COMPARING AUSTRALIA'S ROAD TOLL TO THE REST OF THE WORLD

HERE'S a sobering thought as you prepare to head off for your weekend road trip.

In Australia the fatality rate is 6.1 per 100,000, but in poorer countries like the Dominican Republic, Iran, and Thailand, road accidents will soon become the fifth leading cause of death, leapfrogging past HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis.

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