The rate of road death in the Northern Territory has eclipsed that of every other Australian jurisdiction every year for more than 20 years.
In 2016-17, there were 44 road deaths in the NT (or 28.3 per 100,000 vehicles), according to the latest Productivity Commission figures.
The Territory's dismal road safety record has been linked to higher rates of alcohol consumption, lower rates of wearing seatbelts, poor road infrastructure and higher speed limits (including, in the past, no speed limits outside major towns).
Long stretches of isolated road in the NT also increase the risk of driver fatigue and crash survivors can face a long wait before they are found and taken to hospital.
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