Nicholas Tyrrell
"Road toll rises in almost every state and territory, putting safety strategy 'badly off course'" https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-14/road-toll-rises-in-almost-every-state-and-territory/102338652 Could this be related to the increase in SUVs, same as in the US?
Road toll rises in almost every state and territory, putting safety strategy 'badly off course'

Independent monitoring of the national road toll finds deaths on Australia's roads have risen in almost every state and territory, prompting concerns the National Road Safety Strategy is failing.

ABC News
May 15, 2023 at 11:40pmWeb
Show threadNicholas TyrrellMay 15, 2023
"The Albanese Government remains committed to Vision Zero — zero deaths and serious injuries on our roads by 2050," Senator Brown said.
How long do we have to wait until they decrease the speed limit to 30km/h on residential streets? That's an important part of Vision Zero in other countries. It's useless talking about zero deaths and injuries while cars are allowed to travel at 40-50km/h on shared streets.
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@NickTyrrell I'll guess they don't mean the sort of toll where drivers pay for how much it costs to have cars everywhere you turn?