Comments on: Shine a light for road trauma on December 10

By: Jamie Robinson

Jamie Robinson — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:51:40 +0000

Well done to the TAC for it’s continued media campaign on road safety. Some of the comments raised here a very valid.
Upgrading road infrastructure is certainly one way of making our roads safer.

I like the idea of introducing perhaps a module in the classroom on the effects of road trauma. I know some organizations already participate actively in this area of visiting schools. I wonder how it could be worked into the syllabus?

Umwhat makes the point about people already know all this stuff. That is absolutely 100% correct. The problem is how to change peoples driving mindset. This is a hugely complex issue. I know the TAC and the state government battle with this constantly.
Media campaigns are a way of bringing it to the forefront of peoples minds so when they hop in the car they may just remember to drive safely.

Recently I attended a community forum on road safety where the community put there views and ideas to a panel made up of representatives from the TAC, Vicroads and government. The ideas were interesting and will be used to form part of the arrive strategy moving forward.

Can the government do things better? Well from my nearly ten years of being involved in road trauma I know they are always looking at ways to improve outcomes.

My personal feeling is that it is the community itself that can know add to the various campaigns on road safety and become actively engaged in reducing the road toll. Remember that the next person lost on our roads could be your mother, father, brother, sister, or child. How would you feel? Your response might be if only!

Take care on our roads over Christmas and the New Year

By: UMWAHT

UMWAHT — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:44:52 +0000

dont you people get it that drivers already know these things?? any idiot knows that drink driving is dangerous, and that speeding is risky, they just choose to do it anyway

By: Lachlan

Lachlan — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:32:47 +0000

I agree, and i also think that every new driver should attend a defensive driving course.

By: Shaun McGowan

Shaun McGowan — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:44:08 +0000

Road Safety is massive issue, I think more needs to be done to target drivers as they are studying for their drivers licence. When studying for your drivers licence I think a classroom module component on road trauma, speed, alcohol should all be mandatory components which make up getting your L’s.

By: UMWAHT

UMWAHT — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 08:54:19 +0000

maybe they should just get rid of the road rules all together and let it be survival of the fittest

drive however you want maybe you’ll die maybe you wont who really cares anymore at least it would make buying groceries much more fun

By: Valet Dabess

Valet Dabess — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:55:52 +0000

well by 2015 maybe, no one’s gonna be able to drive cars cause they’ll just keep on comming up with stupid rules and getting your p’s will pretty much be impossible. and even if you do get it you’ll lose it straight away cause road rules are gonna be so strict

By: MK

MK — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:38:05 +0000

If you vote for them, you pay for them.

By: shak

shak — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:15:22 +0000

I actually think that Car Fanatic has a very good idea. An independent body could conduct research and then make a websit so that every driver knew. We would avoid dangerous roads all together and when the government realises they would either remove them or upgrade them.

By: scottwheels

scottwheels — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:05:59 +0000

Or better yet, spend the money to upgrade the incompetent drivers!

By: Car Fanatic

Car Fanatic — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 03:26:16 +0000

Perhaps if they actually spent money on the roads that needed it, we wouldn’t have them coming up with ideas that make little. A company in the UK actually took the time to give give roads star safety ratings and produced a map for drivers to use so they could change their driving habits on those particular roads. Perhaps we need a star rating for our roads, then spend more money upgrading 1 and 2 star roads to make them safer for incompetent drivers.