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Rural road deaths increasing

"A new report has identified an increasing number of fatal crashes on rural and regional roads".

"An analysis by the Australian Road Safety Foundation (ARSF) found 906 people died on roads outside the capital cities in 2025, a 10.5 per cent increase on 2024. The ARSF understands this to be the highest number of regional fatalities since 2020."

"Deaths on rural, regional and remote roads made up nearly 70 per cent of the national road toll in 2025, despite only about 25 per cent of the population living in those locations." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-05/experts-call-for-driver-caution-as-regional-road-toll-grows/107116680
#car #crashes #MobilityDesign #roads #speed #motorists #trauma #RegionalDrivers #carnage #sprawl
Image: (Supplied: Police Media, via ABCNews)

Rural road deaths increasing

"A new report has identified an increasing number of fatal crashes on rural and regional roads".

"An analysis by the Australian Road Safety Foundation (ARSF) found 906 people died on roads outside the capital cities in 2025, a 10.5 per cent increase on 2024. The ARSF understands this to be the highest number of regional fatalities since 2020."

"Deaths on rural, regional and remote roads made up nearly 70 per cent of the national road toll in 2025, despite only about 25 per cent of the population living in those locations." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-05/experts-call-for-driver-caution-as-regional-road-toll-grows/107116680
#car #crashes #MobilityDesign #roads #speed #motorists #trauma #RegionalDrivers #carnage #sprawl
Image: (Supplied: Police Media, via ABCNews)

Rural road deaths increasing

"A new report has identified an increasing number of fatal crashes on rural and regional roads".

"An analysis by the Australian Road Safety Foundation (ARSF) found 906 people died on roads outside the capital cities in 2025, a 10.5 per cent increase on 2024. The ARSF understands this to be the highest number of regional fatalities since 2020."

"Deaths on rural, regional and remote roads made up nearly 70 per cent of the national road toll in 2025, despite only about 25 per cent of the population living in those locations." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-05/experts-call-for-driver-caution-as-regional-road-toll-grows/107116680
#car #crashes #MobilityDesign #roads #speed #motorists #trauma #RegionalDrivers #carnage #sprawl
Image: (Supplied: Police Media, via ABCNews)

Rural road deaths increasing

"A new report has identified an increasing number of fatal crashes on rural and regional roads".

"An analysis by the Australian Road Safety Foundation (ARSF) found 906 people died on roads outside the capital cities in 2025, a 10.5 per cent increase on 2024. The ARSF understands this to be the highest number of regional fatalities since 2020."

"Deaths on rural, regional and remote roads made up nearly 70 per cent of the national road toll in 2025, despite only about 25 per cent of the population living in those locations." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-05/experts-call-for-driver-caution-as-regional-road-toll-grows/107116680
#car #crashes #MobilityDesign #roads #speed #motorists #trauma #RegionalDrivers #carnage #sprawl
Image: (Supplied: Police Media, via ABCNews)

Rural road deaths increasing

"A new report has identified an increasing number of fatal crashes on rural and regional roads".

"An analysis by the Australian Road Safety Foundation (ARSF) found 906 people died on roads outside the capital cities in 2025, a 10.5 per cent increase on 2024. The ARSF understands this to be the highest number of regional fatalities since 2020."

"Deaths on rural, regional and remote roads made up nearly 70 per cent of the national road toll in 2025, despite only about 25 per cent of the population living in those locations." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-05/experts-call-for-driver-caution-as-regional-road-toll-grows/107116680
#car #crashes #MobilityDesign #roads #speed #motorists #trauma #RegionalDrivers #carnage #sprawl
Image: (Supplied: Police Media, via ABCNews)

Mowing down children and the racist feeding frenzy that followed.
Alabama in the 1930s?

"* Two children, who were riding a motorised pushbike and left with serious injuries, were allegedly pursued and mowed down by 56-year-old Gol Gol man Andrew Brien.."

"Mr Brien allegedly pursued the children through the pedestrian-only mall in the belief they were involved in vandalism at his partner's real estate business. However, the court heard the children were "blameless" of any offending on the night."

"The amount and volume of racist and violent comments surged after the incident, with hundreds of social media posts laying blame on the boys and praising the driver."

"The act alone was shocking, but what followed on social media revealed a distressing and damaging ugliness...What we've seen lately in terms of social media is that anger is coming out in really primal responses, in ideas and thoughts and beliefs which do not have a place in a civilised society."

"It is not OK to hurt children. It is never OK to hurt children. It's not OK to call this man a hero."

"No-one should see violence against their children or community being celebrated or joked about...I don't want to see comments that I think would be better placed in 1930s Alabama". >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-21/mildura-leaders-call-for-calm-after-boys-struck-by-ute/107032768

* "A 24-year-old hit and run driver who injured two pedestrians, one of them fatally, sped away and then bragged about it to his friends has been spared jail time in Darwin."
ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsRPw3srQeg
#children #cars #violence #dehumanisation #racism #harm #UTEs #motorists #pedestrians #malls #FirstNationsPeoples #IndigenousPeoples #SettlerSociety #incivility #SocialMedia #hate #governance

Wow - apparently *none* of the #Gardaí are #pursuit trained to same standards as officers in GB / NI (or other European countries).

How even can a country operate like that?

Folk will be constantly at the mercy of reckless drivers or outright criminals / sociopaths. I have also seen quite a few Irish tooters over the years pointing this out

Sorting this out won't be an easy task - #roads in GB were quite lawless until things got cleaned up starting around late 1990s,. #CarCulture is strong, stubborn and resilient, and older #motorists still resent limitations of their "freedom" and many vote for parties such as Reform / Restore out of spite..

#RoadSafety #Ireland #Europe

https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2026-08-17/garda-told-not-to-pursue-wrong-way-driver-before-fatal-crash

RE: https://rssfeed.media/@guardianfeeds/117111482453907217

#Freakonomics covered this ages ago - the effect may be reducing, and monitoring drivers might be the answer

https://freakonomics.com/podcast/do-taylor-swift-and-bad-bunny-have-blood-on-their-hands/

#music #RoadDanger #RoadViolence #motorists #cars

Big US‑style trucks are killing more pedestrians in Australia – our research proves it

"We know vehicles on Australian roads are getting progressively bigger: more protective of their own occupants, but potentially more dangerous to those outside them. Here’s what we found:

every additional 100 kg of vehicle weight was associated with a 6% increase in the odds of pedestrian fatality regulation

every additional 10 cm of height was associated with an 11% increase in the odds of pedestrian fatality

utes and US-style pick-up trucks were associated with around 60% higher pedestrian fatality risk than conventional passenger cars

the relationship was even stronger in lower-speed environments. "

https://theconversation.com/big-us-style-trucks-are-killing-more-pedestrians-in-australia-our-research-proves-it-289034

The psychology behind Australia’s love affair with big cars >>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/15/you-have-unmet-needs-the-psychology-behind-australias-love-affair-with-big-cars
#pedestrians #cars #SUVs #SupersizedMachines #motorists #RoadTrauma #crashes #TheAmericanWayOfLife #PedestrianFatality #children #VisionZero #SacrificeZone #tax #regulation

'A 29-year-old woman has appeared in court charged with attempted murder after a car hit pedestrians in central London on Sunday morning, leaving one woman in a life-threatening condition.'

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg0yekk2vko

'Klaudia Zakrzewska, 30, and Anoush Chyche, a man in his 50s, were seriously hurt and another woman received minor injuries.'

#Soho #London #RoadDanger #RoadViolence #motorists

Dorrigo Anzac war memorial vandalised by drunken people and motorists

"The stone soldier has been through the wars of multiple vandalism attacks and a car crash."

"The rifle was damaged when a 28-year-old man climbed the war memorial, breaking off the rifle barrel, which a 24-year-old woman then put in her underwear, making lewd movements during a drinking session at the nearby hotel. Both fined by the court, the man was also ordered to pay $25,000 towards repairs."

"Since the vandalism last year, the Minns Labor government has introduced tougher penalties for intentional or reckless damage of war memorials, which can now lead to up to seven years in prison." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-22/dorrigo-anzac-war-memorial-repaired/106589354

Will motorists be charged too?

#Dorrigo #vandalism #motorists #cars #war #violence #monuments #NSW

'Zero arrests from 106 hit-and-runs on cyclists in London last year, as cycling campaigners slam “completely unacceptable” figures'

https://road.cc/news/zero-arrests-from-106-hit-and-runs-on-cyclists-in-london-last-year-as-cycling-campaigners-slam-completely-unacceptable-figures

#London #Cycling Campaign: “One of the reasons behind hit-and-runs is the existence of unregistered or uninsured vehicles or drivers. The police can take action to reduce this by using the cameras that they have up on the roads and taking those vehicles off the roads."

#RoadViolence #RoadDanger #UK #bikeTooter #law #motorists

@fesshole https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/news/motoring-news/drivers-splashing-pedestrians-face-fines-of-up-to-5000/

"...the RAC is warning drivers they face fines of up to £5,000 for splashing pedestrians by speeding through puddles."
"The RAC reminds motorists to be careful when driving on wet roads, particularly as splashing could see them slapped with a public order offence, on top of the hefty fine."

#roads #motorists #RoadViolence #RoadDanger #FuckCars

Kangaroos have been run down in an alleged "targeted" attack in Lake Macquarie, prompting a NSW Police investigation.

"Tyre tracks mounting the curb near where the roos were found have led animal rescuers to believe the killings were a "deliberate" attack."

"We suspect a four-wheel drive complete with bull bars on it, has literally gone looking for them."

"It appeared a vehicle had left the roadway to hit a kangaroo.It looks like they've mounted the curb to really try and inflict damage to these incredible creatures … this is their land too." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-19/kangaroos-hit-and-run-lake-macquarie/106468360
#wildlife #AnimalCruelty #kangaroos #cars #ATV #motorists #violence #crime #NSW

I'd like to nominate for the #Darwin award the 200 or so #motorists who tonight drove past (nearly over) a #motorcyclist who was lying on the ground after a serious #roadaccident on #TulseHill #London. Clearly no fucks given about human life, they just beeped and drove round over the pavement, with debris everywhere, cos the guy dared delay their journey. I had heard the horrible noise of crushed metal but thought no one had been injured from the way #cars were driving thereafter. I was wrong.

and I was right - https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/25153905.illegal-car-meet-winchester-basingstoke-saturday/

#Basingstoke #Winchester #CarMeet #cars #motorists

Careless drivers knocking down signage II

Cnr of #RosesRoad, John Locke Pl. Ever since the #GlenifferRoad 'upgrade'. No road is ever wide enough.
#Cars #speeding #roads #motorists #Bellingen #speeding #BellingenShire #inaction #gleniffer #koalas #RecklessDriving

Quarter of motorists 'dazzled by brake lights thanks to rise of SUVs'
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/02/29/quarter-of-motorists-dazzled-by-brake-lights-suv-aa/

#CarLights
#BreakLights
#Dazzled
#Motorists
#LEDLights
#LED
#AA
#Xenon
#XenonLights
#SUV
#SUVs
#DFT
#DepartmentForTransport
#DeptForTransport
#NotJustAnOlderDriverProblem
#HID
#HighIntensityDischargeLights
#HIDLights
#Glare
#NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdminidtration

#Bellingen #Motorists knocked down a new #Koala sign which was installed barely three weeks ago and was two meters away from the road.
#BellingenShire #Cars #Detour #Traffic #LawFree #PromisedLand #Wildlife #Vehicle #Collisions #Koalas #Koala #Conservation #Efforts #HabitatFragmentation #WildlifeCorridor #Biodiversity #Extinction makers