The Victorian Government is urging motorists in the State to “do their part” to keep roads safe.
The plea has come as the Government makes reducing road trauma a focus in 2026, after it said too many lives were lost on Victoria’s roads last year.
Tragically 288 people lost their lives on the State’s roads in 2025 compared with 284 in 2024.
Last year the Government announced its Road Safety Action Plan 2 which aims to deliver life-saving road safety infrastructure and strengthen enforcement over the next four years to reduce road trauma across Victoria.
An investment of more than $1.1 billion aims to halve road deaths and significantly reduce road trauma by 2030, including $350 million for new initiatives and critical safety infrastructure such as barriers on high-risk curves and along rural and urban roads.
“The impact of road trauma is devastating and I extend my deepest condolences to every person impacted by it – not only in 2025, but every year,” said Acting Minister for Roads and Road Safety Harriet Shing.
“Every life lost on our roads is one too many, which is why more than $1.1 billion has been allocated to making Victorian roads safer.
“I urge every Victorian to do their part to make sure everyone using our roads makes it to their destination safely.”
