Road death increased in Australia by 3.2% than the previous year

A new report published by the Australian Automobile Association (AAA) revealed a continued rise in road deaths in Australia, indicating a failure to improve road safety. According to the Benchmarking of the National Road Safety Strategy report, 1,205 people lost their lives on Australian roads in the 12 months up to the end of June, marking a 3.2 percent increase from the previous year.

The report highlights that Australia is not on track to achieve the strategy’s targets of halving road deaths by 2030 and reducing serious injuries by 30 percent over that period. The AAA’s Managing Director, Michael Bradley, criticized the federal government and called for the release of data tracking serious injuries, urban road deaths, and national highway deaths annually to address road safety concerns.