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6 days ago
- Automotive
- ABC News
Tumbarumba locals call for urgent repairs to fix 'unsafe' roads
The NSW government has released a new interactive map identifying the most unsafe roads across the state, but it is not telling Tumbarumba residents anything they did not already know. All four roads leading to and from the town, 110 kilometres south-east of Wagga Wagga, were given a rating of one out of five stars. That means the Snowy Mountains Highway, Batlow Road, Tumbarumba Road and Jingellic Road were among the least safe in the state. Tumbarumba Chamber of Commerce chair Maria Anderson said she was not particularly surprised by the poor ratings. "Some of the roads have probably never been properly upgraded or widened, and when we have so many trucks … there's not much room for error," she said. Ms Anderson said the roads were important for access to essential services and employment. "The Wagga road in particular is critical, it's probably our main thoroughfare," she said. Ms Anderson has been campaigning for years for improvements to the local road network and said she was especially concerned about a 10km stretch adjoining the Hume Highway. "It's a horrendous stretch of road and it's shared by a large variety of people, including B-double log trucks, ambulances, school buses and the general public," she said. New South Wales is the first jurisdiction to map its state and regional road network to show safety star ratings under the Australian Road Assessment Program (AusRAP). Roads are rated from one to five stars, with five being the safest, based on road characteristics, traffic volumes and safety infrastructure. The map has given many state roads in southern NSW a rating of one, particularly those in the Snowy Valleys, a region where 13 people have died on the roads since 2019. In one of these incidents, on the Tumbarumba Road, a driver was killed in a fiery two-truck crash in 2023. The Snowy Valleys Council director of infrastructure and works Duncan Mitchell said the Tumbarumba Road was due for "urgent" repairs that must be prioritised in the "next 12 months". He agreed with the NSW government report that the Batlow, Jingellic and Tooma Roads leading out of Tumbarumba were also in need of repair. "It would be great to see funding put into [those roads] … in the next one to two years." Mr Mitchell said the region's challenging topography made road maintenance difficult and expensive. Minister for Roads Jenny Aitchison said the new interactive map would be the government's blueprint for prioritising future upgrades. "The purpose of the map is to really establish transparently … which road do we need to invest in to get them up to a standard that means we will reach our target," she said. Transport for NSW announced $500,000 in funding for its latest round of the Community Road Safety Grants Program. Not-for-profit and charity organisations can apply for grants of up to $30,000 to fund local road safety initiatives. Ms Aitchison said the government wanted 80 per cent of road travel in NSW to be on roads that were rated at least three stars. She said that figure was currently at 71 per cent. Australian Road Safety Foundation chair Russell White said he feared the road toll would increase in NSW, if there was not an increase in government funding. Mr White said road conditions were a "major contributor" to fatalities. So far this year, 214 people have died on the state's roads, compared to 187 this time last year. Meanwhile, 74 people were seriously injured in the Snowy Valleys LGA between 2019 and 2023, and 95 suffered moderate injuries. Ms Aitchison said she recognised the state of some roads in the Snowy Valleys was concerning, but that the map had put "the transparency back into road funding". "So we are able to show that we actually can make a difference here."
The Advertiser
02-08-2025
- Automotive
- The Advertiser
Australia's road toll hits 15-year high
New figures showing Australia's road toll reached a 15-year high in the 12 months to June 2025 is more evidence that the National Road Safety Strategy has failed, according to the country's peak motoring body. The AAA's quarterly Benchmarking the Progress of the National Road Safety Strategy (2021-30) report shows that 1329 people have died on Australian roads in the year to June 30, and that no state or territory is on track to meet its target of halving fatalities by 2030. In fact, rather than reducing the road toll by 50 per cent, the strategy agreed to by all Australian governments in 2021 led to a 21.1 per cent increase in road fatalities over the following four years, with road deaths up 3.3 per cent in the year to June 2025, and at their highest level for any year-to-June period since 2010. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. "Our National Road Safety Strategy is clearly not working as planned and governments cannot expect to get better results by pursuing the same failed approach," said Michael Bradley, the managing director of the Australian Automobile Association (AAA), which represents the state-based motoring clubs and their 9.5 million members. At a time when many Australian states and territories are raking in record revenue from speed camera fines following routine increases in penalties, the AAA's most recent Benchmarking Report shows almost all states and territories posted an increase in road deaths in the past 12 months (except for South Australia and the Northern Territory). It shows there were 192 pedestrian deaths in the year to June – up 15 per cent from 167 in the 12 months to June 2024, when 38 cyclists died (up 11.8 per cent) and fatalities among motorcyclists fell by 5.4 per cent to 264. The Northern Territory had the highest rate of deaths per 100,000 residents, at 19.1, followed by Tasmania (8.3), Western Australia (6.1), Queensland (5.3), South Australia (4.4) NSW and Victoria (4.2) and the ACT (1.7). Source: Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics statistics The AAA's Benchmarking Report uses Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics (BITRE) figures to track the progress of Australian states and territories in meeting their respective targets for reducing road trauma. The organisation has long called on state and federal governments to publish the various road trauma data they collect, in order to "de-politicise road funding and to enable evidence-based safety interventions". In a press release this week, it commended the NSW Government for last weekend releasing the state's previously secret safety ratings of its road networks that have been assessed using the Australian Road Assessment Program (AusRAP). The data showed 71 per cent of NSW roads were rated three out of five stars under AusRAP's road assessment scheme. This scheme rates roads based on analysis of risk factors such as average daily traffic, speed limit, number of lanes in each direction, lane width, shoulder width, presence or absence of roadside barriers and rumble strips, gradient and curvature, quality of line markings, skid resistance, whether the road is single or dual carriageway, and provisions for pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists. "This national leadership is to be congratulated, and it will save lives by improving transparency, accountability, and by ensuring road investment dollars get spent where they are most needed," said Mr Bradley. "All Australian states and territories use AusRAP to rate the safety of their networks, and the AAA calls on all jurisdictions to follow the lead of the NSW Government and publish all ratings. "The Commonwealth has in recent months begun playing a constructive role, by linking its funding of state roads with the provision of road safety crash data, however, it too needs to do more to publish and analyse the valuable information it is now collecting." Content originally sourced from: New figures showing Australia's road toll reached a 15-year high in the 12 months to June 2025 is more evidence that the National Road Safety Strategy has failed, according to the country's peak motoring body. The AAA's quarterly Benchmarking the Progress of the National Road Safety Strategy (2021-30) report shows that 1329 people have died on Australian roads in the year to June 30, and that no state or territory is on track to meet its target of halving fatalities by 2030. In fact, rather than reducing the road toll by 50 per cent, the strategy agreed to by all Australian governments in 2021 led to a 21.1 per cent increase in road fatalities over the following four years, with road deaths up 3.3 per cent in the year to June 2025, and at their highest level for any year-to-June period since 2010. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. "Our National Road Safety Strategy is clearly not working as planned and governments cannot expect to get better results by pursuing the same failed approach," said Michael Bradley, the managing director of the Australian Automobile Association (AAA), which represents the state-based motoring clubs and their 9.5 million members. At a time when many Australian states and territories are raking in record revenue from speed camera fines following routine increases in penalties, the AAA's most recent Benchmarking Report shows almost all states and territories posted an increase in road deaths in the past 12 months (except for South Australia and the Northern Territory). It shows there were 192 pedestrian deaths in the year to June – up 15 per cent from 167 in the 12 months to June 2024, when 38 cyclists died (up 11.8 per cent) and fatalities among motorcyclists fell by 5.4 per cent to 264. The Northern Territory had the highest rate of deaths per 100,000 residents, at 19.1, followed by Tasmania (8.3), Western Australia (6.1), Queensland (5.3), South Australia (4.4) NSW and Victoria (4.2) and the ACT (1.7). Source: Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics statistics The AAA's Benchmarking Report uses Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics (BITRE) figures to track the progress of Australian states and territories in meeting their respective targets for reducing road trauma. The organisation has long called on state and federal governments to publish the various road trauma data they collect, in order to "de-politicise road funding and to enable evidence-based safety interventions". In a press release this week, it commended the NSW Government for last weekend releasing the state's previously secret safety ratings of its road networks that have been assessed using the Australian Road Assessment Program (AusRAP). The data showed 71 per cent of NSW roads were rated three out of five stars under AusRAP's road assessment scheme. This scheme rates roads based on analysis of risk factors such as average daily traffic, speed limit, number of lanes in each direction, lane width, shoulder width, presence or absence of roadside barriers and rumble strips, gradient and curvature, quality of line markings, skid resistance, whether the road is single or dual carriageway, and provisions for pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists. "This national leadership is to be congratulated, and it will save lives by improving transparency, accountability, and by ensuring road investment dollars get spent where they are most needed," said Mr Bradley. "All Australian states and territories use AusRAP to rate the safety of their networks, and the AAA calls on all jurisdictions to follow the lead of the NSW Government and publish all ratings. "The Commonwealth has in recent months begun playing a constructive role, by linking its funding of state roads with the provision of road safety crash data, however, it too needs to do more to publish and analyse the valuable information it is now collecting." Content originally sourced from: New figures showing Australia's road toll reached a 15-year high in the 12 months to June 2025 is more evidence that the National Road Safety Strategy has failed, according to the country's peak motoring body. The AAA's quarterly Benchmarking the Progress of the National Road Safety Strategy (2021-30) report shows that 1329 people have died on Australian roads in the year to June 30, and that no state or territory is on track to meet its target of halving fatalities by 2030. In fact, rather than reducing the road toll by 50 per cent, the strategy agreed to by all Australian governments in 2021 led to a 21.1 per cent increase in road fatalities over the following four years, with road deaths up 3.3 per cent in the year to June 2025, and at their highest level for any year-to-June period since 2010. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. "Our National Road Safety Strategy is clearly not working as planned and governments cannot expect to get better results by pursuing the same failed approach," said Michael Bradley, the managing director of the Australian Automobile Association (AAA), which represents the state-based motoring clubs and their 9.5 million members. At a time when many Australian states and territories are raking in record revenue from speed camera fines following routine increases in penalties, the AAA's most recent Benchmarking Report shows almost all states and territories posted an increase in road deaths in the past 12 months (except for South Australia and the Northern Territory). It shows there were 192 pedestrian deaths in the year to June – up 15 per cent from 167 in the 12 months to June 2024, when 38 cyclists died (up 11.8 per cent) and fatalities among motorcyclists fell by 5.4 per cent to 264. The Northern Territory had the highest rate of deaths per 100,000 residents, at 19.1, followed by Tasmania (8.3), Western Australia (6.1), Queensland (5.3), South Australia (4.4) NSW and Victoria (4.2) and the ACT (1.7). Source: Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics statistics The AAA's Benchmarking Report uses Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics (BITRE) figures to track the progress of Australian states and territories in meeting their respective targets for reducing road trauma. The organisation has long called on state and federal governments to publish the various road trauma data they collect, in order to "de-politicise road funding and to enable evidence-based safety interventions". In a press release this week, it commended the NSW Government for last weekend releasing the state's previously secret safety ratings of its road networks that have been assessed using the Australian Road Assessment Program (AusRAP). The data showed 71 per cent of NSW roads were rated three out of five stars under AusRAP's road assessment scheme. This scheme rates roads based on analysis of risk factors such as average daily traffic, speed limit, number of lanes in each direction, lane width, shoulder width, presence or absence of roadside barriers and rumble strips, gradient and curvature, quality of line markings, skid resistance, whether the road is single or dual carriageway, and provisions for pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists. "This national leadership is to be congratulated, and it will save lives by improving transparency, accountability, and by ensuring road investment dollars get spent where they are most needed," said Mr Bradley. "All Australian states and territories use AusRAP to rate the safety of their networks, and the AAA calls on all jurisdictions to follow the lead of the NSW Government and publish all ratings. "The Commonwealth has in recent months begun playing a constructive role, by linking its funding of state roads with the provision of road safety crash data, however, it too needs to do more to publish and analyse the valuable information it is now collecting." Content originally sourced from: New figures showing Australia's road toll reached a 15-year high in the 12 months to June 2025 is more evidence that the National Road Safety Strategy has failed, according to the country's peak motoring body. The AAA's quarterly Benchmarking the Progress of the National Road Safety Strategy (2021-30) report shows that 1329 people have died on Australian roads in the year to June 30, and that no state or territory is on track to meet its target of halving fatalities by 2030. In fact, rather than reducing the road toll by 50 per cent, the strategy agreed to by all Australian governments in 2021 led to a 21.1 per cent increase in road fatalities over the following four years, with road deaths up 3.3 per cent in the year to June 2025, and at their highest level for any year-to-June period since 2010. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. "Our National Road Safety Strategy is clearly not working as planned and governments cannot expect to get better results by pursuing the same failed approach," said Michael Bradley, the managing director of the Australian Automobile Association (AAA), which represents the state-based motoring clubs and their 9.5 million members. At a time when many Australian states and territories are raking in record revenue from speed camera fines following routine increases in penalties, the AAA's most recent Benchmarking Report shows almost all states and territories posted an increase in road deaths in the past 12 months (except for South Australia and the Northern Territory). It shows there were 192 pedestrian deaths in the year to June – up 15 per cent from 167 in the 12 months to June 2024, when 38 cyclists died (up 11.8 per cent) and fatalities among motorcyclists fell by 5.4 per cent to 264. The Northern Territory had the highest rate of deaths per 100,000 residents, at 19.1, followed by Tasmania (8.3), Western Australia (6.1), Queensland (5.3), South Australia (4.4) NSW and Victoria (4.2) and the ACT (1.7). Source: Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics statistics The AAA's Benchmarking Report uses Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics (BITRE) figures to track the progress of Australian states and territories in meeting their respective targets for reducing road trauma. The organisation has long called on state and federal governments to publish the various road trauma data they collect, in order to "de-politicise road funding and to enable evidence-based safety interventions". In a press release this week, it commended the NSW Government for last weekend releasing the state's previously secret safety ratings of its road networks that have been assessed using the Australian Road Assessment Program (AusRAP). The data showed 71 per cent of NSW roads were rated three out of five stars under AusRAP's road assessment scheme. This scheme rates roads based on analysis of risk factors such as average daily traffic, speed limit, number of lanes in each direction, lane width, shoulder width, presence or absence of roadside barriers and rumble strips, gradient and curvature, quality of line markings, skid resistance, whether the road is single or dual carriageway, and provisions for pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists. "This national leadership is to be congratulated, and it will save lives by improving transparency, accountability, and by ensuring road investment dollars get spent where they are most needed," said Mr Bradley. "All Australian states and territories use AusRAP to rate the safety of their networks, and the AAA calls on all jurisdictions to follow the lead of the NSW Government and publish all ratings. "The Commonwealth has in recent months begun playing a constructive role, by linking its funding of state roads with the provision of road safety crash data, however, it too needs to do more to publish and analyse the valuable information it is now collecting." Content originally sourced from:
7NEWS
01-08-2025
- Automotive
- 7NEWS
Australia's road toll hits 15-year high
New figures showing Australia's road toll reached a 15-year high in the 12 months to June 2025 is more evidence that the National Road Safety Strategy has failed, according to the country's peak motoring body. The AAA's quarterly Benchmarking the Progress of the National Road Safety Strategy (2021-30) report shows that 1329 people have died on Australian roads in the year to June 30, and that no state or territory is on track to meet its target of halving fatalities by 2030. In fact, rather than reducing the road toll by 50 per cent, the strategy agreed to by all Australian governments in 2021 led to a 21.1 per cent increase in road fatalities over the following four years, with road deaths up 3.3 per cent in the year to June 2025, and at their highest level for any year-to-June period since 2010. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. 'Our National Road Safety Strategy is clearly not working as planned and governments cannot expect to get better results by pursuing the same failed approach,' said Michael Bradley, the managing director of the Australian Automobile Association (AAA), which represents the state-based motoring clubs and their 9.5 million members. At a time when many Australian states and territories are raking in record revenue from speed camera fines following routine increases in penalties, the AAA's most recent Benchmarking Report shows almost all states and territories posted an increase in road deaths in the past 12 months (except for South Australia and the Northern Territory). It shows there were 192 pedestrian deaths in the year to June – up 15 per cent from 167 in the 12 months to June 2024, when 38 cyclists died (up 11.8 per cent) and fatalities among motorcyclists fell by 5.4 per cent to 264. The Northern Territory had the highest rate of deaths per 100,000 residents, at 19.1, followed by Tasmania (8.3), Western Australia (6.1), Queensland (5.3), South Australia (4.4) NSW and Victoria (4.2) and the ACT (1.7). Source: Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics statistics The AAA's Benchmarking Report uses Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics (BITRE) figures to track the progress of Australian states and territories in meeting their respective targets for reducing road trauma. The organisation has long called on state and federal governments to publish the various road trauma data they collect, in order to 'de-politicise road funding and to enable evidence-based safety interventions'. In a press release this week, it commended the NSW Government for last weekend releasing the state's previously secret safety ratings of its road networks that have been assessed using the Australian Road Assessment Program (AusRAP). The data showed 71 per cent of NSW roads were rated three out of five stars under AusRAP's road assessment scheme. This scheme rates roads based on analysis of risk factors such as average daily traffic, speed limit, number of lanes in each direction, lane width, shoulder width, presence or absence of roadside barriers and rumble strips, gradient and curvature, quality of line markings, skid resistance, whether the road is single or dual carriageway, and provisions for pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists. 'This national leadership is to be congratulated, and it will save lives by improving transparency, accountability, and by ensuring road investment dollars get spent where they are most needed,' said Mr Bradley. 'All Australian states and territories use AusRAP to rate the safety of their networks, and the AAA calls on all jurisdictions to follow the lead of the NSW Government and publish all ratings. 'The Commonwealth has in recent months begun playing a constructive role, by linking its funding of state roads with the provision of road safety crash data, however, it too needs to do more to publish and analyse the valuable information it is now collecting.'
Perth Now
01-08-2025
- Automotive
- Perth Now
Australia's road toll hits 15-year high
New figures showing Australia's road toll reached a 15-year high in the 12 months to June 2025 is more evidence that the National Road Safety Strategy has failed, according to the country's peak motoring body. The AAA's quarterly Benchmarking the Progress of the National Road Safety Strategy (2021-30) report shows that 1329 people have died on Australian roads in the year to June 30, and that no state or territory is on track to meet its target of halving fatalities by 2030. In fact, rather than reducing the road toll by 50 per cent, the strategy agreed to by all Australian governments in 2021 led to a 21.1 per cent increase in road fatalities over the following four years, with road deaths up 3.3 per cent in the year to June 2025, and at their highest level for any year-to-June period since 2010. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. Supplied Credit: CarExpert 'Our National Road Safety Strategy is clearly not working as planned and governments cannot expect to get better results by pursuing the same failed approach,' said Michael Bradley, the managing director of the Australian Automobile Association (AAA), which represents the state-based motoring clubs and their 9.5 million members. At a time when many Australian states and territories are raking in record revenue from speed camera fines following routine increases in penalties, the AAA's most recent Benchmarking Report shows almost all states and territories posted an increase in road deaths in the past 12 months (except for South Australia and the Northern Territory). It shows there were 192 pedestrian deaths in the year to June – up 15 per cent from 167 in the 12 months to June 2024, when 38 cyclists died (up 11.8 per cent) and fatalities among motorcyclists fell by 5.4 per cent to 264. The Northern Territory had the highest rate of deaths per 100,000 residents, at 19.1, followed by Tasmania (8.3), Western Australia (6.1), Queensland (5.3), South Australia (4.4) NSW and Victoria (4.2) and the ACT (1.7). Source: Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics statistics The AAA's Benchmarking Report uses Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics (BITRE) figures to track the progress of Australian states and territories in meeting their respective targets for reducing road trauma. The organisation has long called on state and federal governments to publish the various road trauma data they collect, in order to 'de-politicise road funding and to enable evidence-based safety interventions'. In a press release this week, it commended the NSW Government for last weekend releasing the state's previously secret safety ratings of its road networks that have been assessed using the Australian Road Assessment Program (AusRAP). Supplied Credit: CarExpert The data showed 71 per cent of NSW roads were rated three out of five stars under AusRAP's road assessment scheme. This scheme rates roads based on analysis of risk factors such as average daily traffic, speed limit, number of lanes in each direction, lane width, shoulder width, presence or absence of roadside barriers and rumble strips, gradient and curvature, quality of line markings, skid resistance, whether the road is single or dual carriageway, and provisions for pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists. 'This national leadership is to be congratulated, and it will save lives by improving transparency, accountability, and by ensuring road investment dollars get spent where they are most needed,' said Mr Bradley. 'All Australian states and territories use AusRAP to rate the safety of their networks, and the AAA calls on all jurisdictions to follow the lead of the NSW Government and publish all ratings. 'The Commonwealth has in recent months begun playing a constructive role, by linking its funding of state roads with the provision of road safety crash data, however, it too needs to do more to publish and analyse the valuable information it is now collecting.'
