Road safety

Officers from the NSW Traffic and Highway Patrol issued 2199 tickets for mobile phone, seatbelt, and defective vehicles in a one-day state-wide traffic operation. The infringements were issued during Operation Compliance 3 which ran on the 9th August, targeting dangerous driver behaviour. During the operation, officers continued to see people disobeying the law, with officers…

Research shows that being distracted when driving, such as by a mobile phone, increases the risk of a crash. Simply taking your eyes off the road for longer than two seconds, doubles the risk of a crash. At 60 km/h if you look at your phone while driving for just two seconds, you travel 33…