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2012 Victorian road toll down
But only by one, with a reduction in pedestrian and powered two-wheeler deaths just managing to offset a spike in driver fatalitiesTwo hundred and seventy nine lives were lost on Victorian roads in 2012, marking the state’s fifth consecutive record low road toll. It also marks the fourth year in a row that a figure of under 300 has been recorded. This figure is still provisional, with the official 2012 road toll to be declared on February 1, 2013.
A close examination of the result reveals that motorcyclists continue to set the example, with fatalities down by 17 per cent compared to 2011, corresponding to 38 deaths. That figure also includes pillions. This continues – against the backdrop of a massive increase in powered two-wheeler registrations – the downward trend over the last decade, which has seen rider fatalities decrease by more than 30 per cent since 2001.
Pedestrian deaths also fell in 2012, which, combined with the motorcycle result, has produced the slight drop in the road toll – just managing to offset the 19 per cent increase in driver fatalities.
Provisional road toll results show that in 2012 (data compared to 2011):
- There were 279 fatalities resulting from 258 fatal collisions
- Country road deaths decreased by 3.2 per cent to 152
- Metropolitan road deaths decreased by 1.5 per cent to 127
- While males accounted for the majority of people killed (196 – 70 per cent), the number of females killed (83 – 30 per cent) went up by nine per cent
- Young people continue to be overrepresented in road trauma with 59 (21 per cent) aged between 18 and 24
- Drivers accounted for 144 (52 per cent) fatalities, an increase of 19 per cent Pedestrians accounted for 35 (13 per cent) fatalities, a decrease of 29 per cent)
- Motorcyclists and pillion passengers accounted for 38 (14 per cent) fatalities, a decrease of 17 per cent.
Victorian road toll since 1990
2011 – 287
2010 – 288
2009 – 290
2008 – 303
2007 – 332
2006 – 337
2005 – 346
2004 – 343
2003 – 330
2002 – 397
2001 – 444
2000 – 407
1999 – 383
1998 – 390
1997 – 377
1996 – 417
1995 – 418
1994 – 378
1993 – 436
1992 – 396
1991 – 503
1990 – 548
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