News articles that make you go Grrrrrrrrrrr

How about they publsh the CAUSE of fatal accidents - we know speed is less than 40%, alcohol drugs is a large percent; truck accidents are hugely influenced by fatigue (which can be addressed through legislation, but follow the money); most of the remainder can probably be put down largely to innattention / incompetent driving. Put the responsibility where it beleongs - the driver, stop relying on vehicle nanniez.

 

No. A friend of mine, a retired Army colonel, was commissioned by the Vic government to analyse road fatalities. He found the highest risk factors were age of the driver, and time of night. More than one male young adult in the car made it worse. Speed was about number eight. They simply ignored the report.

 

Not everyone ignored it. P-plate drivers in NSW are not allowed passengers after 10pm.

As for the low relevance of speed, many reports have found this. Speed enforcement outside of built up areas is about revenue.

 

The age of the driver as in young or old? Reckless or incompetent ?

 

Young

 

Lack of driver education - the only reason the road toll has reduced is due to improvements in vehicle safety. The standard of driving appears to be getting worse every year - defensive/advanced driving courses should be mandatory for every learner.

John

 

Work this out - not encouraged at all for learners in QLD, don’t want them thinking they are too good!!!!

FFS.

My daughter is about to get her (manual) license, defensive driving course to come!


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AAMI in Sydney offer a free day of driver training for all P plate drivers who have access to cars that are insured through AAMI
Then having completed the driver training day our insurance premiums were reduced on the car that we had my son nominated as a periodic driver
Seems like a good scheme
Cost me nothing = nice
Educated my son = nice
Resulted in reduced insurance premium = nice

And now he has left to study in the UK for 6 months = fantastic


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same in NSW, but I put both my sons through the free AAMI course that DMWC mentioned and it was a major benefit for both of them, particularly the emergency braking practice.

Both ride motorbikes too and feel it has made them better drivers - shall I buy Maddie a learn to ride course? What could possibly go wrong?

 

She can ride a dirt bike.

 

Thanks for this David excellent information


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They should make the course mandatory for all new Australians coming into the country.....

 

Lol

Just avoid driving around Auburn and Bankstown. Most cars are unregistered and drivers unlicensed

 

"Mandatory Driving Course with every Toyota Camry Sold"....Imagine that...There would be a 20 year waiting list.....

 

Well the modern cars can have their computers read anyway so probably not much difference.

 

Really

 

The blind leading the blind

 

Note I was referring only to where direct access to the car is available - not the phone thing. There have already been a number of cases where police have accessed records from Ferrari in Qld. Fiat mate was head of accident investigation squad until about 18 months ago but IIRC this was also mentioned at a dealer workshop visit some years back.

 

Yep

Been able to do it for a while

Bit like the black box on aircraft

 

You're a genuine idiot

 

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