Australian road deaths jump by 8.2% as motorist group calls for transparency on safety data

Driver organisations say a lack of data means three of the national road strategy’s benchmarks, designed to lower road deaths, cannot be measured.Driver organisations say a lack of data means three of the national road strategy’s benchmarks, designed to lower road deaths, cannot be measured.Road deaths across Australia have surged in the past 12 months but the data that could help create solutions to reverse this trend remain shrouded in government secrecy.

The ACT had the steepest drop in road deaths, with a 76% reduction to four fatalities, followed by Tasmania, which recorded a 35% drop to 31.Despite the overall year-on-year increase, federal, state and territory governments have failed to release crucial data that could inform ways to reduce the road toll, the automobile association said.

Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup The automobile association is among 20 national safety-focused organisations which are part of the DataSavesLives campaign.

Source: Car News Wire (carnewswire.net)

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