significant ...
The Australian Road Rules are a set of model road rules developed by the National Road Transport Commission which form the basis for state and territory road rules across Australia. The first edition of the rules was published on 19 October 1999, after decades of working towards a shared road safety policy with officials from jurisdictions ...
Pages in category "Road safety in Australia" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Black Spot Program;
The Black Spot Program is a road safety program run by the Australian Government to fix dangerous roads by treating road locations where a large number of motor vehicle collisions have occurred. The program was first introduced for a three-year period starting in 1990. Funding was stopped in 1993, but the program was re-started in 1996.