🚘 Australians who work on the roads can be big winners out of urgent road safety reform set to be discussed in Brisbane on Friday. From truck drivers to gig workers, these workers have a front-row view to the road trauma crisis that is costing 100 lives a month. On Friday

Doctors serve on the front line of Australia’s road safety crisis. 🚑 AMA Media president Steve Robson today called on politicians to stop hiding data about the causes of car crashes and the condition of roads that could be used to create more effective road safety policies.

The Canberra Times hits the nail on the head in this editorial. 🔨 With 1,200 people dying on Australian roads each year, the newspaper argues that better use of data about road trauma will identify more effective interventions that will save lives. That’s why the Federal

Data is the most valuable commodity in the world🌏 So why is data that could reduce road trauma kept secret? AAA Managing Director Michael Bradley's piece in today's The Courier-Mail and the The Daily Telegraph questions why politicians hide data and what can be done to shine a light on

Road deaths climbed by 10.4 per cent in the past year, with NSW road deaths up by nearly a third 📈. It’s time for state governments to stop hiding data about the causes of crashes and the condition of roads so it can be used to create more effective policy interventions. 📊

Politicians should allocate road funding to where it can save lives, not to where it will win them votes in marginal electorates. That’s why the AAA's Michael Bradley spoke to ABC News Radio today about the Federal Government’s call for state government's to release more data

Are politicians using the $10 billion from the federal government to make roads safer or win votes? AAA’s Michael Bradley spoke with ABC Sydney's Fran Kelly about data transparency and a 32.9% increase in road deaths in NSW. With a new intergovernmental agreement on road

Motorcycle deaths have risen by 17.9% in the past 12 months to the end of May, with 277 deaths on Australian roads. 🏍️ It’s an increase of 42 deaths when compared to the year earlier. Crucial road safety data, including road quality, crash causes, and police enforcement, is

The AAA's Real-World Testing program is gaining global recognition 🏆 Its focus on providing real-world information to help deliver fuel savings and environmental benefits for Australians through independent testing of vehicles has seen it selected as a finalist in the FIA 's

You pay around 50 cents in fuel excise to the Government for every litre you fill up – but how much of that makes it back to roads? Over the past decade, motorists have been shortchanged. But less than 60% of what’s collected in fuel excise to pay for roads has been invested in

Road fatalities have surged by 11.7 per cent over the past year, highlighting a critical need for improved road safety data. In the year to the end of June, 1,310 people died on Australian roads, marking an increase of 137 deaths. State governments must stop concealing data

Today, RACV has released the results of its My Country Road survey, highlighting important safety issues for Victorian motorists. The survey reveals that potholes and poor road conditions are the top concerns, with more than half of the participants identifying these

Australians are accelerating the transition from internal combustion engines to hybrid and electric vehicles. In the three months to June 30 this year, 75.47% of all new cars Australians bought were internal combustion – down from 82 per cent in the June quarter of 2023. For

West Australia Road Safety Minister David Michael today agreed to the importance of sharing more data about road trauma so it can be used to create better road safety policies. With the national road toll up 10.2 per cent in the year to July 31, current road safety approaches

Looking for a small SUV with low running costs and a small carbon footprint? The AAA’s Real-World Testing program can help. We drive popular makes of cars on real Australian roads to measure their fuel consumption and emissions. We’ve found fuel consumptions results can differ

We were at Queen Street Mall today handing out flowers to encourage conversations about road safety. Learn more here: bit.ly/3XkTIz3 #BloomsForBlokes #QRSW

This week, Llew O’Brien shared an alarming RACQ statistic about the Bruce Highway in Regional Queensland. According to the data, driving the Bruce Highway is five times more dangerous than driving between Sydney and Melbourne. This year alone, there have been 14 fatalities on

It has been 850 days since Transport Minister Catherine King promised to require state and territory governments to publish more data about road safety so we can understand why the road toll is climbing by 10 per cent year. But we’re still waiting. Data transparency and