WESTERN Australia's road deaths in the first 37 days of the year have equalled the number in the same period in 2011 and 2012 combined.
Police report there have been 27 road deaths and 17 critical injuries in WA so far in 2013, leading the Road Safety Council to worry people are not driving responsibly.
In comparison, there were 13 road deaths in the same period in 2012 and 14 in 2011.
The latest fatality was a 22-year-old woman who crashed her car into the back of a stationary truck in Perth's southern suburb of Beeliar on Sunday.
She died in hospital on Tuesday night.
The alarming road toll figure gives WA the worst road safety rate in the country, the council says.
Road Safety Council chairman Murray Lampard told AAP that reducing road trauma and preventing road crashes did not just come down to driver attitude.
"The majority of fatal and serious crashes are drivers, just like you and me, who one day make a fatal mistake," he said.
"No one goes out onto the road intending to have a crash, but any level of risk-taking on the road has consequences - for ourselves and for other road users."
Mr Lampard said community education was aimed at raising awareness about safe driving and supporting police operations.
"Enforcement measures form a vital piece of the puzzle, but we cannot expect police to be everywhere on the roads," he said.
The council has recommended a trial of point-to-point cameras, which measure a driver's average speed over a distance, but the idea was rejected by the state government.
Until new budgetary recommendations are made, the council cannot speculate whether the decision will stand in the next financial year, Mr Lampard said.
"The council will always seek to reduce road trauma where the most lives will be saved, including speed-enforcement safety cameras," he said.
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