❓ Mr. Murray questions the Leader of the National Party about efforts to reduce road fatalities in regional WA. The Leader responds by highlighting the need to change driver attitudes regarding alcohol, seatbelts, and fatigue.
AnsweredQoN 101Legislative Assembly
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ROAD TRAUMA TRUST ACCOUNT — ROAD FATALITIES
— REGIONAL WESTERN AUSTRALIA
101. Mr M.P. MURRAY to the Leader of the
National Party:
After that handball, I ask a supplementary
question: what is the Leader of the National Party doing to ensure that lives
lost on country roads is reduced?
— REGIONAL WESTERN AUSTRALIA
101. Mr M.P. MURRAY to the Leader of the
National Party:
After that handball, I ask a supplementary
question: what is the Leader of the National Party doing to ensure that lives
lost on country roads is reduced?
AnswerView source ↗
It is absolutely right that we see
the outcomes of that weekend—in fact, any loss of lives in regional Western
Australia—as too much. We are a part of the Liberal–National
government that commits to discussions about strategies to deal with this. I have
made comments in the media that we have to change the attitude of some country
drivers. It does not matter how many roads are built or how many rumble strips
are put in place, the way some of those lives are lost is based on a decision
that a person makes at a point in time about drinking alcohol, about not
wearing seatbelts and about driving while fatigued. We have to change the
culture of that. That will mean getting the whole community onside. These are
the sorts of discussions that we —
Mr
P.B. Watson interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the third time. Leader
of the National Party, are you finished?
Mr
D.T. REDMAN : No.
The
SPEAKER : Quickly, please.
Mr
D.T. REDMAN : These are the sorts of discussions that we are engaging in. If
we are going to make a difference, we have to hit the buttons that actually do
make a difference—that is trying something different in tackling it.
the outcomes of that weekend—in fact, any loss of lives in regional Western
Australia—as too much. We are a part of the Liberal–National
government that commits to discussions about strategies to deal with this. I have
made comments in the media that we have to change the attitude of some country
drivers. It does not matter how many roads are built or how many rumble strips
are put in place, the way some of those lives are lost is based on a decision
that a person makes at a point in time about drinking alcohol, about not
wearing seatbelts and about driving while fatigued. We have to change the
culture of that. That will mean getting the whole community onside. These are
the sorts of discussions that we —
Mr
P.B. Watson interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the third time. Leader
of the National Party, are you finished?
Mr
D.T. REDMAN : No.
The
SPEAKER : Quickly, please.
Mr
D.T. REDMAN : These are the sorts of discussions that we are engaging in. If
we are going to make a difference, we have to hit the buttons that actually do
make a difference—that is trying something different in tackling it.
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