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Hidden virus victims: With less traffic, speeds went up and more riders died
Tuesday March 30, 2021
After police raised concerns about some unexpected traffic trends in 2020, the Road Safety Data Bureau took a closer look.
Police recently released footage from a motorcycle rider’s helmet camera showing him travelling at almost 200km/h on the Sunshine Coast Motorway. He survived but was fined more than $17,000. (AAP Image/Supplied by Queensland Police)
A Transport and Main Roads spokeswoman said the RSDB had sought to understand how restrictions on community movements, travel and mass gatherings coincided with an increase in road fatalities.
In 2020, there were…
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