Pedestrian fatalities reach 17-year-high. This trend could be why [View all]

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The number of pedestrians killed in Victoria in 2025 is at a 17-year-high, with concerns the growing dominance of large SUVs and utes is reversing years of road safety gains.

Fifty-one pedestrians had been killed on the state’s roads this year as of Saturday – the most in any calendar year since 2008, according to Transport Accident Commission data.

Based on a four-year rolling average, pedestrian deaths have increased 27 per cent since 2015, while driver and vehicle passenger deaths have fallen 10 per cent.

Fatalities across all road users sit at 285 so far this year, which is one more than in 2024 and continues an upward trend since the COVID-19 pandemic.



https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/pedestrian-fatalities-reach-17-year-high-this-trend-could-be-why-20251227-p5nq8x.html

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These are the vehicles of choice for younger tradesmen. In a country town our wildlife is suffering because of speed and inattention on bush roads. Also, Standards (ISO) have not kept up with the minimum parking space size. I can often barely get in or out of my Hyundai.