This information sheet contains a historical overview of road death statistics in Australian from 1925, when road deaths were first recorded, to 2008.

• Road Deaths in Australia 1925–2008
  
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An earlier paper (Gargett et al 2009) showed, by very preliminary analysis of the Victorian road fatality rate, that a combination of increased seat belt wearing, random breath testing (RBT) and speed cameras explained almost all of the reduction in the Victorian road fatality rate since the late 1960s. The current analysis 1) extends the analysis to all states, 2) uses new estimates of vehicle kilometres travelled to derive an "exposure to death" variable and 3) includes actual measurements of state rates of seat belt wearing, as well as RBT and speed camera enforcement back to the inception of the programs in each state. The results of the analysis confirm the findings of the earlier paper seat belt wearing, RBT and speed cameras can explain almost all of the variation in fatality rates in all states since the late 1960s.

• Effectiveness of Measures to Reduce Road Fatality Rates
  
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This information sheet aims to provide some statistical snapshots of the characteristics of fatal road crashes in Australia in the last two decades, 1990 to 2009, and complements the road safety statistical summary produced by BITRE each year which presents other key time series. It includes some insights into the types of crashes prevalent during this period, the major factors and the road user groups most frequently involved.

• Fatal Road Crashes in Australia in the 1990s and 2000s: Crash Types and Major Factors
  
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This publication provides the 2011 update of BITRE's Road Construction and Maintenance Price Index.

• BITRE Road Construction and Maintenance Price Index–2011 update
  
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This Information Paper details government funding of road related expenditure, by State and Commonwealth governments, as well as motor vehicle revenue for the period 1995 to 1996.

• Public Road-Related Expenditure and Revenue in Australia
  
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The total amount of road-related expenditure by the Commonwealth, state, territory and local governments in 1996–97 was $6.2 billion. Revenue collected by the Commonwealth, state and territory governments from a selection of motor vehicle taxes and charges in 1996–97 was $13.9 billion.

• Public Road-Related Expenditure and Revenue in Australia 1998
  
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The total amount of road-related expenditure by the Australian, State, Territory and Local Governments in 2001–02 was $7.6 billion. Between 1998–99 and 2001–02 road-related expenditure increased by an average of $99.4 million per year. Over this period Commonwealth and State government road-related expenditure increased while Local government road-related expenditure decreased.

• Public Road-Related Expenditure and Revenue in Australia (2004 update)
  
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This update covers information for the years 2002–03 for road-related expenditure by level of government and by State and Territory, as well as selected motor vehicle taxes and charges and for 2003–04, the BTRE road construction and maintenance index and Australian Government road expenditure by programme.

• Public Road-Related Expenditure and Revenue in Australia (2005 update)
  
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This update covers the years 2000–01 to 2003–04 for road-related expenditure by each level of government as well as total expenditure by State and Territory. It also provides an estimate of non-public sector donations of road assets to State and Local Governments. Selected motor vehicle taxes and charges have been updated to 2003–04. The BTRE road construction and maintenance index has been updated to 2004–05. Australian Government road expenditure by programme is provided for the year 2004–05 and thus includes figures for Auslink funding. The total amount of funding for road-related expenditure by the Australian, State, Territory and Local Governments in 2003–04 was $8.8 billion (Table 1). This amount includes donations from the non-public sector. Between 2000–01 and 2003–04 total road-related expenditure increased by an average of 4 per cent per year. The presentation, in this Information Sheet, of government road-related expenditures together with motor vehicle revenues does not imply that there is, or should be, any direct linkage between revenue and expenditure.

• Public Road-Related Expenditure and Revenue in Australia (2006 update)
  
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Information paper 27 updates the funding of road-related expenditure to 2004–05 and Australian government road expenditure by program to 2005–06. Selected motor vehicle taxes and charges is updated to 2004–05. GST is updated to 2003–04.

• Public Road-Related Expenditure and Revenue in Australia (2007)
  
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