Central Coast road users are being encouraged to “drive so others survive” and reflect on how their driving affects others during National Road Safety Week, which runs until May 23.
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, said people in regional and rural areas make up one-third of NSW’s population, but more than two-thirds of the road toll.
“The Central Coast has recorded 64 deaths on roads in the five years between 2015 and 2019,” Crouch said.
“These aren’t just numbers.
“They are real people with real lives and families, and each death echoes through our community.”
In addition, there have been 1,133 serious injuries on our roads over the same period.
“National Road Safety Week serves as a reminder to take a moment and think about the people we share the road with, because each choice behind the wheel can have fatal consequences,” Crouch said.
Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Paul Toole said despite record spending on roads by the NSW Government and a reduction in the NSW road toll this year, 105 loves ones were still missing from the family dinner table due to crashes on NSW roads.
“We can’t do it alone,” Toole said.
“This year’s theme of National Road Safety Week is ‘Lead the Way: drive so others survive’ and we are encouraging all drivers to reflect and recognise that road safety is a shared responsibility.”
National Road Safety Week is coordinated by Safer Australian Roads and Highways (SARAH), an organisation launched by Peter Frazer following the tragic loss of his daughter Sarah in a crash in February 2012.
Source:
Media release, May 18
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch