Mother's plea as South Australian leaders meet for road toll roundtable
South Australian leaders have met to address the rising death toll on the state's roads, with more than 30 people already losing their lives this year.
The roundtable, which was hosted by the Royal Automobile Association (RAA) discussed reducing road trauma, vulnerable road users, regional roads and dangerous behaviour behind the wheel.
The meeting comes less than 24 hours after a 49-year-old man from Para Hills West died in a crash in Keyneton.
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South Australian leaders have met to address the rising death toll on the state's roads, with more than 30 people already losing their lives this year. 9News
Mary Safe, the mother of Olympian Amy Gillett, who was killed on a German road while cycling, told attendees the grief of losing a loved one in a crash "never goes away".
"I want them all to come home safe," she said.
"I don't want anyone to go through what I've gone through."
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Mary Safe, the mother of Olympian Amy Gillett, who was killed on a German road while cycling, said the grief of losing a loved one in a crash "never goes away". 9News
To help prevent road deaths, $37 million of state and federal government funding will be allocated to footpaths and cycleway upgrades across Adelaide.
"It cannot just be the sole responsibility of the government or of other groups who are particularly interested in road safety," Emergency Services Minister Dan Cregan said.
The RAA wants to halve the number of lives lost on the state's roads by 2031.
"The challenge for us is to do much better than that - both in serious injuries and fatalities on our road network," the RAA's Charles Mountain said.
Last year 117 people died on the state's roads, while 32 people have been killed in crashes so far this year.
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