AAA welcomes the release of the Federal Government's National Road Safety Strategy (NRSS) and it's stronger vision for Australia's road safety.
The RACV welcomes the Federal Government's commitment to the Decade of Action on Road Safety, a global campaign to reduce the staggering one million deaths and 50 million serious injuries experienced world-wide on our roads every year.
The Australian Automobile Association stated that the Decade of Action for Road Safety, launched today in Canberra, provides an opportunity for Governments to increase their commitment to Road Safety.
Almost 60 per cent of the Princess Highway has been identified as a major risks to motorists according to a report commissioned by the NRMA Motoring & Services.
The NRMA is reiterating its support for returning the speed limit on the Newell Highway back to 110km/h in areas where it had been reduced to 100km/h after a report released today showed that the chance of a casualty crash on the road has decreased over the last decade.
Almost 60 per cent of the Oxely Highway has been identified as a major risk to motorists according to a report commissioned by the NRMA Motoring & Services.
The RACT's Members have voiced their opposition to a blanket reduction in rural speed limits from 100 to 90kmh.
An RACQ report has revealed that Queensland's national highways pose a higher crash risk to motorists than in any other State, with 89 per cent of the network rated as high or medium high risk.
RACV today called for the Federal Government to 'lift the bar' in reducing Australia's road toll. Brian Negus, RACV general manager, Public Policy, said that the Australian Automobile Association, on behalf of the eight state and territory motoring organisations is proposing that a target of 50 per cent reduction in road fatalities and serious injuries should be adopted, in the Federal Government's draft National Road Safety Strategy 2011-20 (NRSS).
Australia's peak motoring body has submitted its response to the NRSS 2011-20 consultation draft and has urged the Federal Government to be more ambitious in its efforts to reduce Australia's road toll.
The RAC has said that WA's road toll will remain unacceptably high unless the State government starts to fund the Towards Zero road safety strategy. 2010 has been another horror year on WA's roads with 193 people losing their lives and hundreds more seriously injured; in 2009 190 people were killed.
The RACT, which is a foundation member of the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP), has welcomed the Federal Government's decision to contribute $5 million to the program to increase the number of crash tests conducted on new cars entering the Australian market.