Archive for September 2017
Double demerits will be in place over the entire long-weekend for all speeding, mobile phone, seatbelt and motorcycle-helmet offences.
Operation Slow Down, the State’s Labour Day weekend road safety campaign, starts after Midnight tonight (12.01am on Friday 29 September 2017), and will continue until 11.59pm on Monday 2 October 2017. Double demerits will be in place over the entire long-weekend for all speeding, mobile phone, seatbelt and motorcycle-helmet offences. Officers will be out in…
Read MoreFrom November 20 how you get your drivers licence will change to make sure new drivers are safe drivers.
Did you know that in 2016, P1 and P2 licence holders made up only 8% of all NSW drivers, yet accounted for 15% of road fatalities? From November 20 2017, how you get your drivers licence will change, to make sure new drivers are safe drivers on our roads. Changes are coming to the testing…
Read MoreOne in five motorists has had a near-miss on the roads because other drivers have been distracted by their mobile phones
One in five motorists has had a near-miss on the roads because other drivers have been distracted by their mobile phones and almost a fifth of motorists admit to reading text messages while driving and using their phones illegally. NRMA director Tim Trumper said new research showed that drivers were twice as likely to have a…
Read MoreBoost helping John get back on the road after 28 years
John Hepworth says Port Macquarie roads have changed a lot since he last had his license when he was 21-years-old. “There are a lot more people on the road driving,” he said. Mr Hepworth regained his full license two weeks ago after 28 years. He said he was diagnosed with a mental illness when he…
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