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2008 NEWS
August, 2008
From: WAFAMILYFIRST.COM
No
Cameras, More Cops
It’s
time to scrap revenue-raising speed cameras and
replace them with a
new road safety strategy based on a more visible
Police presence on our roads and better driver
training, according to WAFAMILYFIRST leader
Dan Sullivan.
May 19, 2008
From: The West Australian
State driving normal motorists off roads
It’s time someone spoke out on behalf of car drivers – the 95 per cent-plus of everyday, normal, ordinary drivers who use their vehicles for a variety of legitimate purposes. Such people drive with varying degrees of skill and are unlikely ever to be involved in a serious accident of any kind.
April 2008
From: AT&M Magazine
Radars - Lifesavers or revenue makers?
On March 1, new penalties for speeding, the non-use of seatbelts and the use of hand-held mobile phones were imposed upon drivers in WA. A new ruling has also been introduced to make drivers responsible for ensuring all passengers are restrained, regardless of age.
April 23, 2008
From: The West Australian
New plans to treble speed cameras
The State Government is considering plans to treble the number of speed cameras on WA roads, sparking warnings that the flood of extra speeding tickets will put severe pressure on police who have to process infringement notices and are already months behind.
April
08 , 2008
From: The West Australian
Don't put too much faith in Multanovas
The WA office of Road Safety must take seriously new evidence questioning the effectiveness of Multanovas on reducing WA’s road toll. Figures obtained by this newspaper show that more drivers are caught by Multanovas in WA than in any other State, yet the number of deaths on WA roads per 10,000 drivers is second only to the Northern Territory.
April 07 , 2008
From: The West Australians
State's camera fines top in nation
WA motorists get the highest number of speed-camera infringements in the nation while the rate of road fatalities is second only to the Northern Territory, according to new figure that raise new questions about the effectiveness of cameras as a speed deterrent.
