The accuracy of Multanova
Speed Camera is put to the test
From Australian Drivers Rights Association
Press Release (Features on Today
Tonight program)
May 08, 2006
ADRA’s Position:-
1. Enforcement of speeding is necessary in any road safety program.
2. Direct visible policing and immediate intervention
is a much more effective deterrent than receiving a speeding ticket
in the mail.
3. Multanovas were recently scrapped in some North
American states. In Calgary this had the backing of the Police Union
and Association, in favour of putting more cops on patrol.
4. WA’s current road safety strategy is based
on outdated research and policies devised in the 1990s. They are skewed
toward punitive measures that raise revenue, rather than more effective
and innovative road safety strategies.
5. While our peak WA road safety body continues to
receive 100% of its funding from speeding fines, we will continue
to hear outdated statistics and rhetoric that support policies aimed
at raising more revenue.
6. Current authoritative research has blown away that
speeding myth. The greatest cause of fatalities and accidents, is
not speed …. But rather, Driver inattention and driver misjudgement.
7. West Australian drivers are fed up and cynical
about our outdated road safety strategy, and call upon the government
to investigate new strategies to improve road safety.
8. Poor driving, poor signage and poor roads should
be the focus, ……. not on making drivers poorer.
9. The latest announcement of the WA State Government
to double and triple fines and penalties is ill advised. Similar measures
taken in the Eastern States has so far proven to be ineffective. Based
on road fatalities statistics for the 12 months to February 2006,
NSW road fatalities has increased 11%, Qld has increased 10% and Vic
has remained the same.
Glenn Secco
President
ADRA
Tel (08) 9383 7833
Mob 0417 900 258
