Ministerial Council progresses new road safety strategy
Source: Western Australia. Minister for Road Safety. Media Release
"The Ministerial Council on Road Safety has agreed to present the recommended road safety strategy, Towards Zero, to Cabinet. The council supported the strategy, which if implemented fully, would potentially save 11,000 people from being killed or seriously injured on Western Australian roads over twelve years. Road Safety Minister Rob Johnson said that Towards Zero could save the WA community up to $4.1billion in unnecessary costs associated with road crash deaths and serious injury. “This strategy recognises that while some people deliberately violate the road rules -and we will continue to strongly target these people - there are many more who simply make mistakes and they shouldn’t have to die or be seriously injured for it,” Mr Johnson said."