Motorcycles are around 36 times more deadly for vehicle occupants compared to other vehicles on a per-kilometre travelled basis (in Australia)

Australian pedestrian road deaths are continuing to increase:

Australian transport emissions are not coming down. According to BITRE they are hitting new highs:

Sales of regular passenger cars are down again, as SUVs take a much larger share:

Plug-in hybrid vehicle sales have taken off, whilst pure battery vehicle sales are growing more slowly:

Driver’s licence ownership rates have risen slightly in most states:

Public transport patronage levels relative to 2019 are highest in Perth (likely due to many new rail lines) and South East Queensland (likely due to 50c fares):

An update on Australian transport trends🧵

Mass transport mode share has increased around 0.75% in Brisbane (50 cent fares), but is relatively flat in most other cities, and below pre-pandemic levels.

Blog update: public transport patronage trends in aus/nz cities chartingtransport.com/trends-in-pu...

There's now a lot more variation in public transport patronage between weekdays in Melbourne and Auckland (less so in Canberra). Unfortunately, suitable data is not (yet) available for other Aus/NZ cities.