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Rest Areas for Trucks * Australia - Trucking lobby wants CoR extended to government
The NSW branch of the Australian Trucking Association (ATA) wants chain of responsibility provisions extended to the State Government due to its inaction on rest areas
Sydney,NSW,Australia -ATN -8 July 2008: -- ATA NSW Manager Jill Lewis says the State Government is ignoring her pleas to take immediate action on rest areas by building new ones and installing basic amenities such as toilets and running water... With less than three months until new fatigue laws take effect, Lewis wants the provisions applied to governments to force them to "get the ball rolling" on fixing the state of rest areas... She says it must turn its attention to rest areas now, adding if road agencies do not address the issue the trucking industry will not be able to comply with fatigue regulations which take effect on September 29... According to Lewis, operators will be forced to break driving hour provisions because there are not enough rest areas for trucks to stop at...
* Line-marking to combat fatigue in south west Queensland
Queensland,Australia -ATN -7 July 2008: -- The Department of Main Roads has installed audible line marking on key roads within the south west region as part of a campaign to boost road safety... Main Roads Minister Warren Pitt says the audible lines are installed at locations where there has been a history of fatigue related crashes... The majority of the money was spent on the Warrego Highway with Roma, Mitchell, Morven, Miles and Charleville receiving audible lines. The lines were also installed on the Leichhardt and Landsborough highways... "These initiatives include projects such as intersection upgrades, widening roads, installing additional signage and road side markers, as well as clearing the road reserve and providing additional road side rest areas for motorists and heavy vehicles"...
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