Originally published: The Geraldton Guardian, 01 October 2024
The Australian Road Safety Foundation is encouraging motorists travelling through the Mid West-Gascoyne this school holidays to be vigilant on the roads, as the road toll rises 42 per cent across regional WA.
In the four years up until 2023, 41 people lost their lives on roads in the Mid West-Gascoyne, while 286 people were seriously injured.
Out of the 77 fatalities in WA last year, 49 per cent were on regional roads.
In a survey compiled by Pureprofile on behalf of ARSF as part of Rural Road Safety Month, half of those surveyed admitted to speeding on rural roads.
