Road crashes and data transparency

NSW takes lead in sharing secret road crash data
"Advocates say creating a centralised national database would help improve analysis of the causes of road deaths and injuries, which prominent Sydney trauma surgeon John Crozier estimates costs the nation $30 billion a year, including via decades-long legacy support through the National Disability Insurance Scheme."

"...The last six months have been the deadliest half-year period on Australian roads since 2010. In the 12 months through January 31, 1257 people were killed, up 5.4 per cent on the same period a year earlier. NSW experienced the second-biggest increase in that time, with fatalities rising 31 per cent, behind a 40 per cent jump in South Australia."
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https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/nsw-takes-lead-in-sharing-secret-road-crash-data-20240216-p5f5gh

Mobility design for deaths and injuries
It appears that the 'safety data' has only fossil fuel powered mobility on bitumen roads in mind. There seems to be an omission of foot-traffic (footpaths), separated bicycle paths or public transport in the concept. The killing of biodiversity via vehicles also does not enter the statistics. This mono-cultural mobility design and dataset is one of the 'integral accident'.

“NSW has a transparent approach to road safety data, with a publicly available dataset on the Centre for Road Safety website and daily updates of fatalities on our roads.">
https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/roadsafety/statistics/interactive-crash-statistics
#Roads #cars #SUVs #infrastructure #Trauma #crash #DataTransparency #FossilFuel #culture #MobilityDesign #sacrifice #deaths #biodiversity #IntegralAccident

Road deaths
"Australian road deaths rising to levels not seen in nearly a decade."

"Last year, 1,266 Australians died from road accidents involving at least one car and a driver, passenger, pedestrian or cyclist. The economic cost of Australian road trauma exceeds $27 billion each year. That's 1.8 per cent per cent of Australia's GDP."
"Vision Zero: no loss of life or serious injury on roads is acceptable.">>
https://theconversation.com/can-we-cut-road-deaths-to-zero-by-2050-current-trends-say-no-whats-going-wrong-220289

Car dependency in Australia is unquestioned. The 'road toll' is a sacrifice to private mobility in sprawling sub-urbia. The present 'mobility design' gives people no options to travel on (fossil fuel free) public transport, walk or cycle without fear of being maimed or squashed by a SUV.

#Cars #roads #RoadTrauma #RoadDeaths #IntegralAccident #crashes #speeding #motorists #mindsets #MobilityDesign #FossilFuels #climate #VisionZero #failure

The deadly system of automobile dependency

"Speed is still the major reason why people either get killed or seriously injured in crashes. We can't ignore the facts, and we are seeing a significant increase in death rates around the country. The cumulative effect of 100 dead every month, and 100 hospitalised every day — it's an epidemic. A tragic epidemic...Much of the safety focus is on fatalities, more than 60,000 Australians a year survive crashes on the roads. For many, recovery is a lifelong struggle."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-19/after-years-of-decline-australia-road-toll-is-rising-730/103230110

"Data released by the nation’s peak motoring body showed 2023 was the deadliest year on Australia’s roads in five and a half years, with the road death toll reaching 1,253 – the highest since 1,270 people were killed in the 12 months to March 2018....The most common killers on the road were all avoidable: speeding, drug use, drink-driving and inattention."
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/dec/20/nsw-crash-deaths-kamilaroi-highway-gunnedah-curlewis

"Road transportation is the most complex and deadly system that people must face on a daily basis.">
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10154805/
#cars #motorists #roads #transportation #speed #crashes #risks #mutilation #denial #RoadToll #sacrifice #IntegralAccident #MobilityDesign

Killer roads

Where is the infrastructure where one does not have to be propelled by fossil fuel at high speed?
Each (new) road should have a shady and separated cycling and walking infrastructure factored in.
Wildlife crossings all along the way.

Australia’s road toll continues to rise with 37 additional people killed in 'accidents' compared to the previous 12 months, despite a nationwide target to halve road deaths by 2030.

“The rising road toll came despite a National Road Safety Action Plan target to halve deaths by 2030 and cut serious transport injuries by 30%. In 2023, Australia is unable to adequately quantify the extent of road trauma, or the effectiveness of interventions being deployed to reduce it.”

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/23/australias-road-toll-continues-to-rise-with-most-states-falling-behind-safety-goals

#FatalAccidents #RoadToll #RoadDeaths #RoadTrauma #IntegralAccident #speed #RoadSafety #VisionZero #failure #wildlife #roadkill #NorthBankRoad #so50s #NSW #climate #FossilFuel #mobility #carnage #infrastructure #risks #sacrifice