❓ Mr Rundle questions the Minister for Transport regarding road safety on Albany Highway, urging consultation with the transport industry. The Minister defends the government's record on road safety and accuses Mr Rundle of politicising a sensitive issue.
AnsweredQoN 713Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
ROAD SAFETY — ALBANY
HIGHWAY
713. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Minister for Transport:
I
have a supplementary question. Will the minister direct Main Roads Western Australia
to consult with the transport industry and relevant stakeholders to
rethink these shortsighted actions for the safety of road users in WA?
HIGHWAY
713. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Minister for Transport:
I
have a supplementary question. Will the minister direct Main Roads Western Australia
to consult with the transport industry and relevant stakeholders to
rethink these shortsighted actions for the safety of road users in WA?
AnswerView source ↗
The safety of road users is a number
one priority for this government and my agency. It continues to work with the heavy vehicle industry and industry more
widely. We have a number of discussion groups, including the Minister for Road Safety plus my parliamentary secretary and other groups. We are
constantly looking at how we can improve road safety. As I said, we have
advocated and secured I think over $100 million dollars for improved rest stops
for truck drivers around the state. This was the biggest issue that was put to
us by industry when we got elected—that is, the fact that truck drivers
did not have safe places to pull over, toilets or basic amenity. As a result,
we have worked constructively with the Western Roads Federation, the Transport
Workers' Union of Australia, the Livestock and Rural Transport
Association and all the key groups together with the Road Safety Commission and
the Western Australia Police Force to roll those out.
In relation to the member's
particular accusation, as I said, I think it is distasteful and disgraceful. We
are out there trying to do what we can to save lives across the road network.
We have never seen an agency of government that has spent more on regional road
safety than this government. To come in here and ask those questions, like I say,
I think is distasteful. I think the whole matter of public interest is
distasteful, too, as well as the question to the Premier and the attacks. Real
people are living through unimaginable grief after what happened this weekend.
Many families are affected by this. As I said, members and people in here may
know some people involved. Please do not politicise this. This is a community
effort. This should be a bipartisan effort. We need the bipartisanship to work
together to make sure that young lives—all lives— are not
destroyed on our roads. We will continue to make this a priority. As I said, the
member's attacks today and the matter of public interest are very
distasteful.
one priority for this government and my agency. It continues to work with the heavy vehicle industry and industry more
widely. We have a number of discussion groups, including the Minister for Road Safety plus my parliamentary secretary and other groups. We are
constantly looking at how we can improve road safety. As I said, we have
advocated and secured I think over $100 million dollars for improved rest stops
for truck drivers around the state. This was the biggest issue that was put to
us by industry when we got elected—that is, the fact that truck drivers
did not have safe places to pull over, toilets or basic amenity. As a result,
we have worked constructively with the Western Roads Federation, the Transport
Workers' Union of Australia, the Livestock and Rural Transport
Association and all the key groups together with the Road Safety Commission and
the Western Australia Police Force to roll those out.
In relation to the member's
particular accusation, as I said, I think it is distasteful and disgraceful. We
are out there trying to do what we can to save lives across the road network.
We have never seen an agency of government that has spent more on regional road
safety than this government. To come in here and ask those questions, like I say,
I think is distasteful. I think the whole matter of public interest is
distasteful, too, as well as the question to the Premier and the attacks. Real
people are living through unimaginable grief after what happened this weekend.
Many families are affected by this. As I said, members and people in here may
know some people involved. Please do not politicise this. This is a community
effort. This should be a bipartisan effort. We need the bipartisanship to work
together to make sure that young lives—all lives— are not
destroyed on our roads. We will continue to make this a priority. As I said, the
member's attacks today and the matter of public interest are very
distasteful.
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