Road Safety and the Role of Health Promotion in Improving Population Health (VCE SSCE Health and Human Development): Flashcards
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Road safety definition
Road safety definition
Interventions to reduce crashes, deaths & injuries on roads
Total Aus road deaths since 1925
Total Aus road deaths since 1925
More than 190,000 lives lost
Male vs female road death likelihood
Male vs female road death likelihood
Males almost 3x more likely to die
Remote vs city road death risk
Remote vs city road death risk
Remote areas 4x more likely to die in crashes
Daily road trauma in Australia
Daily road trauma in Australia
3 killed, 90 seriously injured daily
Annual cost of road crashes
Annual cost of road crashes
At least $27 billion per year
Road death decline % 1970-2020
Road death decline % 1970-2020
Approximately 71% decline
First to mandate seatbelts 1970
First to mandate seatbelts 1970
Victoria - world first jurisdiction
TAC road safety role began
TAC road safety role began
1989 - promoting road safety behaviour change
Victorian Strategy 2021-2030 target
Victorian Strategy 2021-2030 target
Halve road toll by 2030, zero by 2050