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Driver error, more than any other single factor
is the cause of most driving accidents.
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In police investigations at more than 1000
accident scenes, only one could be attributed to mechanical failure - a tyre
blow out.
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Typically, people have little idea of the
relationship between speed and distance, how long it takes to stop, the
difference between stopping on a dry road and a wet one and what to do if the
car becomes unstable.
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A small car is no match for a large car in a
collision, nor is an older car a match for a modern one fitted with safety
devices.
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It is better to avoid emergencies, but we also
need to know how to extract ourselves from one.
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Alcohol is only one of hundreds of drugs, which
effect driving. Read labels on over the counter medicines, eg anti-histamines,
for their potential effect on driving.
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Youth amount to 15% of drivers on the road but
are included in 30% of all serious crashes.
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More lives have been lost on our roads than in
all major wars in which Australia has been involved.
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According to a report released by the
Australian Transport Safety Bureau, about 22,000 people are seriously
injured in road crashes in Australia each year. Approximately 1,840 people
are fataly injured in Australia each year.
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Road accidents cost Australia $6 billion per
annum.
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There is a community concern about
deteriorating driving standards.
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Lions Clubs have local and national youth
programme objectives.
