{"id":23230,"date":"2023-10-04T18:46:57","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T18:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=23230"},"modified":"2023-10-04T18:46:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T18:46:57","slug":"wrong-priorities-for-road-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2023\/10\/04\/wrong-priorities-for-road-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Wrong priorities for road safety"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The NSW Opposition has criticised the Labor Government for demonstrating its wrong priorities regarding road safety policy following the Government\u2019s first budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the road toll on year-to-date figures up 26% compared to the previous year, analysis by the Opposition has revealed a 34% decrease in the allocation for road safety initiatives in this financial year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"road-safety-expenditure1\">Road Safety&nbsp;Expenditure<sup>1<\/sup><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Financial&nbsp;Year<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2020\/2021<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2021\/2022<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2022\/2023<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2023\/2024<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Road Safety Allocation&nbsp;(\u2019000)<\/strong><\/td><td>$&nbsp;331,076<\/td><td>$&nbsp;331,515<\/td><td>$&nbsp;421,521<\/td><td>$&nbsp;280,294<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Change on previous&nbsp;year<\/strong><\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td>27%<\/td><td><strong>-34%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Percentage change over four&nbsp;years<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>-15%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Road Fatality&nbsp;Rate<sup>2<\/sup>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>2020<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2021<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2022<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2023<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Road Fatalities (Year to end of&nbsp;September)<\/strong><\/td><td>221<\/td><td>195<\/td><td>214<\/td><td>270<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Percentage Change compared to previous&nbsp;year<\/strong><strong>(Year to end of&nbsp;September)<\/strong><\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>&#8211;<\/strong><strong>12%<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>+10%<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>+26%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Change over four years&nbsp;YTD<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>+22%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Shadow Minister for Roads Natalie Ward commented \u201cWe will support the Government when it comes to road safety policy, but I question if the Government\u2019s eye is on the ball right now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWorking towards the ambitious target of zero fatalities or serious injuries on NSW roads by 2050 requires sustained effort across successive Governments and I think It is fair question the priorities of this Government when it appears funding has been cut.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe measure of any Roads Minister is what steps they take to keep people safe, and I question where this important area is on the priority list for the new Government.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NSW Opposition has criticised the Labor Government for demonstrating its wrong priorities regarding road safety policy following the Government\u2019s first budget. 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