Long-haul truckers often work grueling schedules with few breaks and face pressures that place their safety and that of others at risk.
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Traffic crashes kill and injure millions worldwide every year and are a major drain on economic development. Improving road safety would produce huge payoffs, especially in lower-income countries.
We know young drivers will put themselves in risky situations, which is why strategies to minimise harm also need to be part of their education.
Countries around the world are managing to reduce their road deaths to zero. There are ways Australia can get there too.
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John Rennie Short is a Friend of The Conversation.Professor Emeritus of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Adjunct Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor in Public Health, University of East Anglia
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Professor, Centre for Accident Research & Road Safety – Queensland (CARRS-Q), Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor, School of Population and Global Health, The University of Western Australia
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Intercultural Coordinator, Thompson Rivers University; Project Manager, Justice, Equity, and Inclusion, Work-Integrated Learning (on leave), Simon Fraser University
