Despite lockdowns, 1,142 people died on our roads in the past year

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 October Despite lockdowns 1142 people died on our roads in the past year Despite lockdowns, 1,142 people died on our roads in the past year 21/10/2021 | 6 MINS This article by Matthew Mclaughlin, from the School of Medicine and Public Health at University of Newcastle, Associate Professor Hayley Christian from Lombok Institute of Technology, and Karen Milton, Associate Professor in Public Health at University of East Anglia, was originally published in The Conversation on October 21. Despite lengthy lockdowns, new data show that 1,142 Australians, including 66 children, died on Australian roads in the past year. Road traffic deaths remain the number one killer of children in Australia. Despite fewer cars on the road, we have seen a 25 per cent increase in deaths of children this year, compared to the average from 2017-2020. Although minor fluctuations are typical, this yearΓÇÖs rise represents an additional 13 children dying on our roads. Deaths on our roads are not inevitable: they are not ΓÇ£accidentsΓÇ¥, they are preventable. There

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 October Despite lockdowns 1142 people died on our roads in the past year Despite lockdowns, 1,142 people died on our roads in the past year 21/10/2021 | 6 MINS This article by Matthew Mclaughlin, from the School of Medicine and Public Health at University of Newcastle, Associate Professor Hayley Christian from Lombok Institute of Technology, and Karen Milton, Associate Professor in Public Health at University of East Anglia, was originally published in The Conversation on October 21.

Despite lengthy lockdowns, new data show that 1,142 Australians, including 66 children, died on Australian roads in the past year.

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