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Re: revenue raising - vic ad campaign
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Thu, 25 September 2003 00:17
 
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Excellent rant. I could not agree more with the points you have raised.
It all comes down to the mighty dollar in the politicians pockets, nothing to do with saving lives at all it seems.
Another point to raise, why do they blame all accidents on speeding drivers ? How about careless ones, ones who don't indicate, ones who change lanes without looking, ones who don't stop at stop signs, tailgaters etc. etc. etc.
There are far more reasons for crashes than the simple "speeding" crap they are dishing out to us.
On another point, the new red light cameras being installed will also have speed cameras built into them so if you jab the accelerator to ensure you don't get a photo taken, you'll end up getting one taken anyway for speeding. I think that this will cause more accidents than it prevents, as people will debate whether to lock up the brakes if the lights turn orange part way thru the intersection, or try to get thru the intersection by going slightly over the limit.
One final point, why are pedestrians hardly (if ever?) targetted for anti-accident campaigns ? I've seen plenty of pedestrians who shouldn't be crossing roads (even on the freeway). Or how about people who only cross half of the road, wait in the middle for traffic to pass, then process to the other side ? These are all accidents waiting to happen, yet they don't even gain the interest of road safety campaigners.
Sorry for the extended rant, but you can see that I'm less than impressed with the government and their stance on speeding. I believe that its nothing much more than a revenue raising exercise than a accident prevention exercise.
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