Thread: four police officers killed after being hit by semi-trailer on eastern hwy vic

Originally Posted by scarry

And NSW had a trial period for quite a while before it became law.
Even an observant Qld driver would have known,as it was advertised in the media here.

Have to agree. I haven't been to Vic. since '07 and I was aware of the rule. Can't remember how I know, though.

Originally Posted by Homestar

How about we retest everyone every 5 years and cancel the licences of those that don’t know the current road rules?

That already happens with older drivers in some states. Interestingly, older drivers have fewer accidents than younger drivers, particularly younger males, so focusing on the older drivers seems a bit unfair.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

That already happens with older drivers in some states. Interestingly, older drivers have fewer accidents than younger drivers, particularly younger males, so focusing on the older drivers seems a bit unfair.

A re test? how is it people get their licence by doing a test and behave themselves to ensure they pass then disregard everything after they get their licence.? So in a future re test all they need to do is play goody goody to keep it and then go back to their old habits.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

That already happens with older drivers in some states. Interestingly, older drivers have fewer accidents than younger drivers, particularly younger males, so focusing on the older drivers seems a bit unfair.

Depends how you read 'Age'. Have a look at the 40-60 age group. Also look at the big spike from 60-74 to >75 ! I would think that per number of drivers in each age group, that's pretty bad.
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Re: QLDer should know???? I had no idea about the 40km/hr in both NSW and VIC until know. I travel for work in both states and have never seen anybody slow down for flashing lights. For some reason I thought it was only law in WA and that NSW dropped the law during the trial.

Re: retesting for your licence, hmm it’d be interesting for me, my wife would say I’d fail. Funny thing is my wife has had the only bungle between us which I keep reminding her about.

I KNow SA police it fairly well, you'll be driving along Sth Rd or similar and suddenly everyone is on the brakes. About a km in front of where everyone started braking hard there is an emergency vehicle with its flashing light on.

I'm surprised the domino effect doesn't produce some speccy tailenders.

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

I KNow SA police it fairly well, you'll be driving along Sth Rd or similar and suddenly everyone is on the brakes. About a km in front of where everyone started braking hard there is an emergency vehicle with its flashing light on.

I'm surprised the domino effect doesn't produce some speccy tailenders.

It does.

7 cars in melb is the best I've seen.

Originally Posted by Saitch

Depends how you read 'Age'. Have a look at the 40-60 age group. Also look at the big spike from 60-74 to >75 ! I would think that per number of drivers in each age group, that's pretty bad.

I think that is probably aptly described as misinformation, whether intended or not. The graph portrays road deaths, not drivers involved in fatal accidents. Older people are over-represented in road deaths for several reasons. They are more likely not to survive injuries; they are more likely to be killed as pedestrians because of slower movement and often poorer hearing.

All the statistics I have seen show older drivers have far fewer accidents, including fatal accidents, than any other age group. The highest for both is 18-25.