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Emergency declared after 25 motorcyclists die


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by Hayden Johnson
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A SAFETY emergency has been declared over Queensland s 220,000 motorcycle riders following an unprecedented number of fatalities on the state s roads.
A staggering 25 motorcycle riders have been killed since January 1 - 12 higher than the five-year average.
Queensland Police Service Assistant Commissioner Ben Marcus said it had been a horrific year on the state s roads, with motorcycles over-represented in the death toll.
Three years worth of motorcycle registrations, about 6500, were recorded in the last eight months of 2020.
Queensland has recorded 83 road fatalities this year, 25 higher than this period last year. Picture: Patrick Woods.
We ve got far more registered motorbikes than we ve had previously, Assistant Commissioner Marcus said. ....

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