In 2018, half of all lives lost on Victorian roads occurred in regional Victoria - only 24% of the Victorian population lives outside the metropolitan area.
Lives lost on Victorian roads by location (1987-2018)
In 2018, the majority (61%) of deaths in regional areas occurred on roads with 100km/hr+ speed limits. In metropolitan Melbourne 14% deaths occurred on 100km/hr+ roads.
Of the deaths on regional roads:
- 50% lost their lives in single vehicle crashes (compared to 24% in metro Melbourne)
- 21% lost their lives in head on crashes (compared to 11% in metro Melbourne)
- 17% lost their lives at intersections (compared to 14% in metro Melbourne)
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