More people are dying on Queensland roads as experts unpack the impacts of COVID-19 on driver behaviour

More than 200 people have died on Queensland roads this year, as experts unpack the ongoing impact COVID lockdowns have had on driver behaviour.

This year's road toll is up more than 8 per cent on the same time last year, when the road toll from January to August sat at 183, and 21 per cent higher than the five-year average.