The deadliest threat on the South Coast's roads is not a dramatic head-on smash. It often arrives at lunchtime, claiming solitary, middle-aged men driving along straight roads.
An analysis of the Australian Road Deaths Database revealed that 56.2 per cent of the 73 road victims over the past decade in the Bega Valley and Eurobodalla shires died in single-vehicle incidents.
The Princes Highway and the Kings Highway, arterial roads for Canberrans visiting the South Coast and notorious crash sites, are located in these local government areas.
