Anyone who has driven back home to the Wimmera and Grampians regions from Melbourne (298kms), particularly after a busy weekend, knows all too well how fatigue can set in.

All drivers face risks, but the factor that contributes most to crashes and deaths appears to be inexperience.

The number of road deaths in Australia for 2021 was 1, 123’ – Victoria 232 (20.6 per cent), a 10 per cent increase compared with 2020.