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SPEEDING TRUCKS * Australia
* NSW - Government responds to industry call to get tough on
(Video from YouTube, by bossie78 -21/07/2007: Truck video in Central Queensland Australia, driven by Cacky)
Sydney,NSW,Australia -The Friday Facts, ATA -16 Mar 2012: -- The Australian Trucking Association has welcomed the NSW Government’s decision to ground trucks caught travelling at more than 115 km/h, implementing a long-standing call for action by the ATA... NSW Roads and Ports Minister, Duncan Gay, made the decision after a series of police investigations into speed limiter issues. These speed limiters are a legal requirement, and limit heavy trucks to travelling no faster than 100 km/h on the flat... The Chief Executive of the ATA, Stuart St Clair, said ...“The great majority of people in Australia’s trucking industry are safe, professional and responsible in their work. They do the right thing and are compliant with the law. However, there are a small number who are not. These people are a danger to themselves and others, and these attitudes are not welcome in the industry.”
* South Australia - Opinion: Brakes on Australia's most dangerous job driving a truck
(Figures show truckies are 10 times more likely to die at work than people in any other job, making their work the most dangerous in Australia)
Adelaide,SA.Australia -The Advertiser, by Ken McGregor -March 19, 2012: -- The road transport industry is considered by many to be the lifeblood of the nation, keeping the economy moving and employing more than 246,000 Australians... But according to the Federal Government, too much of that blood is being splattered across national roads because of "cowboy" operators who put dangerous demands on drivers and owners to deliver quickly... Government figures show truck drivers are at least 10 times more likely to die at work than people in any other profession, making it the most dangerous job in Australia... Trucks were involved in more than 200 fatal crashes last year... That's 15 per cent of all road fatalities and the cost to the nation is estimated at more than $2 billion... The Government says part of the problem is pressure on drivers to speed to meet deadlines, carry illegal loads and work longer hours than permitted...Labels: trucks speeding
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