Lower road toll in 2025

[SaferRides]

Looks like it will be the lowest for a while. I expect the usual groups will be taking credit for it, but Clive Matthew-Wilson of the Dog and Lemon Guide has probably nailed it:
https://dogandlemon.com/media/economic-recession-kept-2025-road-toll-low

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[nzspokes]

Nobody can afford petrol anymore.

[jellywrestler]

The new drug testing regime caught one person in lower hutt whose results are not yet back in, the Police will claim that as a success.

[rastuscat]

So, what happens when the road toll goes back up?

Will the economy be blamed for that? Will we all be so much better off?

[pritch]

So, what happens when the road toll goes back up?

Will the economy be blamed for that?

"There is clear evidence that when economic growth declines and particularly when unemployment increases, road safety improves."

I don't much like the last three words. Reference to fewer accidents would be Ok though. Otherwise from an actuarial point of view that makes perfect sense. People doing less driving should equal fewer accidents.