22 February 2012
Road Safety Minister, Jennifer Rankine reminded motorists to slow down for 25 km/h speed limits in signed school zones.
“The 25 km/h speed limit applies in signed school zones when a child is present and at school crossings that have flashing lights operating,” she said.
“It’s also important to remember that a 25 km/h speed limit applies when passing a school bus – in either direction - that has stopped to pick up or set down children.”
Ms Rankine urged parents to be alert when dropping off or picking up their children and when reversing out of a driveway.
In South Australia nearly 20 children under the age of seven are killed or seriously injured and nearly 120 sustain minor injuries on the roads each year.
“If driving, remember a child properly secured in an approved restraint is less likely to be injured or killed in a car crash than one who is not,” Ms Rankine said.
“Please buckle up and make sure children up to the age of seven are seated in the mandatory, size appropriate restraints in the back seat.”
Children aged under four must be seated in the back seat of a vehicle that has two or more rows of seats.
Children aged between four and up to seven years are only permitted in the front of the vehicle in an appropriate restraint if all rear seats are already occupied by children under seven years.
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SAPOL conducted Phase V of Operation Consequence, targeting drink and drug drivers, between 6pm on Saturday 11 February and 6.30am Sunday morning. Forty-seven motorists lost their driver's licence and 41 vehicles were impounded or had their wheels clamped for 28 days following a state wide operation targeting drink and drug drivers.
During the testing period, 6226 tests were conducted with a total of 75 drink driving and 7 drug related offences detected.
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The Australasian College of Road Safety (ACRS) national road safety conference "A Safe System: Expanding the Reach" will be held in Sydney at The Menzies on 9 & 10 August 2012.
The primary aim of the conference is to provide a rich environment to encourage best possible outcomes for the Safe System approach to road safety.
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There were 42 fatalities in the metropolitan area in 2011 - not 41 as reported in our 2011 Road Toll article in last month's edition.
>> read the full report on South Australia's road statistics of 2011
School's back so slow down
Road Safety Minister, Jennifer Rankine reminded motorists to slow down for 25 km/h speed limits in signed school zones.
“The 25 km/h speed limit applies in signed school zones when a child is present and at school crossings that have flashing lights operating,” she said.
“It’s also important to remember that a 25 km/h speed limit applies when passing a school bus – in either direction - that has stopped to pick up or set down children.”
Ms Rankine urged parents to be alert when dropping off or picking up their children and when reversing out of a driveway.
In South Australia nearly 20 children under the age of seven are killed or seriously injured and nearly 120 sustain minor injuries on the roads each year.
“If driving, remember a child properly secured in an approved restraint is less likely to be injured or killed in a car crash than one who is not,” Ms Rankine said.
“Please buckle up and make sure children up to the age of seven are seated in the mandatory, size appropriate restraints in the back seat.”
Children aged under four must be seated in the back seat of a vehicle that has two or more rows of seats.
Children aged between four and up to seven years are only permitted in the front of the vehicle in an appropriate restraint if all rear seats are already occupied by children under seven years.
>> more on 25km/h speed limits and road safety in school zones
>> more on child restraints
- See more at: http://dpti.sa.gov.au/towardszerotogether/article?item=71#sthash.3kFpe0IM.dpufMotorists are advised that four new red light and speed cameras have been activated today, Tuesday, 10 December, at high-priority locations.
Motorists are advised that a new red light and speed camera has been activated today (Thursday, 5 December) at the intersection of Montague Road and Walkleys Road, Ingle Farm.
Pedestrian safety is set to be improved at a busy wombat crossing in front of the Brighton Surf Life Saving Club, with construction underway on a $128,000 safety upgrade.
Road surfacing works will be undertaken on Ayliffes Road, St Marys this weekend, as part of the Darlington Upgrade Project.