THERE were 251 vehicle crashes in the Parkes local government area from the start of 2014 to the end of 2018 and they cost more than $97 million, according to a report from the NRMA.
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The cost is calculated by taking into account everything from the emergency response to the crash to the loss of economic productivity, to the hospital care required and rehabilitation, if needed.
The NRMA has provided crash statistics in a report based on its Rate Your Road survey, which began in 2019, asking members of the community to rate the condition and safety of their roads as a means of putting pressure on state and federal governments to increase their investment.
In the five-year period covered, there were seven crashes in our LGA that resulted in loss of life and another 187 that resulted in injury.
Those came at a financial cost of $97,812,922, the report says.
The Forbes LGA had 250 crashes, with seven of those fatal and a further 103 resulting in injury.
The financial cost totalled $89,069,080, the NRMA says.
When it came to the survey, the major roads including the Newell Highway tended to be reported in the best condition. The Newell received a condition score of 54.1 and a safety score of 57.9.
Those who took part in the survey gave the Great Western Highway an overall condition score of 57.4 out of 100, a congestion score of 50.8 and a safety score of 53.8.
The Mitchell Highway fared worse, earning an overall condition score of 54.3, a congestion score of 48.1 and a safety score of 47.
The NRMA said that, since it had launched its Rate Your Road campaign, the organisation had successfully advocated for almost $2 billion in new road funding from the NSW and Australian governments, including during Covid-19.
The NRMA said the NSW Government had also committed to transfer up to 15,000 kilometres of council-managed regional roads to the NSW Government.
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