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Mid Year Road Toll Report: Record Lows In Victoria, Improvements In NSW

As we approach the halfway mark in 2013, both Victoria and New South Wales have shown improvements in road trauma figures compared to the same time last year. In NSW, there have been 25 less road deaths compared to the same time last year. But


As we approach the halfway mark in 2013, both Victoria and New South Wales have shown improvements in road trauma figures compared to the same time last year.

In NSW, there have been 25 less road deaths compared to the same time last year. But Victoria is on track for a record year, with a 19 percent drop in the road toll to date.

At the end of June, there had been 113 deaths recorded on Victorian roads compared to 139 at the same time last year. Both June and May achieved the lowest road deaths ever recorded for those months.

The Victorian government has attributed the improvements to its Road Safety Strategy, with Transport Accident Commission (TAC) Chief Joe Calafiore praising Victorians for the improved figures.

"There are still today 113 families who have lost a loved one on the roads this year and thousands more people who have been injured," Mr Calafiore said.

Mr Calafiore said the Road Safety Strategy would continue in its quest to lower the road toll, by introducing a campaign aimed at helping parents and guardians to be good role models when teaching young people how to drive.

drink-driving and issuing six vehicle defect notices during road safety operations last weekend. 

Police in Sydney’s Macarthur Region charged a 37-year-old woman whose licence is suspended until 2062 for driving whilst disqualified.

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