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Milad Haghani, Associate Professor & Principal Fellow in Urban Risk & Resilience, The University of Melbourne

In Australia, 1 in 5 road deaths is a motorcyclist. We can make them safer

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The proportion of motorbikes on Australia’s roads has remained steady over the last decade, about 4.5% of all registered vehicles. But motorcyclists are over-represented in road deaths.

In 2015, they made up 17% of total road fatalities. In 2024, this has crept up to 21%.

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