❓ A parliamentary question regarding the Minister's proposal to restrict large trucks, questioning the impact on road safety and potential increase in accidents due to smaller trucks. The Minister's answer outlines a broad strategy for freight management.
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(1) Did the Minister consider the recent research from the University of Michigan finding that 70% of fatal crashes involving heavy trucks are caused by passenger vehicles when proposing to restrict the number of B-Double and other large trucks on Western Australian roads?
(2) Would the Minister’s proposal put more small trucks on Western Australian roads and hence cause more fatal and other accidents involving passenger vehicles?
(3) What road safety considerations did the Minister consider as part of the decision to restrict large articulated trucks on Western Australian roads?
(4) What increase in fatal and serious accidents is estimated to occur if more smaller trucks be used to replace the B- Double and other large trucks on Western Australian roads?
(2) Would the Minister’s proposal put more small trucks on Western Australian roads and hence cause more fatal and other accidents involving passenger vehicles?
(3) What road safety considerations did the Minister consider as part of the decision to restrict large articulated trucks on Western Australian roads?
(4) What increase in fatal and serious accidents is estimated to occur if more smaller trucks be used to replace the B- Double and other large trucks on Western Australian roads?
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Answered
16 October 2001
Responded by
Minister for Planning and Infrastructure
Response time
77 days
- designation of significant freight roads; - building / upgrading these designated freight roads so that they can handle trucks more safely, more efficiently and less obtrusively; - the wider use of rail transport, where appropriate; - exploiting new road-rail technologies; - the use of Performance Based Standards to optimise transport efficiency without adversely affecting safety or the environment; - increasing the safety and professionalism of the freight industry by boosting the enforcement effort and requiring accreditation of heavy haulage operators; - providing industry, local government and the community with a greater say in the development of road freight in this State.
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