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"Last year, 1,266 Australians died from road accidents involving at least one
car and a driver, passenger, pedestrian or cyclist. The economic cost of
Australian road trauma exceeds A$27 billion each year. That’s 1.8% of
Australia’s GDP.
Australia has committed to an ambitious target of zero road deaths by 2050,
known as Vision Zero. Originating in Sweden in the late 1990s, Vision Zero is
based on a simple principle: no loss of life or serious injury on roads is
acceptable.
But while we were making good progress at reducing road trauma, this has
stalled in recent years, with Australian road deaths rising to levels not seen
in nearly a decade.
If the current trend continues, meeting the Vision Zero target by 2050 appears
impossible. So what’s going wrong?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
