Can we stop saying 'road toll'? I could give you the statistics — the highest national road toll in five years, a disproportionate number of people dying in Southland and Otago, a regional road toll that's been trending upward. READ MORE:* 5 lives: The faces of Canterbury's 2017 road toll* Christmas road toll's youngest victims named* Crash survivor says we shouldn't use the term 'road toll'I don't think this is right. SUPPLIED This year I challenge everyone to stop saying "road toll' and start calling them road deaths. This year I challenge everyone to stop saying "road toll' and start calling them road deaths.

Source: Stuff January 03, 2018 15:56 UTC