‘Disturbing’ Queensland road toll spike costs 57 more lives than 2019

“I won’t try and sugarcoat things, it is a disappointing result,” he said.

“We are going to do everything we can during 2021 to reverse that, try and reverse that result as much as we can.

“What we do need is the people of Queensland, the people that are using our road networks – we need them to take a little step back and have a think about how they conduct themselves on our road networks.”

The spike follows more people shunning public transport during the pandemic, which saw traffic numbers plummet in March and April, and opting to drive themselves after the lockdown.

Forty per cent of fatal crashes involved people not wearing seatbelts, 17.5 per cent involved speeding, and 14 per cent involved fatigue.

Assistant Commissioner Rohweder said…