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TRUCKIE FATIGUE * AUSTRALIA - New laws target it
fatigue is a major killer in the trucking industry. Transport Workers Union national secretary Tony Sheldon says: There is no doubt about...Australia -ABC On Line, by Kathy McLeish -14 Dec 2007: -- This year more than 200 Australians died in accidents involving trucks, and one of the main causes was fatigue... Until now, fatigue management in the industry has been hampered by a complex range of laws that varied from state to state... Now new laws have been developed and will be rolled out by states and territories by September next year... The chief executive of the Australian Trucking Association, Stuart St Clair, says the reforms are needed. But they must be realistic, particularly in situations like Queensland, where demerit points extend to minor offences... He says the group would like to see a defence for drivers who are unable to get off the road safely... Queensland and Victoria are building more rest stops and other states will follow. But it will take years to address the shortage... Until then, the industry believes it is drivers who will continue to carry the load... -SEE VIDEO- (File photo. Submitted by Peter Brookman - This year more than 200 Australians died in accidents involving trucks)
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