❓ Mr Whitely asks about the government's progress in implementing changes to road safety policies. Mrs Roberts responds by outlining several new initiatives and criticizes the previous government's record on road safety.
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ROAD SAFETY POLICIES, CHANGES
Road safety programs are vital to reducing the number of fatalities and injuries on our roads. Will the minister inform the House about the Government’s progress in implementing changes to road safety policies? Mrs ROBERTS
Road safety programs are vital to reducing the number of fatalities and injuries on our roads. Will the minister inform the House about the Government’s progress in implementing changes to road safety policies? Mrs ROBERTS
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I thank the member for his question and for his ongoing interest in road safety. In stark contrast to the former Government, I can assure the House that this Government is 100 per cent committed to road safety and it is 100 per cent committed to reducing the number of fatalities and injuries that occur on Western Australian roads. During the 1980s, this State was renowned as the national leader in road safety initiatives. However, that reputation was destroyed by eight years of a coalition Government. We are left in the position of having to regain that lost ground. To begin overcoming the legacy of the previous Government, we have announced the following - Several members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: If I am having difficulty hearing the minister, so is the Hansard reporter. Please show the Hansard reporter some courtesy. Mrs ROBERTS: To overcome the legacy of the previous Government we have announced the following initiatives: speed limits on local roads will be lowered to 50 kilometres an hour by the end of the year; the use of hand-held mobile phones while driving has been banned; the 40 kilometre-an-hour speed limit around school areas will be reinforced with signs painted on the roads to improve driver awareness; the commitment to road safety of 100 per cent of funds, to a total of approximately $33 million, generated from red light and speed cameras; and government funding for black spot programs will be increased to $15 million, fulfilling a key election commitment. I thought this was an issue that members opposite would at least take seriously. All we have heard from them are cheap shots and frivolity. If members opposite listened, they would learn something about road safety and about the former Government’s failure over the past eight years to tackle the issue. They would also learn about the programs that we have initiated in six months, which the former Government did not initiate in eight years. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: I can take all day if members opposite would like. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: If members would like question time to continue to its full conclusion, I suggest that the disorderly conduct cease. Mrs ROBERTS: Further, funding to the RoadWise program will be increased by $500 000 for local community road safety projects. The road trauma trust fund will commit $500 000 to the neurotrauma research program to help accident victims recover from brain and spinal cord injuries. The road trauma trust fund will commit $25 000 to the south west Youth Driver Development Program. Today I launched a significant comprehensive campaign aimed at getting motorists to slow down. These initiatives for road safety - Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: It seems that members opposite are so embarrassed about their record in Government that they do not want me to tell them about this good news story. It should be noted that they have not asked me one question this year about road safety. That is how interested they have been in the issue. These initiatives on road safety are a significant step towards reducing fatalities and injuries on roads. I am confident that this Government will be able to make a real difference in reducing the number of major crashes on our roads and thereby reducing the amount of personal and family trauma suffered by victims of road accidents.
Mrs ROBERTS replied: I thank the member for his question and for his ongoing interest in road safety. In stark contrast to the former Government, I can assure the House that this Government is 100 per cent committed to road safety and it is 100 per cent committed to reducing the number of fatalities and injuries that occur on Western Australian roads. During the 1980s, this State was renowned as the national leader in road safety initiatives. However, that reputation was destroyed by eight years of a coalition Government. We are left in the position of having to regain that lost ground. To begin overcoming the legacy of the previous Government, we have announced the following - Several members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: If I am having difficulty hearing the minister, so is the Hansard reporter. Please show the Hansard reporter some courtesy. Mrs ROBERTS: To overcome the legacy of the previous Government we have announced the following initiatives: speed limits on local roads will be lowered to 50 kilometres an hour by the end of the year; the use of hand-held mobile phones while driving has been banned; the 40 kilometre-an-hour speed limit around school areas will be reinforced with signs painted on the roads to improve driver awareness; the commitment to road safety of 100 per cent of funds, to a total of approximately $33 million, generated from red light and speed cameras; and government funding for black spot programs will be increased to $15 million, fulfilling a key election commitment. I thought this was an issue that members opposite would at least take seriously. All we have heard from them are cheap shots and frivolity. If members opposite listened, they would learn something about road safety and about the former Government’s failure over the past eight years to tackle the issue. They would also learn about the programs that we have initiated in six months, which the former Government did not initiate in eight years. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: I can take all day if members opposite would like. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: If members would like question time to continue to its full conclusion, I suggest that the disorderly conduct cease. Mrs ROBERTS: Further, funding to the RoadWise program will be increased by $500 000 for local community road safety projects. The road trauma trust fund will commit $500 000 to the neurotrauma research program to help accident victims recover from brain and spinal cord injuries. The road trauma trust fund will commit $25 000 to the south west Youth Driver Development Program. Today I launched a significant comprehensive campaign aimed at getting motorists to slow down. These initiatives for road safety - Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: It seems that members opposite are so embarrassed about their record in Government that they do not want me to tell them about this good news story. It should be noted that they have not asked me one question this year about road safety. That is how interested they have been in the issue. These initiatives on road safety are a significant step towards reducing fatalities and injuries on roads. I am confident that this Government will be able to make a real difference in reducing the number of major crashes on our roads and thereby reducing the amount of personal and family trauma suffered by victims of road accidents.
I thank the member for his question and for his ongoing interest in road safety. In stark contrast to the former Government, I can assure the House that this Government is 100 per cent committed to road safety and it is 100 per cent committed to reducing the number of fatalities and injuries that occur on Western Australian roads. During the 1980s, this State was renowned as the national leader in road safety initiatives. However, that reputation was destroyed by eight years of a coalition Government. We are left in the position of having to regain that lost ground. To begin overcoming the legacy of the previous Government, we have announced the following - Several members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: If I am having difficulty hearing the minister, so is the Hansard reporter. Please show the Hansard reporter some courtesy. Mrs ROBERTS: To overcome the legacy of the previous Government we have announced the following initiatives: speed limits on local roads will be lowered to 50 kilometres an hour by the end of the year; the use of hand-held mobile phones while driving has been banned; the 40 kilometre-an-hour speed limit around school areas will be reinforced with signs painted on the roads to improve driver awareness; the commitment to road safety of 100 per cent of funds, to a total of approximately $33 million, generated from red light and speed cameras; and government funding for black spot programs will be increased to $15 million, fulfilling a key election commitment. I thought this was an issue that members opposite would at least take seriously. All we have heard from them are cheap shots and frivolity. If members opposite listened, they would learn something about road safety and about the former Government’s failure over the past eight years to tackle the issue. They would also learn about the programs that we have initiated in six months, which the former Government did not initiate in eight years. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: I can take all day if members opposite would like. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: If members would like question time to continue to its full conclusion, I suggest that the disorderly conduct cease. Mrs ROBERTS: Further, funding to the RoadWise program will be increased by $500 000 for local community road safety projects. The road trauma trust fund will commit $500 000 to the neurotrauma research program to help accident victims recover from brain and spinal cord injuries. The road trauma trust fund will commit $25 000 to the south west Youth Driver Development Program. Today I launched a significant comprehensive campaign aimed at getting motorists to slow down. These initiatives for road safety - Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: It seems that members opposite are so embarrassed about their record in Government that they do not want me to tell them about this good news story. It should be noted that they have not asked me one question this year about road safety. That is how interested they have been in the issue. These initiatives on road safety are a significant step towards reducing fatalities and injuries on roads. I am confident that this Government will be able to make a real difference in reducing the number of major crashes on our roads and thereby reducing the amount of personal and family trauma suffered by victims of road accidents.
During the 1980s, this State was renowned as the national leader in road safety initiatives. However, that reputation was destroyed by eight years of a coalition Government. We are left in the position of having to regain that lost ground. To begin overcoming the legacy of the previous Government, we have announced the following - Several members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: If I am having difficulty hearing the minister, so is the Hansard reporter. Please show the Hansard reporter some courtesy. Mrs ROBERTS: To overcome the legacy of the previous Government we have announced the following initiatives: speed limits on local roads will be lowered to 50 kilometres an hour by the end of the year; the use of hand-held mobile phones while driving has been banned; the 40 kilometre-an-hour speed limit around school areas will be reinforced with signs painted on the roads to improve driver awareness; the commitment to road safety of 100 per cent of funds, to a total of approximately $33 million, generated from red light and speed cameras; and government funding for black spot programs will be increased to $15 million, fulfilling a key election commitment. I thought this was an issue that members opposite would at least take seriously. All we have heard from them are cheap shots and frivolity. If members opposite listened, they would learn something about road safety and about the former Government’s failure over the past eight years to tackle the issue. They would also learn about the programs that we have initiated in six months, which the former Government did not initiate in eight years. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: I can take all day if members opposite would like. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: If members would like question time to continue to its full conclusion, I suggest that the disorderly conduct cease. Mrs ROBERTS: Further, funding to the RoadWise program will be increased by $500 000 for local community road safety projects. The road trauma trust fund will commit $500 000 to the neurotrauma research program to help accident victims recover from brain and spinal cord injuries. The road trauma trust fund will commit $25 000 to the south west Youth Driver Development Program. Today I launched a significant comprehensive campaign aimed at getting motorists to slow down. These initiatives for road safety - Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: It seems that members opposite are so embarrassed about their record in Government that they do not want me to tell them about this good news story. It should be noted that they have not asked me one question this year about road safety. That is how interested they have been in the issue. These initiatives on road safety are a significant step towards reducing fatalities and injuries on roads. I am confident that this Government will be able to make a real difference in reducing the number of major crashes on our roads and thereby reducing the amount of personal and family trauma suffered by victims of road accidents.
Several members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: If I am having difficulty hearing the minister, so is the Hansard reporter. Please show the Hansard reporter some courtesy. Mrs ROBERTS: To overcome the legacy of the previous Government we have announced the following initiatives: speed limits on local roads will be lowered to 50 kilometres an hour by the end of the year; the use of hand-held mobile phones while driving has been banned; the 40 kilometre-an-hour speed limit around school areas will be reinforced with signs painted on the roads to improve driver awareness; the commitment to road safety of 100 per cent of funds, to a total of approximately $33 million, generated from red light and speed cameras; and government funding for black spot programs will be increased to $15 million, fulfilling a key election commitment. I thought this was an issue that members opposite would at least take seriously. All we have heard from them are cheap shots and frivolity. If members opposite listened, they would learn something about road safety and about the former Government’s failure over the past eight years to tackle the issue. They would also learn about the programs that we have initiated in six months, which the former Government did not initiate in eight years. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: I can take all day if members opposite would like. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: If members would like question time to continue to its full conclusion, I suggest that the disorderly conduct cease. Mrs ROBERTS: Further, funding to the RoadWise program will be increased by $500 000 for local community road safety projects. The road trauma trust fund will commit $500 000 to the neurotrauma research program to help accident victims recover from brain and spinal cord injuries. The road trauma trust fund will commit $25 000 to the south west Youth Driver Development Program. Today I launched a significant comprehensive campaign aimed at getting motorists to slow down. These initiatives for road safety - Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: It seems that members opposite are so embarrassed about their record in Government that they do not want me to tell them about this good news story. It should be noted that they have not asked me one question this year about road safety. That is how interested they have been in the issue. These initiatives on road safety are a significant step towards reducing fatalities and injuries on roads. I am confident that this Government will be able to make a real difference in reducing the number of major crashes on our roads and thereby reducing the amount of personal and family trauma suffered by victims of road accidents.
The DEPUTY SPEAKER: If I am having difficulty hearing the minister, so is the Hansard reporter. Please show the Hansard reporter some courtesy. Mrs ROBERTS: To overcome the legacy of the previous Government we have announced the following initiatives: speed limits on local roads will be lowered to 50 kilometres an hour by the end of the year; the use of hand-held mobile phones while driving has been banned; the 40 kilometre-an-hour speed limit around school areas will be reinforced with signs painted on the roads to improve driver awareness; the commitment to road safety of 100 per cent of funds, to a total of approximately $33 million, generated from red light and speed cameras; and government funding for black spot programs will be increased to $15 million, fulfilling a key election commitment. I thought this was an issue that members opposite would at least take seriously. All we have heard from them are cheap shots and frivolity. If members opposite listened, they would learn something about road safety and about the former Government’s failure over the past eight years to tackle the issue. They would also learn about the programs that we have initiated in six months, which the former Government did not initiate in eight years. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: I can take all day if members opposite would like. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: If members would like question time to continue to its full conclusion, I suggest that the disorderly conduct cease. Mrs ROBERTS: Further, funding to the RoadWise program will be increased by $500 000 for local community road safety projects. The road trauma trust fund will commit $500 000 to the neurotrauma research program to help accident victims recover from brain and spinal cord injuries. The road trauma trust fund will commit $25 000 to the south west Youth Driver Development Program. Today I launched a significant comprehensive campaign aimed at getting motorists to slow down. These initiatives for road safety - Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: It seems that members opposite are so embarrassed about their record in Government that they do not want me to tell them about this good news story. It should be noted that they have not asked me one question this year about road safety. That is how interested they have been in the issue. These initiatives on road safety are a significant step towards reducing fatalities and injuries on roads. I am confident that this Government will be able to make a real difference in reducing the number of major crashes on our roads and thereby reducing the amount of personal and family trauma suffered by victims of road accidents.
Mrs ROBERTS: To overcome the legacy of the previous Government we have announced the following initiatives: speed limits on local roads will be lowered to 50 kilometres an hour by the end of the year; the use of hand-held mobile phones while driving has been banned; the 40 kilometre-an-hour speed limit around school areas will be reinforced with signs painted on the roads to improve driver awareness; the commitment to road safety of 100 per cent of funds, to a total of approximately $33 million, generated from red light and speed cameras; and government funding for black spot programs will be increased to $15 million, fulfilling a key election commitment. I thought this was an issue that members opposite would at least take seriously. All we have heard from them are cheap shots and frivolity. If members opposite listened, they would learn something about road safety and about the former Government’s failure over the past eight years to tackle the issue. They would also learn about the programs that we have initiated in six months, which the former Government did not initiate in eight years. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: I can take all day if members opposite would like. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: If members would like question time to continue to its full conclusion, I suggest that the disorderly conduct cease. Mrs ROBERTS: Further, funding to the RoadWise program will be increased by $500 000 for local community road safety projects. The road trauma trust fund will commit $500 000 to the neurotrauma research program to help accident victims recover from brain and spinal cord injuries. The road trauma trust fund will commit $25 000 to the south west Youth Driver Development Program. Today I launched a significant comprehensive campaign aimed at getting motorists to slow down. These initiatives for road safety - Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: It seems that members opposite are so embarrassed about their record in Government that they do not want me to tell them about this good news story. It should be noted that they have not asked me one question this year about road safety. That is how interested they have been in the issue. These initiatives on road safety are a significant step towards reducing fatalities and injuries on roads. I am confident that this Government will be able to make a real difference in reducing the number of major crashes on our roads and thereby reducing the amount of personal and family trauma suffered by victims of road accidents.
I thought this was an issue that members opposite would at least take seriously. All we have heard from them are cheap shots and frivolity. If members opposite listened, they would learn something about road safety and about the former Government’s failure over the past eight years to tackle the issue. They would also learn about the programs that we have initiated in six months, which the former Government did not initiate in eight years. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: I can take all day if members opposite would like. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: If members would like question time to continue to its full conclusion, I suggest that the disorderly conduct cease. Mrs ROBERTS: Further, funding to the RoadWise program will be increased by $500 000 for local community road safety projects. The road trauma trust fund will commit $500 000 to the neurotrauma research program to help accident victims recover from brain and spinal cord injuries. The road trauma trust fund will commit $25 000 to the south west Youth Driver Development Program. Today I launched a significant comprehensive campaign aimed at getting motorists to slow down. These initiatives for road safety - Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: It seems that members opposite are so embarrassed about their record in Government that they do not want me to tell them about this good news story. It should be noted that they have not asked me one question this year about road safety. That is how interested they have been in the issue. These initiatives on road safety are a significant step towards reducing fatalities and injuries on roads. I am confident that this Government will be able to make a real difference in reducing the number of major crashes on our roads and thereby reducing the amount of personal and family trauma suffered by victims of road accidents.
Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: I can take all day if members opposite would like. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: If members would like question time to continue to its full conclusion, I suggest that the disorderly conduct cease. Mrs ROBERTS: Further, funding to the RoadWise program will be increased by $500 000 for local community road safety projects. The road trauma trust fund will commit $500 000 to the neurotrauma research program to help accident victims recover from brain and spinal cord injuries. The road trauma trust fund will commit $25 000 to the south west Youth Driver Development Program. Today I launched a significant comprehensive campaign aimed at getting motorists to slow down. These initiatives for road safety - Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: It seems that members opposite are so embarrassed about their record in Government that they do not want me to tell them about this good news story. It should be noted that they have not asked me one question this year about road safety. That is how interested they have been in the issue. These initiatives on road safety are a significant step towards reducing fatalities and injuries on roads. I am confident that this Government will be able to make a real difference in reducing the number of major crashes on our roads and thereby reducing the amount of personal and family trauma suffered by victims of road accidents.
Mrs ROBERTS: I can take all day if members opposite would like. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: If members would like question time to continue to its full conclusion, I suggest that the disorderly conduct cease. Mrs ROBERTS: Further, funding to the RoadWise program will be increased by $500 000 for local community road safety projects. The road trauma trust fund will commit $500 000 to the neurotrauma research program to help accident victims recover from brain and spinal cord injuries. The road trauma trust fund will commit $25 000 to the south west Youth Driver Development Program. Today I launched a significant comprehensive campaign aimed at getting motorists to slow down. These initiatives for road safety - Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: It seems that members opposite are so embarrassed about their record in Government that they do not want me to tell them about this good news story. It should be noted that they have not asked me one question this year about road safety. That is how interested they have been in the issue. These initiatives on road safety are a significant step towards reducing fatalities and injuries on roads. I am confident that this Government will be able to make a real difference in reducing the number of major crashes on our roads and thereby reducing the amount of personal and family trauma suffered by victims of road accidents.
The DEPUTY SPEAKER: If members would like question time to continue to its full conclusion, I suggest that the disorderly conduct cease. Mrs ROBERTS: Further, funding to the RoadWise program will be increased by $500 000 for local community road safety projects. The road trauma trust fund will commit $500 000 to the neurotrauma research program to help accident victims recover from brain and spinal cord injuries. The road trauma trust fund will commit $25 000 to the south west Youth Driver Development Program. Today I launched a significant comprehensive campaign aimed at getting motorists to slow down. These initiatives for road safety - Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: It seems that members opposite are so embarrassed about their record in Government that they do not want me to tell them about this good news story. It should be noted that they have not asked me one question this year about road safety. That is how interested they have been in the issue. These initiatives on road safety are a significant step towards reducing fatalities and injuries on roads. I am confident that this Government will be able to make a real difference in reducing the number of major crashes on our roads and thereby reducing the amount of personal and family trauma suffered by victims of road accidents.
Mrs ROBERTS: Further, funding to the RoadWise program will be increased by $500 000 for local community road safety projects. The road trauma trust fund will commit $500 000 to the neurotrauma research program to help accident victims recover from brain and spinal cord injuries. The road trauma trust fund will commit $25 000 to the south west Youth Driver Development Program. Today I launched a significant comprehensive campaign aimed at getting motorists to slow down. These initiatives for road safety - Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: It seems that members opposite are so embarrassed about their record in Government that they do not want me to tell them about this good news story. It should be noted that they have not asked me one question this year about road safety. That is how interested they have been in the issue. These initiatives on road safety are a significant step towards reducing fatalities and injuries on roads. I am confident that this Government will be able to make a real difference in reducing the number of major crashes on our roads and thereby reducing the amount of personal and family trauma suffered by victims of road accidents.
These initiatives for road safety - Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: It seems that members opposite are so embarrassed about their record in Government that they do not want me to tell them about this good news story. It should be noted that they have not asked me one question this year about road safety. That is how interested they have been in the issue. These initiatives on road safety are a significant step towards reducing fatalities and injuries on roads. I am confident that this Government will be able to make a real difference in reducing the number of major crashes on our roads and thereby reducing the amount of personal and family trauma suffered by victims of road accidents.
Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: It seems that members opposite are so embarrassed about their record in Government that they do not want me to tell them about this good news story. It should be noted that they have not asked me one question this year about road safety. That is how interested they have been in the issue. These initiatives on road safety are a significant step towards reducing fatalities and injuries on roads. I am confident that this Government will be able to make a real difference in reducing the number of major crashes on our roads and thereby reducing the amount of personal and family trauma suffered by victims of road accidents.
Mrs ROBERTS: It seems that members opposite are so embarrassed about their record in Government that they do not want me to tell them about this good news story. It should be noted that they have not asked me one question this year about road safety. That is how interested they have been in the issue. These initiatives on road safety are a significant step towards reducing fatalities and injuries on roads. I am confident that this Government will be able to make a real difference in reducing the number of major crashes on our roads and thereby reducing the amount of personal and family trauma suffered by victims of road accidents.
Mrs ROBERTS replied: I thank the member for his question and for his ongoing interest in road safety. In stark contrast to the former Government, I can assure the House that this Government is 100 per cent committed to road safety and it is 100 per cent committed to reducing the number of fatalities and injuries that occur on Western Australian roads. During the 1980s, this State was renowned as the national leader in road safety initiatives. However, that reputation was destroyed by eight years of a coalition Government. We are left in the position of having to regain that lost ground. To begin overcoming the legacy of the previous Government, we have announced the following - Several members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: If I am having difficulty hearing the minister, so is the Hansard reporter. Please show the Hansard reporter some courtesy. Mrs ROBERTS: To overcome the legacy of the previous Government we have announced the following initiatives: speed limits on local roads will be lowered to 50 kilometres an hour by the end of the year; the use of hand-held mobile phones while driving has been banned; the 40 kilometre-an-hour speed limit around school areas will be reinforced with signs painted on the roads to improve driver awareness; the commitment to road safety of 100 per cent of funds, to a total of approximately $33 million, generated from red light and speed cameras; and government funding for black spot programs will be increased to $15 million, fulfilling a key election commitment. I thought this was an issue that members opposite would at least take seriously. All we have heard from them are cheap shots and frivolity. If members opposite listened, they would learn something about road safety and about the former Government’s failure over the past eight years to tackle the issue. They would also learn about the programs that we have initiated in six months, which the former Government did not initiate in eight years. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: I can take all day if members opposite would like. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: If members would like question time to continue to its full conclusion, I suggest that the disorderly conduct cease. Mrs ROBERTS: Further, funding to the RoadWise program will be increased by $500 000 for local community road safety projects. The road trauma trust fund will commit $500 000 to the neurotrauma research program to help accident victims recover from brain and spinal cord injuries. The road trauma trust fund will commit $25 000 to the south west Youth Driver Development Program. Today I launched a significant comprehensive campaign aimed at getting motorists to slow down. These initiatives for road safety - Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: It seems that members opposite are so embarrassed about their record in Government that they do not want me to tell them about this good news story. It should be noted that they have not asked me one question this year about road safety. That is how interested they have been in the issue. These initiatives on road safety are a significant step towards reducing fatalities and injuries on roads. I am confident that this Government will be able to make a real difference in reducing the number of major crashes on our roads and thereby reducing the amount of personal and family trauma suffered by victims of road accidents.
I thank the member for his question and for his ongoing interest in road safety. In stark contrast to the former Government, I can assure the House that this Government is 100 per cent committed to road safety and it is 100 per cent committed to reducing the number of fatalities and injuries that occur on Western Australian roads. During the 1980s, this State was renowned as the national leader in road safety initiatives. However, that reputation was destroyed by eight years of a coalition Government. We are left in the position of having to regain that lost ground. To begin overcoming the legacy of the previous Government, we have announced the following - Several members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: If I am having difficulty hearing the minister, so is the Hansard reporter. Please show the Hansard reporter some courtesy. Mrs ROBERTS: To overcome the legacy of the previous Government we have announced the following initiatives: speed limits on local roads will be lowered to 50 kilometres an hour by the end of the year; the use of hand-held mobile phones while driving has been banned; the 40 kilometre-an-hour speed limit around school areas will be reinforced with signs painted on the roads to improve driver awareness; the commitment to road safety of 100 per cent of funds, to a total of approximately $33 million, generated from red light and speed cameras; and government funding for black spot programs will be increased to $15 million, fulfilling a key election commitment. I thought this was an issue that members opposite would at least take seriously. All we have heard from them are cheap shots and frivolity. If members opposite listened, they would learn something about road safety and about the former Government’s failure over the past eight years to tackle the issue. They would also learn about the programs that we have initiated in six months, which the former Government did not initiate in eight years. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: I can take all day if members opposite would like. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: If members would like question time to continue to its full conclusion, I suggest that the disorderly conduct cease. Mrs ROBERTS: Further, funding to the RoadWise program will be increased by $500 000 for local community road safety projects. The road trauma trust fund will commit $500 000 to the neurotrauma research program to help accident victims recover from brain and spinal cord injuries. The road trauma trust fund will commit $25 000 to the south west Youth Driver Development Program. Today I launched a significant comprehensive campaign aimed at getting motorists to slow down. These initiatives for road safety - Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: It seems that members opposite are so embarrassed about their record in Government that they do not want me to tell them about this good news story. It should be noted that they have not asked me one question this year about road safety. That is how interested they have been in the issue. These initiatives on road safety are a significant step towards reducing fatalities and injuries on roads. I am confident that this Government will be able to make a real difference in reducing the number of major crashes on our roads and thereby reducing the amount of personal and family trauma suffered by victims of road accidents.
During the 1980s, this State was renowned as the national leader in road safety initiatives. However, that reputation was destroyed by eight years of a coalition Government. We are left in the position of having to regain that lost ground. To begin overcoming the legacy of the previous Government, we have announced the following - Several members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: If I am having difficulty hearing the minister, so is the Hansard reporter. Please show the Hansard reporter some courtesy. Mrs ROBERTS: To overcome the legacy of the previous Government we have announced the following initiatives: speed limits on local roads will be lowered to 50 kilometres an hour by the end of the year; the use of hand-held mobile phones while driving has been banned; the 40 kilometre-an-hour speed limit around school areas will be reinforced with signs painted on the roads to improve driver awareness; the commitment to road safety of 100 per cent of funds, to a total of approximately $33 million, generated from red light and speed cameras; and government funding for black spot programs will be increased to $15 million, fulfilling a key election commitment. I thought this was an issue that members opposite would at least take seriously. All we have heard from them are cheap shots and frivolity. If members opposite listened, they would learn something about road safety and about the former Government’s failure over the past eight years to tackle the issue. They would also learn about the programs that we have initiated in six months, which the former Government did not initiate in eight years. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: I can take all day if members opposite would like. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: If members would like question time to continue to its full conclusion, I suggest that the disorderly conduct cease. Mrs ROBERTS: Further, funding to the RoadWise program will be increased by $500 000 for local community road safety projects. The road trauma trust fund will commit $500 000 to the neurotrauma research program to help accident victims recover from brain and spinal cord injuries. The road trauma trust fund will commit $25 000 to the south west Youth Driver Development Program. Today I launched a significant comprehensive campaign aimed at getting motorists to slow down. These initiatives for road safety - Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: It seems that members opposite are so embarrassed about their record in Government that they do not want me to tell them about this good news story. It should be noted that they have not asked me one question this year about road safety. That is how interested they have been in the issue. These initiatives on road safety are a significant step towards reducing fatalities and injuries on roads. I am confident that this Government will be able to make a real difference in reducing the number of major crashes on our roads and thereby reducing the amount of personal and family trauma suffered by victims of road accidents.
Several members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: If I am having difficulty hearing the minister, so is the Hansard reporter. Please show the Hansard reporter some courtesy. Mrs ROBERTS: To overcome the legacy of the previous Government we have announced the following initiatives: speed limits on local roads will be lowered to 50 kilometres an hour by the end of the year; the use of hand-held mobile phones while driving has been banned; the 40 kilometre-an-hour speed limit around school areas will be reinforced with signs painted on the roads to improve driver awareness; the commitment to road safety of 100 per cent of funds, to a total of approximately $33 million, generated from red light and speed cameras; and government funding for black spot programs will be increased to $15 million, fulfilling a key election commitment. I thought this was an issue that members opposite would at least take seriously. All we have heard from them are cheap shots and frivolity. If members opposite listened, they would learn something about road safety and about the former Government’s failure over the past eight years to tackle the issue. They would also learn about the programs that we have initiated in six months, which the former Government did not initiate in eight years. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: I can take all day if members opposite would like. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: If members would like question time to continue to its full conclusion, I suggest that the disorderly conduct cease. Mrs ROBERTS: Further, funding to the RoadWise program will be increased by $500 000 for local community road safety projects. The road trauma trust fund will commit $500 000 to the neurotrauma research program to help accident victims recover from brain and spinal cord injuries. The road trauma trust fund will commit $25 000 to the south west Youth Driver Development Program. Today I launched a significant comprehensive campaign aimed at getting motorists to slow down. These initiatives for road safety - Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: It seems that members opposite are so embarrassed about their record in Government that they do not want me to tell them about this good news story. It should be noted that they have not asked me one question this year about road safety. That is how interested they have been in the issue. These initiatives on road safety are a significant step towards reducing fatalities and injuries on roads. I am confident that this Government will be able to make a real difference in reducing the number of major crashes on our roads and thereby reducing the amount of personal and family trauma suffered by victims of road accidents.
The DEPUTY SPEAKER: If I am having difficulty hearing the minister, so is the Hansard reporter. Please show the Hansard reporter some courtesy. Mrs ROBERTS: To overcome the legacy of the previous Government we have announced the following initiatives: speed limits on local roads will be lowered to 50 kilometres an hour by the end of the year; the use of hand-held mobile phones while driving has been banned; the 40 kilometre-an-hour speed limit around school areas will be reinforced with signs painted on the roads to improve driver awareness; the commitment to road safety of 100 per cent of funds, to a total of approximately $33 million, generated from red light and speed cameras; and government funding for black spot programs will be increased to $15 million, fulfilling a key election commitment. I thought this was an issue that members opposite would at least take seriously. All we have heard from them are cheap shots and frivolity. If members opposite listened, they would learn something about road safety and about the former Government’s failure over the past eight years to tackle the issue. They would also learn about the programs that we have initiated in six months, which the former Government did not initiate in eight years. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: I can take all day if members opposite would like. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: If members would like question time to continue to its full conclusion, I suggest that the disorderly conduct cease. Mrs ROBERTS: Further, funding to the RoadWise program will be increased by $500 000 for local community road safety projects. The road trauma trust fund will commit $500 000 to the neurotrauma research program to help accident victims recover from brain and spinal cord injuries. The road trauma trust fund will commit $25 000 to the south west Youth Driver Development Program. Today I launched a significant comprehensive campaign aimed at getting motorists to slow down. These initiatives for road safety - Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: It seems that members opposite are so embarrassed about their record in Government that they do not want me to tell them about this good news story. It should be noted that they have not asked me one question this year about road safety. That is how interested they have been in the issue. These initiatives on road safety are a significant step towards reducing fatalities and injuries on roads. I am confident that this Government will be able to make a real difference in reducing the number of major crashes on our roads and thereby reducing the amount of personal and family trauma suffered by victims of road accidents.
Mrs ROBERTS: To overcome the legacy of the previous Government we have announced the following initiatives: speed limits on local roads will be lowered to 50 kilometres an hour by the end of the year; the use of hand-held mobile phones while driving has been banned; the 40 kilometre-an-hour speed limit around school areas will be reinforced with signs painted on the roads to improve driver awareness; the commitment to road safety of 100 per cent of funds, to a total of approximately $33 million, generated from red light and speed cameras; and government funding for black spot programs will be increased to $15 million, fulfilling a key election commitment. I thought this was an issue that members opposite would at least take seriously. All we have heard from them are cheap shots and frivolity. If members opposite listened, they would learn something about road safety and about the former Government’s failure over the past eight years to tackle the issue. They would also learn about the programs that we have initiated in six months, which the former Government did not initiate in eight years. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: I can take all day if members opposite would like. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: If members would like question time to continue to its full conclusion, I suggest that the disorderly conduct cease. Mrs ROBERTS: Further, funding to the RoadWise program will be increased by $500 000 for local community road safety projects. The road trauma trust fund will commit $500 000 to the neurotrauma research program to help accident victims recover from brain and spinal cord injuries. The road trauma trust fund will commit $25 000 to the south west Youth Driver Development Program. Today I launched a significant comprehensive campaign aimed at getting motorists to slow down. These initiatives for road safety - Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: It seems that members opposite are so embarrassed about their record in Government that they do not want me to tell them about this good news story. It should be noted that they have not asked me one question this year about road safety. That is how interested they have been in the issue. These initiatives on road safety are a significant step towards reducing fatalities and injuries on roads. I am confident that this Government will be able to make a real difference in reducing the number of major crashes on our roads and thereby reducing the amount of personal and family trauma suffered by victims of road accidents.
I thought this was an issue that members opposite would at least take seriously. All we have heard from them are cheap shots and frivolity. If members opposite listened, they would learn something about road safety and about the former Government’s failure over the past eight years to tackle the issue. They would also learn about the programs that we have initiated in six months, which the former Government did not initiate in eight years. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: I can take all day if members opposite would like. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: If members would like question time to continue to its full conclusion, I suggest that the disorderly conduct cease. Mrs ROBERTS: Further, funding to the RoadWise program will be increased by $500 000 for local community road safety projects. The road trauma trust fund will commit $500 000 to the neurotrauma research program to help accident victims recover from brain and spinal cord injuries. The road trauma trust fund will commit $25 000 to the south west Youth Driver Development Program. Today I launched a significant comprehensive campaign aimed at getting motorists to slow down. These initiatives for road safety - Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: It seems that members opposite are so embarrassed about their record in Government that they do not want me to tell them about this good news story. It should be noted that they have not asked me one question this year about road safety. That is how interested they have been in the issue. These initiatives on road safety are a significant step towards reducing fatalities and injuries on roads. I am confident that this Government will be able to make a real difference in reducing the number of major crashes on our roads and thereby reducing the amount of personal and family trauma suffered by victims of road accidents.
Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: I can take all day if members opposite would like. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: If members would like question time to continue to its full conclusion, I suggest that the disorderly conduct cease. Mrs ROBERTS: Further, funding to the RoadWise program will be increased by $500 000 for local community road safety projects. The road trauma trust fund will commit $500 000 to the neurotrauma research program to help accident victims recover from brain and spinal cord injuries. The road trauma trust fund will commit $25 000 to the south west Youth Driver Development Program. Today I launched a significant comprehensive campaign aimed at getting motorists to slow down. These initiatives for road safety - Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: It seems that members opposite are so embarrassed about their record in Government that they do not want me to tell them about this good news story. It should be noted that they have not asked me one question this year about road safety. That is how interested they have been in the issue. These initiatives on road safety are a significant step towards reducing fatalities and injuries on roads. I am confident that this Government will be able to make a real difference in reducing the number of major crashes on our roads and thereby reducing the amount of personal and family trauma suffered by victims of road accidents.
Mrs ROBERTS: I can take all day if members opposite would like. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: If members would like question time to continue to its full conclusion, I suggest that the disorderly conduct cease. Mrs ROBERTS: Further, funding to the RoadWise program will be increased by $500 000 for local community road safety projects. The road trauma trust fund will commit $500 000 to the neurotrauma research program to help accident victims recover from brain and spinal cord injuries. The road trauma trust fund will commit $25 000 to the south west Youth Driver Development Program. Today I launched a significant comprehensive campaign aimed at getting motorists to slow down. These initiatives for road safety - Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: It seems that members opposite are so embarrassed about their record in Government that they do not want me to tell them about this good news story. It should be noted that they have not asked me one question this year about road safety. That is how interested they have been in the issue. These initiatives on road safety are a significant step towards reducing fatalities and injuries on roads. I am confident that this Government will be able to make a real difference in reducing the number of major crashes on our roads and thereby reducing the amount of personal and family trauma suffered by victims of road accidents.
The DEPUTY SPEAKER: If members would like question time to continue to its full conclusion, I suggest that the disorderly conduct cease. Mrs ROBERTS: Further, funding to the RoadWise program will be increased by $500 000 for local community road safety projects. The road trauma trust fund will commit $500 000 to the neurotrauma research program to help accident victims recover from brain and spinal cord injuries. The road trauma trust fund will commit $25 000 to the south west Youth Driver Development Program. Today I launched a significant comprehensive campaign aimed at getting motorists to slow down. These initiatives for road safety - Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: It seems that members opposite are so embarrassed about their record in Government that they do not want me to tell them about this good news story. It should be noted that they have not asked me one question this year about road safety. That is how interested they have been in the issue. These initiatives on road safety are a significant step towards reducing fatalities and injuries on roads. I am confident that this Government will be able to make a real difference in reducing the number of major crashes on our roads and thereby reducing the amount of personal and family trauma suffered by victims of road accidents.
Mrs ROBERTS: Further, funding to the RoadWise program will be increased by $500 000 for local community road safety projects. The road trauma trust fund will commit $500 000 to the neurotrauma research program to help accident victims recover from brain and spinal cord injuries. The road trauma trust fund will commit $25 000 to the south west Youth Driver Development Program. Today I launched a significant comprehensive campaign aimed at getting motorists to slow down. These initiatives for road safety - Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: It seems that members opposite are so embarrassed about their record in Government that they do not want me to tell them about this good news story. It should be noted that they have not asked me one question this year about road safety. That is how interested they have been in the issue. These initiatives on road safety are a significant step towards reducing fatalities and injuries on roads. I am confident that this Government will be able to make a real difference in reducing the number of major crashes on our roads and thereby reducing the amount of personal and family trauma suffered by victims of road accidents.
These initiatives for road safety - Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: It seems that members opposite are so embarrassed about their record in Government that they do not want me to tell them about this good news story. It should be noted that they have not asked me one question this year about road safety. That is how interested they have been in the issue. These initiatives on road safety are a significant step towards reducing fatalities and injuries on roads. I am confident that this Government will be able to make a real difference in reducing the number of major crashes on our roads and thereby reducing the amount of personal and family trauma suffered by victims of road accidents.
Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: It seems that members opposite are so embarrassed about their record in Government that they do not want me to tell them about this good news story. It should be noted that they have not asked me one question this year about road safety. That is how interested they have been in the issue. These initiatives on road safety are a significant step towards reducing fatalities and injuries on roads. I am confident that this Government will be able to make a real difference in reducing the number of major crashes on our roads and thereby reducing the amount of personal and family trauma suffered by victims of road accidents.
Mrs ROBERTS: It seems that members opposite are so embarrassed about their record in Government that they do not want me to tell them about this good news story. It should be noted that they have not asked me one question this year about road safety. That is how interested they have been in the issue. These initiatives on road safety are a significant step towards reducing fatalities and injuries on roads. I am confident that this Government will be able to make a real difference in reducing the number of major crashes on our roads and thereby reducing the amount of personal and family trauma suffered by victims of road accidents.
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