Drivers urged to take care during the Easter long weekend

A mother who lost her two sons in a road smash is urging drivers to slow down during the traditional Easter exodus out of Sydney this long weekend.

So far, 2014 has been one of the deadliest on New South Wales’ roads, with at least one fatality every day.

Michelle Davis lost both of her sons, 16-year-old Mathew and 19-year-old Brendon, to a car crash and has a road safety message for all drivers.

"We lost both of my boys in a motor vehicle crash and it was speed related,” she said.

“The really sad part about it all was that it could have been avoided.”

Michelle now runs RoadWhyz, a program to teach young drivers to make better choices.

"Road safety becomes a topic of discussion when someone has been killed, and it needs to be a topic of discussion all of the time,” she said.

"It's certainly has been a challenging start for the police and the motoring public for 2014, we've had at least one fatality a day,” Traffic and Highway Patrol Inspector Phillip Brooks said.

Most fatalities are men aged in their thirties and fifties, usually because of collisions related to speeding.

"Don't let this be you this Easter, the key message is to slow down,” Inspector Brooks said.

“Even a low speed crash at 30 kilometres an hour… this could be you, serious injuries or quite possibly a fatal outcome."

According to the NRMA, drivers are at risk until the state's worst black spots are fixed.

The most dangerous stretches of road in New South Wales

• The Pacific Highway between Coffs Harbour and Ballina

• The Princes Highway between Berry and Bateman's Bay

• Princes Highway at Kiama

• The Great Western Highway at Blackheath

"It’s so important to plan your breaks, [and] stick to your breaks because when you are driving on a section of road that is dangerous, that is not upgraded, it is going to be a slower drive, so you need to be prepared for that and take regular breaks,” NRMA’s Peter Koury said.

Police will have over 500 patrol cars on New South Wales roads during Easter long weekend.