ROAD SAFETY STATS IN THE SATURDAY AGE
Saturday, February 25, 2012.
Page 7. NEWS
theage.com.au
"... To this end we have augmented today's coverage with a suite of web-based features that present the data in a way that makes it easy to see how the road toll has changed over time.
... we present our entire data set to you via an interactive 'dashboard'. "
I'd appreciate any comments on the website and on the road crash/casualty information.
It seems to me they are still focusing on fatal incidents and missing the big picture. Also, they seems to me to gloss over problems with the data due to the way traffic data is collected and assessed.
Motorcyclists get a negative mention up front.
"... The numbers reveal that more deaths happen in in outer suburbia or on country roads; that young men still die in far greater numbers than the rest of society; that fatal crashes are most common in and around the afternoon peak; and that motorcyclists have not enjoyed the same declining death rates as people in cars, on bicycles or on foot. ..."
And, it seems to me that The Age, like most of the media, fails to mention the elephant in the room, the taboo subject, that car driver error is the greatest single cause of death among all road users.
The Sunday Herald Sun
Sunday, February 26, 2012.
Page 21. NEWS
" Cyclist injured
A CYCLIST suffered serious injuries after his bicycle and a car collided on one of Melbourne's most popular bayside cycling routes. The man in his 40s, was struck on Beach Road, Mordialloc, about 8am yesterday. He was taken to the Alfred Hospital in a serious but stable condition suffering abrasions and possible broken bones."
The Sunday Herald Sun
Sunday, February 26, 2012.
Page 21. NEWS
" Cyclist injured
A CYCLIST suffered serious injuries after his bicycle and a car collided on one of Melbourne's most popular bayside cycling routes. The man in his 40s, was struck on Beach Road, Mordialloc, about 8am yesterday. He was taken to the Alfred Hospital in a serious but stable condition suffering abrasions and possible broken bones."
Damien Codognotto OAM
Independent Riders' Group
Melbourne
Send suggestions to:
data@theage.com.au
cc d.codognotto.oam@bigpond.com
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