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Fatality-free Easter long weekend responsibility of all South Australians
An unprecedented month-long road safety campaign consisting of seven individual SAPOL operations targeting irresponsible drivers has launched today.
An unprecedented month-long road safety campaign consisting of seven individual SAPOL operations targeting irresponsible drivers has launched today.
Heading into the Easter long weekend, the Marshall Liberal Government stands with SAPOL in supporting a multi-pronged approach to prevent further lives lost and serious injuries on our roads.
Road Safety Minister Vincent Tarzia said 32 lives have tragically been lost on state roads this year in comparison to 30 at the same time in 2020.
On 1 February 2021, SA Police discontinued a number of prosecution matters concerning speed camera offences relative to section 45C Road Traffic Act 1961.
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End of year road safety review 2020, South Australia
2020 has been like no other year. Many occurrences during the year; in particular the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, have had an enormous impact across the state – including in the road safety space.
South Australians have seen wide ranging restrictions on intrastate, interstate and international travel since March 2020 when COVID-19 first hit the state. This has meant a reduction of visitors into the state but on the other hand more people moving around within our state.
It is very difficult to determine if COVID-19 has had a direct impact on the number of lives lost on South Australian roads in 2020 but they have certainly gone down. To date, in 2020 we have recorded 95 lives lost compared to 114 in 2019.