Wednesday, February 29, 2012

FED:Strategy aims to reduce road toll by 30%


AAP General News (Australia)
12-01-2010
FED:Strategy aims to reduce road toll by 30%

CANBERRA, Dec 1 AAP - A new national road safety strategy aims to reduce deaths and
serious injuries by 30 per cent within 10 years.

The National Road Safety Strategy 2011-2020 has been released by the Australian Transport
Council.

The report says all new road projects must be designed to reduce the risk of crashes.

It also proposes a graduated licensing scheme so that new drivers are restricted on
the number of passengers they can carry.

It calls for a national information campaign about the safety benefits of appropriate
travel speeds as well as an investigation into ways to encourage people to buy newer and
safer cars.

The report says although Australia has achieved substantial reductions in road crash
fatalities over the past 30 years, it needs to take measures to reduce death and injuries
even further.

"The draft strategy makes the point that Australians should not regard death and injury
as an inevitable cost of road travel," the Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure
and Transport, Catherine King, said in a statement.

Ms King said all road users play a crucial role in helping to reduce road accidents
and road trauma.

The report has been designed so that anybody can respond to it and offer an opinion.

"It is time to have a national conversation about road safety," Ms King said.

"Everyone can provide input on the draft."

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KEYWORD: SAFETY

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