Category Archives: Safety

Does a dropping road toll mean our roads are getting safer?

Posted on October 14, 2008 by NRMA

The first half of 2008 saw a drop in the road toll when compared with the same period in 2007. Between January and June this year, 704 people were killed on Australia’s roads. 805 people died during the same period … Continue reading →

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The holiday road toll

Posted on January 29, 2008 by NRMA

The road toll over the recent Christmas/New Year holiday period was one of Australia’s lowest in a decade. When the holiday period officially ended the toll was at 46, far below the 62 and 78 in the preceding years. Victoria … Continue reading →

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Has Electronic Stability Control helped you?

Posted on November 27, 2007 by NRMA

A study by MUARC has found that having Electronic Stability Control (ESC) fitted to your car reduces the risk of driver injury in a crash by up to 32 per cent. Research also showed the risk of driver injury in … Continue reading →

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Crash risk and the colour of your car

Posted on September 24, 2007 by NRMA

The notion that there is a relationship between car colour and crash risk may initially sound ridiculous, equivalent to the belief that red cars go faster. Nor is it likely that many people in the market for a new car … Continue reading →

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We’re building a better Pacific Highway, but we’re doing it on the cheap

Posted on September 17, 2007 by NRMA

The long, hard, deadly road that is the Pacific Highway is inching its way towards dual lane carriageway from Hexham to the Queensland border. Progress is being made, but we’re still looking at ten years, at least, before the job … Continue reading →

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