India, April 27 -- Better policies and practices to ensure greater road safety must become a priority, because the rate of road crash injury continues to rise - as proven by data compiled from new research into Melbourne crash statistics.

By analysing the trends and locations of crashes in the Greater Melbourne Area during a 15-year period, from 2006 to 2020, Dr Ali Soltani, from the Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute at Flinders University, and his research colleagues have determined the places where crashes were most prevalent and reasons contributing to high crash rates in those areas.

A Tweedie model was developed to examine the intricate interaction between crash frequency and potential contributing factors such as soci...