The advert, featuring the Icelandic police, delivers a chilling message: "If you drink and drive, you may die... and be taken home in a hearse." This blunt and direct approach serves as a wake-up call, emphasising the potential life-altering consequences of driving under the influence.

A thought-provoking idea for Australia’s road safety community: Accountability for fatal incidents caused by impaired drivers.

Every statistic represents a life, a story. The ripples of road trauma extend far and wide.

What if liability is extended to individuals knowingly allowing drunk or impaired drivers to operate vehicles?

We are often told about people’s capacity to thrive after trauma – but these claims may put unnecessary pressure on survivors.

A driver accused of hitting and killing a 17-year-old boy at Casula has been released on bail.

Adam Ghoz was walking with a friend in January when he was struck and fatally injured.

His parents have now spoken to 7NEWS, telling of their disappointment and sadness at the court's decision. #Casula #7NEWS

Transport for NSW (TfNSW) is using AI to develop predictive algorithms to help national, state, local governments manage their road safety performance. Read more here.

Over 1,000 people are killed on the road and over 40,000 people admitted to hospital annually in Australia*. The numbers are getting worse, not better. It’s time for change. This is an open letter to the NSW Government, the Australian Federal Government, The Director of Public Prosecutions NSW and the Insurance Council of Australia.

It is a crime yet Tommy Balla kills a Police Officer and effectively walks free. The family of a police officer who was killed when a motorist ran a red light and hit the father-to-be say they will feel the loss of their son, husband and friend for the rest of their lives.

Jordan Brown fell asleep at the wheel of his Mitsubishi Outlander returning from a music festival near Lithgow. Ben Sawyer, 19, Luke Shanahan, 21, and Lachlan Burleigh, 17, were in the back seat of the Outlander and died in the crash. Read more

The term ‘accident’, risks making crashes seem inevitable and unavoidable. Most often these are not accidents but collisions that could have been avoided.

Across Australia around 45% of all deaths of young people can be atrributed to a road accident with a 17-year-old P-plate driver four times more likely be involved in a fatal road accident than a 26 year old driver.

Australia has suffered a lost decade in the management of road safety. This extract from the AAA report on Reviving Road Safety is powerful reading.

Good people. An organisation of bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents offering support and information. www.thecompassionatefriendsnsw.org.au.

In its report on international road safety, the World Health Organisation (2015) identified mobile phone use as a key factor contributing to road trauma.

The final report benchmarking the National Road Safety Strategy shows Australian governments have failed to reach the 30 per cent reduction targets for deaths and serious injuries.

A technology for alcohol detection without affecting normal driving behaviour.

Watch this Greek road safety TVC* *Warning is explicit, not for the feint hearted.

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NOT SO FAST! All new UK cars could have special gadget fitted to stop you from speeding next year.