Vic Top Cop Calls For Review On Speed Limits Cameras To Curb Death The soaring victorian road toll has sparked calls for a complete road shake up, with one top cop calling for more speed cameras including point to point systems across the state. assistant commissioner for the road policing command, stephen leane, says police are committed "to doing everything we can to get the community to slow down". "victoria's top traffic cop wants a review of speed limits, more traffic cameras and a crackdown on drug drivers to curb the road toll". the sunday herald.
Speed Cameras Could Help Address Rising Victorian Road Toll Says Top Victorian drivers should expect lower speed limits on roads over the next few years, the state’s road safety camera commissioner says, as he urged a review of 22 mobile camera spots that attracted a barrage of complaints from motorists. Police officers, who say they're burnt out and fed up, are flashing their headlights to warn motorists of speed and red light cameras after failed negotiations with the victorian government over pay and conditions. "victoria's top traffic cop wants a review of speed limits, more traffic cameras and a crackdown on drug drivers to curb the road toll". Infrastructure victoria has released its latest draft 30 year strategy for the state, calling for the government to “reduce speed limits to 30km h on local streets, starting in places that children often visit including around schools, playgrounds, childcare centres and kindergartens”.
Vic Govt Launches Speed Camera Review Zdnet "victoria's top traffic cop wants a review of speed limits, more traffic cameras and a crackdown on drug drivers to curb the road toll". Infrastructure victoria has released its latest draft 30 year strategy for the state, calling for the government to “reduce speed limits to 30km h on local streets, starting in places that children often visit including around schools, playgrounds, childcare centres and kindergartens”. Victoria’s new top traffic cop has flagged more speed cameras and getting doctors to dob in dodgy elderly drivers. assistant commissioner stephen leane also vowed to look worldwide for radical game changers to drastically cut the state’s road death and injury toll. Racv has called for an urgent review of speed limits across the state after a horror year saw 263 people lose their lives on victorian roads last year. the death toll was a shocking wake up call for authorities after a fairly constant decline in road fatalities over several years. Victoria’s top traffic cop wants community help to create a hit list of roads that should have speed limits cut. faced with a road toll 43 per cent higher than this time last year, road policing command assistant commissioner stephen leane said we need to re examine speed settings. A cross party group of mps is calling for an urgent review of country road speed limits and research into road rules overseas to help decrease victoria’s number of road deaths.
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