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Food delivery deaths: NSW transport minister criticised for ‘victim blaming’ – The Guardian
Andrew Constance says riders have ‘self-responsibility’ to ‘make sure that they are highly visible’ after five killed in road crashes in Australia in two months
The New South Wales transport minister, Andrew Constance, has been criticised for victim-blaming comments made about the recent deaths of delivery riders.
Five delivery riders have been killed in road crashes in Australia since 27 September, an average of one every 11 days. In Sydney, two Uber Eats riders were killed in separate crashes on Saturday morning and Monday evening.
The minister told reporters on Tuesday morning that food delivery companies needed to provide more reflective equipment,…
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