AusRAP tracks performance of national highways

Assessments of more than 20,000km of national highways around Australia have been published by AusRAP. A total 1,170 road crash deaths, or 15% of all road deaths in Australia, occurred on the roads from 2005-2009.

The report includes a finding that on the top 15 most improved sections the number of casualty crashes dropped from 963 to 424 – a 56% drop - between 2000-04 and 2005-09.

The Minister for Roads in the State of Queensland, Craig Wallace, said that plans are in place to significantly upgrade the Bruce Highway, one of the roads identified as higher risk in the report.

The report is available at: www.ausrap.org. AusRAP is run by the AAA and it's member automobile clubs, who are dedicated to saving lives by advocating for safer road infrastructure.