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BellingenNSWPrioritising life over cars VisionZero - Helsinki just went a full year without a single traffic death "Helsinki, like Oslo and Stockholm, have all but eliminated traffic fatalities. Lower road speeds, automated cameras, and clever city design all helped; but it’s the over-arching vision that made it all possible. More than half of Helsinki’s streets have a speed limit of 30 km/h (approximately 20 mph). Smarter street design also played a key role. Pedestrian and cycling infrastructure was prioritized for upgrades in recent years. More and more people started using public transit or bikes, or just walking." <a href="https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/helsinki-went-a-full-year-without-a-traffic-death-how-did-they-do-it/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/helsinki-went-a-full-year-without-a-traffic-death-how-did-they-do-it/</a>In 2024, Australia experienced its worst road toll in over a decade, with 1,300 fatalities. <a href="https://datahub.roadsafety.gov.au/progress-reporting/monthly-road-deaths" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://datahub.roadsafety.gov.au/progress-reporting/monthly-road-deaths</a>Can Australia cut road deaths to zero by 2050? Current trends say no. What’s going wrong? <a href="https://theconversation.com/can-we-cut-road-deaths-to-zero-by-2050-current-trends-say-no-whats-going-wrong-220289" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/can-we-cut-road-deaths-to-zero-by-2050-current-trends-say-no-whats-going-wrong-220289</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/VisionZero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VisionZero</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MobilityDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MobilityDesign</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cars</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/speed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#speed</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/RecklessDriving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RecklessDriving</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/motorists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#motorists</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/CarDominance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CarDominance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/TrafficDeaths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TrafficDeaths</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pedestrians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pedestrians</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/PublicTransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicTransport</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cycling</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/RoadToll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RoadToll</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SacrificeZone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SacrificeZone</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#roads</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#climate</a>

The Victorian NewsTriple fatality in Armstrong <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AusNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AusNews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VicNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VicNews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#police</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vkc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vkc</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fatality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fatality</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mva</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/roadtoll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#roadtoll</a><a href="https://www.victoriannews.com.au/news/loddon/triple-fatality-in-armstrong/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.victoriannews.com.au/news/loddon/triple-fatality-in-armstrong/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social</a>

Bin Chicken 🗑𓅠"Paint is not protection, here's why": Damage to cycle lane sparks calls for properly protected cycling routes <a href="https://road.cc/content/news/damage-bike-lane-sparks-calls-protected-cycle-routes-312483" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://road.cc/content/news/damage-bike-lane-sparks-calls-protected-cycle-routes-312483</a>Magic paint simply does not work. Some motorists require a physical barrier to stop them losing their minds, imagining they're a cyclist, steering their large and heavy motor-vehicle into the wrong lane, and injuring or killing cyclists.<a href="https://rants.au/tags/Cyclist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cyclist</a> <a href="https://rants.au/tags/Cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cycling</a> <a href="https://rants.au/tags/RoadSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RoadSafety</a> <a href="https://rants.au/tags/RoadToll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RoadToll</a> <a href="https://rants.au/tags/UrbanDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UrbanDesign</a>

BellingenNSWAustralia’s road toll hits 12-year high as pedestrian and cyclist fatalities rise 'Upgrades to nowhere'"Government figures show 1,300 people died on the roads last year in a rate of increase not seen since the 1960s. Last year’s road toll was 18.5% higher than 2021, when a 10-year plan to halve road deaths was introduced. Pedestrian deaths rose from 156 in 2023 to 167 in 2024, a 7.1% increase, while cyclist deaths jumped from 34 in 2023 to 38 in 2024, an 11.8% increase." >> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/27/australia-road-toll-2024-1300-deaths-highest-in-more-than-a-decade" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/27/australia-road-toll-2024-1300-deaths-highest-in-more-than-a-decade</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cars</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SUVs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SUVs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#roads</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/RoadToll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RoadToll</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pedestrians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pedestrians</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cycling</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MobilityDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MobilityDesign</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/safety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#safety</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/failure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#failure</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FossilFuels</a>

NSW.Biodiversity"Roadtoll"One car crashed and "burnt through about 82,000 hectares of Nambung National Park and threatened the coastal communities of Cervantes, Wedge Island and Grey... Most animals found alive by volunteers had to be euthanised." >> <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-21/cervantes-bushfire-leaves-animals-burned/104747766" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-21/cervantes-bushfire-leaves-animals-burned/104747766</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#roads</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cars</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/volunteers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#volunteers</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/bushfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bushfires</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biodiversity</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/roadtoll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#roadtoll</a>

BellingenNSWRoad toll or systemic risk?More than 11,000 people have been killed on Australian roads in the past 10 years. The number is expected to rise as the holiday season approaches.>> <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-27/national-road-toll-nsw-qld-vic-biggest-increases/104641234" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-27/national-road-toll-nsw-qld-vic-biggest-increases/104641234</a>The 'integral accident': "When you invent the ship, you also invent the shipwreck; when you invent the plane you also invent the plane crash; and when you invent electricity, you invent electrocution… Every technology carries its own negativity, which is invented at the same time as technical progress." – Paul Virillio <a href="https://gregswan.net/2018/11/30/french-cultural-theorist-paul-virillio-on-the-integral-accident/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://gregswan.net/2018/11/30/french-cultural-theorist-paul-virillio-on-the-integral-accident/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MobilityDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MobilityDesign</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#roads</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/RoadToll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RoadToll</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/crashes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#crashes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/CarDependency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CarDependency</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/PublicTransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicTransport</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cars</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/vehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vehicles</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SystemicRisk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SystemicRisk</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SacrificeZone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SacrificeZone</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FossilFuels</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/speed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#speed</a>

BellingenNSWKiller roads"Five people died and four were injured in three car crashes across NSW since 2pm Monday. Federal data released this week shows the national road death toll increased 7 per cent from 2022 to last year, while the NSW toll jumped 25 per cent." <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-16/horror-night-on-nsw-roads-with-five-dead-across-the-state/103323250" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-16/horror-night-on-nsw-roads-with-five-dead-across-the-state/103323250</a>They call for more data on the "death Toll", money and more (killer) roads, but never for a radical infrastructure redesign. No data on "roadkill" of native animals either.<a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/RoadDeaths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RoadDeaths</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/trauma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trauma</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/crashes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#crashes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/survivors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#survivors</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/LifelongInjuries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LifelongInjuries</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/sacrifice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sacrifice</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/RoadToll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RoadToll</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SUVs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SUVs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#roads</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FossilFuel</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/speed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#speed</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Pedestrians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pedestrians</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MobilityDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MobilityDesign</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/walking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#walking</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/footpaths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#footpaths</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/CyclePaths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CyclePaths</a>

SoonLeeNZNew Zealand road toll in 2023: 343New Zealand deaths attributable to COVID in 2023: 964But you wouldn't think COVID is a problem anymore going by the amount of news coverage it gets. Or the government's measures... <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/kiwi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kiwi</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/roadToll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#roadToll</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/COVID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#COVID</a><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/505878/annual-road-toll-down-but-still-nearly-a-death-every-day" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/505878/annual-road-toll-down-but-still-nearly-a-death-every-day</a><a href="https://github.com/minhealthnz/nz-covid-data" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://github.com/minhealthnz/nz-covid-data</a>

BellingenNSWCrashes not 'accidents'"More than 5,800 people who have been killed on Australian roads over the past five years.""Vehicle crashes are the most common cause of death for Australian children and the second most common cause of death for those aged 15-24.""More than 1,250 people have been killed in crashes already this year — the highest number since 2016."<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-31/australia-road-toll-deadliest-in-seven-years/103274426" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-31/australia-road-toll-deadliest-in-seven-years/103274426</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Crashes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Crashes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cars</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#roads</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/RoadCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RoadCrime</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Speed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Speed</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#crime</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Trauma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trauma</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/VisionZero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VisionZero</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/RoadToll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RoadToll</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/RoadKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RoadKill</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/CarDependency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CarDependency</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MobilityDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MobilityDesign</a>

BellingenNSWThe deadly system of automobile dependency"Speed is still the major reason why people either get killed or seriously injured in crashes. We can't ignore the facts, and we are seeing a significant increase in death rates around the country. The cumulative effect of 100 dead every month, and 100 hospitalised every day — it's an epidemic. A tragic epidemic...Much of the safety focus is on fatalities, more than 60,000 Australians a year survive crashes on the roads. For many, recovery is a lifelong struggle." >> <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-19/after-years-of-decline-australia-road-toll-is-rising-730/103230110" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-19/after-years-of-decline-australia-road-toll-is-rising-730/103230110</a>"Data released by the nation’s peak motoring body showed 2023 was the deadliest year on Australia’s roads in five and a half years, with the road death toll reaching 1,253 – the highest since 1,270 people were killed in the 12 months to March 2018....The most common killers on the road were all avoidable: speeding, drug use, drink-driving and inattention." <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/dec/20/nsw-crash-deaths-kamilaroi-highway-gunnedah-curlewis" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/dec/20/nsw-crash-deaths-kamilaroi-highway-gunnedah-curlewis</a>"Road transportation is the most complex and deadly system that people must face on a daily basis."> <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10154805/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10154805/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cars</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/motorists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#motorists</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#roads</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/transportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#transportation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/speed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#speed</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/crashes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#crashes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/risks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#risks</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/mutilation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mutilation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/denial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#denial</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/RoadToll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RoadToll</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/sacrifice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sacrifice</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/IntegralAccident" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IntegralAccident</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MobilityDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MobilityDesign</a>

BellingenNSWKiller roadsWhere is the infrastructure where one does not have to be propelled by fossil fuel at high speed? Each (new) road should have a shady and separated cycling and walking infrastructure factored in. Wildlife crossings all along the way.Australia’s road toll continues to rise with 37 additional people killed in 'accidents' compared to the previous 12 months, despite a nationwide target to halve road deaths by 2030.“The rising road toll came despite a National Road Safety Action Plan target to halve deaths by 2030 and cut serious transport injuries by 30%. In 2023, Australia is unable to adequately quantify the extent of road trauma, or the effectiveness of interventions being deployed to reduce it.”<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/23/australias-road-toll-continues-to-rise-with-most-states-falling-behind-safety-goals" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/23/australias-road-toll-continues-to-rise-with-most-states-falling-behind-safety-goals</a><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FatalAccidents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FatalAccidents</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/RoadToll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RoadToll</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/RoadDeaths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RoadDeaths</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/RoadTrauma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RoadTrauma</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/IntegralAccident" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IntegralAccident</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/speed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#speed</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/RoadSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RoadSafety</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/VisionZero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VisionZero</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/failure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#failure</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roadkill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#roadkill</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NorthBankRoad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NorthBankRoad</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/so50s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#so50s</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NSW</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#climate</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FossilFuel</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/mobility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mobility</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/carnage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#carnage</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#infrastructure</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/risks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#risks</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/sacrifice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sacrifice</a>

BellingenNSWRoad deaths ripple through Australia’s small towns "In 2021, 1,116 people died on Australian roads. Of those, 65% were from regional and remote communities and more than 40% were aged between 17 and 39. The Australian National University reported the estimated cost of a fatal crash between 2016 and 2020 to be $3.2m." The provision of active and fossil fuel free infrastructure could reduce such a carnage. But no, it's always more roads!<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jun/15/a-community-like-this-is-interlinked-how-road-deaths-ripple-through-australias-small-towns" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jun/15/a-community-like-this-is-interlinked-how-road-deaths-ripple-through-australias-small-towns</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NSW</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Bellingen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bellingen</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Speeding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Speeding</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#roads</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cars</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/motorists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#motorists</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/RoadToll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RoadToll</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/RoadTrauma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RoadTrauma</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Pedestrians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pedestrians</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/RoadKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RoadKill</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/carnage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#carnage</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Sacrifice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sacrifice</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/speed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#speed</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Mobility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mobility</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/VisionZero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VisionZero</a>

BellingenNSWRunning red lights Sacrifice Roses Road to beautify Gleniffer Road? After f i v e m o n t h s of <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/detour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#detour</a> on <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/RosesRoad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RosesRoad</a> motorists have just become oblivious to the the forest of signs. Drivers are more impatient and aggressive on the narrow, steep and bendy roads. <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Speeding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Speeding</a> of trucks and cars has become normal. It is cheap to crowd a small road with signs and do no enforcing. Now that many 'run the red light' on a daily basis, it is just a matter of time before a <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/crash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#crash</a> takes place. The road is made <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/unsafe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#unsafe</a> and cracked open by overuse. A sacrifice so that <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/GlenifferRoad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GlenifferRoad</a> is fit for heavy logging <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/trucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trucks</a> and the tourist stream. <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Bellingen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bellingen</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Climate</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Dust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dust</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Noise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Noise</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pollution</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ExhaustFumes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ExhaustFumes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BellingenLogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BellingenLogging</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Roads</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cars</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/RoadToll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RoadToll</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/RoadTrauma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RoadTrauma</a>

SoonLeeNZNZ COVID-attributed deaths Sep 4- Dec 25, 2022: 383 NZ Provisional road toll NZ 2022: 378Kraken (Covid-19 XBB.1.5 variant) has been detected in New Zealand. <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/482139/covid-19-xbb-1-point-5-variant-detected-in-new-zealand" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/482139/covid-19-xbb-1-point-5-variant-detected-in-new-zealand</a>And yet, we seem a lot more focussed on bringing the road toll down than mitigating COVID-19... <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/COVID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#COVID</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/COVID19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#COVID19</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/NewZealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewZealand</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Aotearoa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Aotearoa</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/CovidResponse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CovidResponse</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/RoadToll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RoadToll</a>

Adrian<a href="https://aus.social/@DenisCOVIDinfoguy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@DenisCOVIDinfoguy</a> At approximately 30 Covid-19 deaths per day in the last week in Australia, this is higher than the average number of Australian road deaths in a similar period. Yet, the police have been mobilised to address the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/roadtoll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#roadtoll</a> (especially during the holidays). <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Covid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Covid</a>-19 is apparently not as concerning. I would agree that sound decision making is required. I wonder if or when we will see it.

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