Gippsland Road Safety Forum 24 September 2015
Gippsland Road Safety Forum 24 September 2015
Summary of Forum:
“WHO’S WAITING FOR YOU TO COME HOME?”
REDUCTION IN SPEED IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE MEANS FOR REDUCING ROAD ACCIDENT FATALITIES
Comparison at 21 September 2015
| 2014 FATALITIES | 2015 FATALITIES |
| Baw Baw: 3
Bass Coast / Sth Gipps: 7 Latrobe: 2 TOTAL = 12 |
Baw Baw: 1
Bass Coast / Sth Gipps: 2 Latrobe: 0 TOTAL = 3 |
| 2014 SERIOUS INJURIES | 2015 SERIOUS INJURIES |
|
Baw Baw: 75 Bass Coast / Sth Gipps: 65 Latrobe: 35 TOTAL = 175 |
Baw Baw: 34 Bass Coast/ Sth Gipps: 37 Latrobe: 35 TOTAL = 106 |
FACTS
- Drivers /passengers are 3 times more likely to die on country roads than on metro roads
- 20% of fatal road accidents involve driver fatigue
- 77% of drivers in accidents run off the roads
- Of the 24 young drivers (18-25yo) killed in 2014
75% were males
71% were killed on country roads
63% were in single vehicle crashes
- A 5km / hr reduction in speed can lead to at least 15% decrease in crashes
ACC Doug Fryer, Beth Carr & Mick O’Keefe