Road safety will remain a key priority for Victoria Police heading into 2025 following another devastating year on the state’s roads.
There were 282 lives lost in 2024 compared with 295 in 2023.
Vulnerable road users, including pedestrians, motorcyclists, bicyclists and e-scooter riders made up 45 per cent of all lives lost on Victorian roads in 2024.
There were 66 motorcyclists killed compared with 53 in 2023.
Pedestrians accounted for 47 deaths compared with 44 in the previous year.
Driver fatalities made up 45 per cent of all lives during 2024, with 126 driver deaths compared with 128 in 2023.
November was the deadliest month on Victoria’s roads with 35 lives lost during the month.
Police have identified single acts of non-compliance or people making basic driving errors contributed to more than half of fatalities in 2024.
These are behaviours such as low-range speeding, lower-level drink driving, failing to obey road signs and distraction, like using a mobile phone while driving.
More than 20 people killed in vehicle collisions weren’t wearing a seatbelt.
For more information and tips for staying safe on the roads, visit the Road Safety page on the Victoria Police website – https://www.police.vic.gov.au/road-safety
Road Policing Assistant Commissioner, Glenn Weir says “It is a stark reminder of the responsibilities we all have as road users, to keep ourselves, our passengers and all other road users safe.”
