Thread: 10 Dead on WA Roads

Not good at all.Several multiple fatalities.
Andrew

Another one since I posted ,now 11 .

And the cops/road safety types answer to all mayhem on the roads will be? More cameras on metro roads irrespective that most deaths are in country areas.
More cops on the road, better trained cops without the speed brainwashing, and cops who police ALL road rules not just mostly minor speeding offences.
AlanH.

Originally Posted by ATH

And the cops/road safety types answer to all mayhem on the roads will be? More cameras on metro roads irrespective that most deaths are in country areas.
More cops on the road, better trained cops without the speed brainwashing, and cops who police ALL road rules not just mostly minor speeding offences.
AlanH.

Can't myself see how high road fatalities could be the result of poorly trained cops with speed brainwashing who only police minor offences. Surely pretty much all fatalities (where those who die aren't those run into) are the fault of the driver failing to drive to either skill level or conditions? Every close call I've had has been my own stupid fault.

I'd have thought working on driver attitude training would be more effective.

Originally Posted by carjunkieanon

Can't myself see how high road fatalities could be the result of poorly trained cops with speed brainwashing who only police minor offences. Surely pretty much all fatalities (where those who die aren't those run into) are the fault of the driver failing to drive to either skill level or conditions? Every close call I've had has been my own stupid fault.

I'd have thought working on driver attitude training would be more effective.

yeah, but not as lucrative for state coffers Token gestures will be enacted like more demerit points, higher fines etc. None of which work. Another thought, If they actually trained drivers and reduced the carnage, would all the highway patrol trade the air con of the patrol car and the flashy lights for foot work on the pavement?

IMO they need more of a presence. Less of cameras and more of actual feet on the ground. I have yet to see a speed camera that can stop a driver using a mobile phone, intervene in a road rage incident, or investigate a burglary. Actually, come to think of it, I have yet to see a speed camera stop a speeding vehicle or dare I say it, prevent a vehicle from speeding.

The simple presence of a patrol vehicle in traffic has an amazing effect.

And now we've got the "experts" calling for country speed limits in WA to be reduced from 110km/h to 90km/h. Seriously, who gives these ****ing idiots any credibility at all when they dribble this ****.

https://www.facebook.com/9NewsPerth/...53461/?fref=nf

Sorry - it's a link to a farcebook page - I couldn't find a "normal" link to the article.

And coming back from Esperance last week saw two road train drivers using their Mobil phones, and was passed a number of times will sitting on 110kph