Australia’s road toll lowest since 1946

Australia's national road toll last year fell to its lowest level since 1946. In total, 1292 people were killed on Australia’s roads in 2011, down 4.4 per cent compared with 2010 and down almost 20 per cent from five years ago. All states

Responsible drivers cause more accidents than hoons: report

According to Professor D'Arcy Holman of the Road Safety Council of WA, hoons cause less crashes compared with more responsible, low-risk-taking drivers. He says it's the majority that matters when it comes to the road toll and says the majority inclu

Queensland leads 10 percent national road toll reduction

The national road toll decreased by almost 10 percent in 2010, with the number of deaths in road crashes down from 1507 in 2009 to 1368 last year. Queensland led a list of four states to experience a reduction in its road toll, while the Norther

2007 Easter Road Toll

Update (original article follows): As one of our readers pointed out. There were 26 deaths on Australian roads during the Easter break and despite the State governments blaming speed, the reality paints a different picture: 1 person was killed

Road Toll Reduction – A New Approach

I was sitting at home last night watching the news about three teenagers that had managed to kill themselves "due to excessive speed" near the Sunshine Coast, and whilst the continuous exposure to road death had left me and countless others completel