Coalition To Get Road Safety Back On Track
An elected Dutton Coalition Government will take decisive action to reverse Australia’s worsening road safety crisis, with a comprehensive package of measures to make our road network safer and more productive for all Australians.
A Coalition Government is committing:
$250 million increase to the Roads to Recovery program, immediately lifting funding to $1 billion per year commencing 2025-26, helping local governments maintain and upgrade safer local roads;
$10 million to establish a new Driver Reviver Site Upgrades program, supporting volunteer and community organisations to improve existing driver reviver rest stops and establish new ones; and
$6 million over three years to expand the scope of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau to oversee a national no-fault crash investigation pilot, to better understand the root causes of crashes and identify mitigation strategies.
Recent data from the Australian Automobile Association shows that 2024 was the deadliest year on Australian roads since 2012. The objective of the National Road Safety Strategy 2021-30 is to halve road deaths, yet the road toll last year was 18.5 per cent higher than when the strategy began.
Leader of the Opposition, the Hon Peter Dutton MP, said improving road safety was critical.
“In 2021, the Coalition Government led the development of a National Road Safety Strategy in partnership with all states and territories, to reduce road trauma and save lives. Yet, in recent years, road fatalities have steadily increased. Australia is now further from achieving the Strategy’s goals than ever before. Our roads are deteriorating, and the consequences are devastating.
“Last year alone, 1,300 Australians lost their lives on the road. Every life lost on our roads is a tragedy, and behind every statistic is a grieving family and a devastated community.
“As we head into the Easter long weekend, this is a timely reminder for everyone to please stay safe on the roads.”
Shadow Minister for Roads and Road Safety, Mr Tony Pasin MP, said Australia’s road safety crisis required national leadership.
“Under our plan, we will make road safety a priority and gain a better understanding of the causes behind the alarming trend towards year on year increases in road deaths.,” Mr Pasin said.
“We have listened to the community and road safety experts, and we will set the wheels of change in motion to arrest the rising road toll and get the National Road Safety Strategy back on track.”
A Dutton Coalition Government will act decisively to reduce road trauma, support local infrastructure, and restore national leadership on road safety.
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