Archive for December 2017

Double demerits start at midnight tonight and continue until 11:59pm on Monday 1 January. Police will target speeding, mobile phone, seatbelt and helmet offences. We all have a part to play in reducing the road toll. #TowardsZero More info: http://bit.ly/1OJvyjU

NSW Police continue to have a heightened presence on our roads as Operation Safe Arrival continues. Operation Safe Arrival, the State’s Christmas and New Year road safety campaign, started at 12.01am on Friday 15 December, and will continue until 11.59pm on Monday 1 January 2018. There are more police on roads targeting drivers for dangerous…

Port Macquarie is one of Australia’s most iconic holiday time destinations and as a result, receives many visitors at this time of year. Such large, seasonal influxes of tourists has a profoundly positive effect on the local economy but also brings with it, its own set of inherent problems. It is an absolute necessity to…

IAM RoadSmart’s third annual Safety Culture Survey which examines the attitudes and concerns of drivers in the UK, has found that for the third year running their biggest worries are people updating social media or sending text messages while driving, drink or drug driving and mobile phone use. Drivers checking social media is the biggest…

Since 2011, six people have died and more than 57 injured on a 44 kilometre section of the Oxley Highway, west of Wauchope. These crashes devastate families and are damaging for tourism and local communities along the Oxley Highway. In response to the high crash rate a package of safety measures will be introduced on…