#roadstatistics

Since 2000, 38 people have been killed on the road, and 719 people injured, in a total of 481 crashes. Nineteen of these lives lost have occurred in the past five years. What the stats say: In crashes that resulted in injury and/or death between 2007 and 2011: - 19 people were killed in 14 fatal accidents. - 25 per cent of drivers were under 25, while 21 per cent were aged 26 to 39 and 32 per cent were aged 40 to 59. - The majority of drivers involved in accidents, 29 per cent, were from the local government area of the Kings Highway, while 28 per cent were from the ACT and 24 per cent from other NSW country areas. Just three per cent were from Victoria, three per cent from a metropolitan area and two per cent from another state. - 57 per cent of people injured were driving, 33 per cent were the passenger, 10 per cent were on a motorcycle. - 60 per cent of casualty crashes and 79 per cent of fatal accidents occurred in 90 and 100km/h zones. - Most of the casualty crashes occurred on a bend in a 90km/h+ zone (43), while 39 occurred on a straight, 12 a head-on (not overtaking), seven were rear-ended, two were overtaking and two involved a stock animal. - 22 per cent of crashes occurred on a Sunday, 18 per cent on a Friday, 19 per cent on a Saturday. - 51 per cent were speed-related (speed-related accidents make-up 17 per cent of accidents state-wide). - Out of these speeders, half the drivers were locals, 29 per cent were ACT drivers. - The review’s project manager Wal Smart said the cluster of fatal accidents were on the outskirts of Braidwood, with one near Pooh Corner and one at Nelligen, but none on the Clyde. - He said there was also a cluster of injury crashes in the 90km zone at the top of the Clyde Mountain.