Police Target Motorcycle Safety in State Operation
Source: Victoria. Police Minister. Media Release.
"Police Minister Bob Cameron and Assistant Commissioner Ken Lay joined Victorian Motorcycle Advisory Committee (VMAC) Chairman Neil O’Keefe to launch a new motorcycle safety program. The two-year motorcycle safety program will be the first of its kind in Victoria and involves a series of enforcement and education initiatives across Victoria. Police Minister Bob Cameron said with motorcycles over represented in the road toll, an additional 10 marked and covert police motorcycles would help target more areas across the state. “Motorcycles account for only about three per cent of traffic on our roads yet last year they made up 28 per cent of the state’s overall road toll,” Mr Cameron said. “Last year in Victoria 43 motorcyclists lost their lives on our roads, with 742 others seriously injured between January and September.”