Thread: It's easy to see why we have road deaths

So here's another cause of road deaths.

Video of car knocking man off bike sparks vitriol and threats to cyclists - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

last Tuesday returning from Bendigo on Maldon Rd at Lockwood second car behind loaded semi and a black d3 comes wizzing past over double lines, complete dropkick

I saw on the news the driver of the car that veered onto the wrong side of the Princes Highway near Sussex Inlet and killed 4 people had his license disqualified on numerous occasions and was on his way back from a methadone clinic when he had the accident.

What hope have law abiding and careful drivers got when these people are allowed on the road. I suppose the right to not impinge on his rights over-rules society's expectation to go about our daily lives without the fear of some imbo killing them

Unfortunately, the road statistics show that unlicensed and/or unregistered drivers are shockingly over-represented in fatal accidents. So yeah, keep busting the average driver for going 2kmph over the speed limit and treating them like criminals, while at the same time letting those other irresponsible clowns share our roads. The system is seriously flawed.

Originally Posted by cripesamighty

Unfortunately, the road statistics show that unlicensed and/or unregistered drivers are shockingly over-represented in fatal accidents. So yeah, keep busting the average driver for going 2kmph over the speed limit and treating them like criminals, while at the same time letting those other irresponsible clowns share our roads. The system is seriously flawed.

Asking a disqualified driver to not drive his car is like asking someone not use their mobile phone and letting them keep it - it just won't work. We need to wheel lock or impound their vehicles and also change the law to say that if anyone else lets a disqualified driver use their car and the driver is caught then their car is also locked up.

We need to get tougher and stop letting the bleeding heart brigade keep dictating the way the laws should be formulated and imposed.

This bloke that caused the accident had been jailed on a number of occasions for driving matters. When does a person go past the "Can be rehabilitated" to "no hope for this one" state. Surely putting these people employed by the state to do meaningful community type works under proper supervision would be a better use of public funds that just locking them up then letting them go so the whole cycle can start all over again or worse, like in this case, lead to the death of a whole innocent family.

Rant over

There's a case going on here in WA at the mo where a constant offender is being charged yet again for driving "with no authority to drive". Official type speak for no licence....
He killed a young girl about 15 years ago when blind drunk but got off that charge because even if sober he couldn't have avoided her. Since then he has had numerous charges and licence withdrawals but keeps driving.
Why don't we just leg band them and stop them leaving home for the hours between 1800 and 0600 every day? If any of their "mates" let them drive a vehicle just crush it.
Or would that be against the ******* human rights?
AlanH.

This man did not have to face court, because the wrong charge was laid.

Driver slams into family car

Looks like a loose control incident (maybe on the phone) rather than an ill considered overtaking move - but hard to say.