Re: Vic licencing to get tougher....a lot
Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 5:59 pm
its a bit bizarre. In Vic in 2009 1/2 the deaths were riders between 30 and 50 rather than young guys.
http://www.tacsafety.com.au/jsp/content ... pageID=163
so the perception that its young untrained guys killing themselves is a bit wrong. might be untrained older riders or returning riders though.
they give a rolling 12 month toll so they compare the same year (eg June to June). the 5 year average is 43 and we are at 49 this year, which is higher but can be explained by the natural variation in these things.
http://www.tacsafety.com.au/jsp/content ... pageID=163
so the perception that its young untrained guys killing themselves is a bit wrong. might be untrained older riders or returning riders though.
they give a rolling 12 month toll so they compare the same year (eg June to June). the 5 year average is 43 and we are at 49 this year, which is higher but can be explained by the natural variation in these things.