Mr Brumby said the new initiatives were the cornerstone of the Victorian Government’s arrive alive 2008-2017 road safety strategy which aimed to achieve a 30 per cent reduction in the road toll. Mr Brumby said new car safety technology would drive the next phase of reducing fatalities. From 2011 all new cars will have electronic stability control and from 2012 head protection technology, such as side-curtain airbags, will be installed in all new cars.
Victorians will also be reminded to ‘Share the Road Safely’ with the launch of a new advertising campaign this month. Minister for Roads and Ports Tim Pallas said with Victoria’s growing population and major roadworks starting on the $1 billion M1 upgrade along the Monash-CityLink-West Gate corridor, it was timely to remind people to take care on the roads and look out for other road users. “This new advertising campaign, ‘Share the Road Safely’, reminds people of the importance of safe merging, looking out for motorcycles, leaving enough space between vehicles, and letting people in to your lane.”
Minister for Police and Emergency Services, Bob Cameron called on all Victorians to make safety the highest priority when on the roads. “I urge all Victorians to get behind the arrive alive 2008-2017 strategy and work together to reduce the senseless and unnecessary deaths and injuries on our roads.”
For more information, visit the Transport Accident Commission website.
