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.
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
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