Nine people have died on Victorian roads in the past week. Families impacted by past road trauma say the consequences for those left behind will be felt for years.
abc.net.au/news/victorian-road-toll-shattering-families-past-trauma-lifelong/102406174A horror week on Victorian roads has taken Clare Lawson back to the moment she saw her 24-year-old brother in the morgue after a single-vehicle crash in 2003.
Ms Lawson hopes an understanding of road trauma can change people's behaviour on the roads, pointing out her brother's death changed how she drives. "The disproportionate level of trauma [this year] as opposed to last year is predominantly because people are taking really high-level risk and making some really dumb decisions," he said.
Many participants are referred from the Magistrates Court or community correction services to try to prevent them from causing a crash that leads to life-threatening or fatal injuries. "I think people don't realise the huge long-term effect [road trauma has] on people. It can last a lifetime."Sally Alsop knows all too well that it is not just road fatalities that change people's lives, but also serious injuries.
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