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BILLS * Australia - Blame for speeding truckies to be shared
Truckies who speed and take drugs to stay awake will no longer be the scapegoats for big companies setting unrealistic deadlines
Sydney,New South Wales,Australia -The Sydney Morning Herald, by Lisa Carty -May 25, 2008: -- ... New laws to be introduced in NSW mean businesses sending and receiving goods on the road can also be charged and fined if truckies break speed and fatigue laws... Roads Minister Eric Roozendaal will extend "chain of responsibility" laws, introduced in 2005 to cover overloading, to ensure all players cop the rap if truckies are pushed beyond their limits... The fines were yet to be set but under the overloading laws, penalties of up to $220,000 apply for the most serious, repeat offences... A 2006 study found one in five long-haul truckies used illegal drugs to stay awake in order to meet unrealistic deadlines; another study in the same year found one in four truck drivers is pressured to break the speed limit to meet deadlines... Transport Workers' Union state secretary Tony Sheldon welcomed the new laws, saying truckies were the least powerful people in the transport chain... Australia Trucking Association CEO Stuart St Clair said the changes meant responsibility would be shared... The legislation will be introduced to parliament next month... (Video from YouTube, by daz72m - March 09, 2008: "Australian Roadtrains" - Australian Roadtrains including Kenworths, Macks & Western Stars)
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