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Seatbelt statistics

In 2015, 31 drivers and passengers who lost their lives were unrestrained. Of these:

  • 84% were male
  • 77% were involved in single vehicle crashes
  • 63% of fatalities occurred on rural roads
  • 65% occurred during high alcohol times (see below)
  • 23 were drivers and 8 were passengers.

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Note: High alcohol times are those times of the day and week when casualty crashes are ten times more likely to involve alcohol than casualty crashes at other times.

High alcohol times

12am -6am

6am - 8am

8am - 10am

10am - 2pm

2pm - 4pm

4pm - 6pm

6pm - 12pm

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Road safety pannel

The TAC is currently working toward simplifying the process of engaging road safety advisory services. In order to achieve this, a non-exclusive panel of road safety experts will be established

In order to comply with the TAC procurement policy and in the interest of best practice governance, the TAC will approach the open market to seek expressions of interest for inclusion on the panel.  This approach will be in the format of a Request for Tender (RFT).

Learn more about the RFT