As this week marks National Road Safety Week, Bundaberg Police are asking you to take the pledge to drive so others survive.
Picture yourself behind the wheel with a loved one in the passenger seat or driving in the opposite direction – would you be distracted by your mobile phone? Would you risk your loved one’s life by speeding, driving while tried or under the influence of alcohol/drugs?
No – absolutely not.
And yet this year, we are on track to have one of the worst years on our roads.
Lives lost are forecast to reach 300 state-wide.
What if that included your loved one?
Road safety is everyone’s responsibility but that starts with you.
This year we have teamed up with well known Bundaberg locals who have made the pledge to drive safely.
Inspector Anne Vogler, Bundaberg Mayor Jack Dempsey, Bundaberg Brewed Drinks founder Cliff Fleming and ex-NRL player Antonio Kaufusi deliver their personal road safety messages in the video below in support of reducing fatalities on our roads.
To play your part in National Road Safety Week and take the pledge to drive so others can survive, visit roadsafetyweek.com.au and sign up online. Next time you get into the drivers seat, remember the Fatal Five:
- Speeding: Just 5km/h over the speed limit in urban areas and 10km/h in rural areas are enough to double the risk of a crash.
- Drink/drug driving: More than one in four drivers and riders killed on Australian roads have a blood alcohol content exceeding the legal limit.
- Fatigue: A driver who has been awake for 17 hours has a driving ability similar to a driver with blood alcohol concentration of 0.05.
- Distraction: Using a mobile phone while driving is highly distracting and increases your risk of a crash four-fold, even when using a hands-free kit.
- Seatbelts: Unrestrained drivers and passengers are eight times more than likely to be killed in a road crash.
Let’s make sure everyone gets home safely to their loved ones.