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Canberra Today 12°/15° | Saturday, March 30, 2024 | Digital Edition | Crossword & Sudoku

Police target coast road over Easter

DOUBLE demerits for driving offences will apply from Thursday, April 5, until Monday, April 9, as ACT police launch an Easter safety campaign that includes working with NSW police to focus on the notorious Kings Highway to the south coast.

Local police are again participating in Operation Crossroads, an Australian and NZ police initiative to reduce the number of road trauma incidents on the roads over Easter. This year, the ACT Ambulance Service and ACT Fire and Rescue have joined the campaign to highlight the trauma surrounding major collisions.

Superintendent of Traffic Operations, Kylie Flower, said that as first responders, police, paramedics and firefighters see first-hand the devastating effects of major collisions and road deaths.

“Deaths, injuries and disability resulting from motor vehicle crashes inflict considerable pain and suffering on individuals, families and communities, as well as on other road users, emergency service providers, health workers and police officers,” she said.

“So many deaths and road injuries are preventable. We know that certain dangerous behaviours contribute toward serious road crashes including speeding, drink and drug driving, not wearing seat belts, distracted driving, and driving while fatigued.

“While not all these result in crashes, we know that dangerous drivers are clearly over represented in serious road trauma and unnecessarily put other road users at risk.”

For every death on our roads, another 11 people were injured badly enough to need hospital treatment, and the emotional and psychological effects of a serious road accident were immeasurable, she said.

 

 

 

 

 

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