Are Australia's roads becoming more dangerous? Here's what the data says
- Written by Mark Stevenson, Professor of Urban Transport and Public Health, The University of Melbourne
In 2022, there were nearly 1,200 road crash deaths in Australia – a figure that has remained largely the same over the past decade. However, some states and territories have seen dramatic increases in just the last five years, such as the ACT (100%), Tasmania (59.4%) and Queensland (21.2%).
Serious injuries from road crashes have also been on...
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