Australia’s Road Safety Crisis: Why Old Cars Are Killing Us

Australia is in the grip of a devastating road trauma crisis, and it’s older vehicles that are doing the killing.

This week marks Australia’s Nation Road Safety Week 11-18 May 2025. See the 2019 report HERE:AAA-Reviving-Road-Safety-2019

According to the Australian Automobile Association (AAA), a staggering 36% of fatal crashes involve vehicles built before 2000—even though they make up just 20% of the national fleet. In a country known for its vast distances and high vehicle dependency, this is a wake-up call.

Despite the push for safer roads, the average age of cars in Australia is going up—not down. From 12.5 years in 2015 to 13.1 years in 2017 for vehicles involved in fatal crashes, the trend is clear: old cars are hanging around longer, and people are dying because of it.

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The AAA isn’t mincing words. They want federal action—and they want it yesterday. At the heart of their plan is Vision Zero by 2050, an ambitious but essential goal to eliminate road deaths and serious injuries. To get there, the AAA is calling for:

🚗 A National Road Safety Data Hub – A centralised brain to track, analyse, and respond to road trauma in real time.

🛣️ Linking Federal Funding to Safety Outcomes – If states want Commonwealth dollars, they must prove their roads are getting safer.

🛞 Stricter Vehicle Safety Standards – New cars are safer cars, full stop. But tariffs and taxes are making them too expensive. Cut the cost, save lives.

👮 Empower the Office of Road Safety – Give them the teeth to lead the charge with clear goals, national coordination, and measurable results.

Let’s be honest: we can’t afford to wait. The AAA estimates that if we just lowered the average vehicle age by one year, we could prevent 1,300 deaths over the next 20 years. That’s the population of a small town—alive, thriving, and not lying in hospital beds or coffins.

As it stands, Australia is in the slow lane while newer, safer cars sit behind dealer glass, out of reach for too many. If we’re serious about road safety, we need bold policy, real investment, and a cultural shift. Otherwise, Vision Zero will remain just that—a vision.

Because every life lost on our roads is one too many.

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