Citation

Williamson A, Grzebieta R. J. Australas. Coll. Road Saf. 2015; 26(4): 67-68.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Australasian College of Road Safety)

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Abstract

Road safety remains a serious problem for the community. Road traffic crashes rob us of too many of our young and productive of our society, and constitute one of the major causes of premature death and disanility. Most concerning is that these deaths and injuries are almost always preventable.

Tracking of changes in road fatalities over the years shows that road safety has improved markedly over the last century and especially since the early 1970s. Compulsory seat belts and random breath testing have reduced fatality rates from over 25 per 100,000 population to just over 5 per 100,000. Further fatality reductions are getting harder to achieve. The author suggests ways to redouble our efforts to this end.

Language: en