A resolution of road safety — ditch the distracted driving habit in 2019
The only New Year’s resolution to make — it will save your life
— News.com.au, January 2, 2019
Tag: Australia
NSW campaign PSA this holiday season: ‘Don’t Drive Naughty, Drive Nice’
New year, new trial of handheld ban-enforcement tech in New South Wales — cameras ‘will change driver behaviour and save lives’
Sydney motorists using mobile phones will be snapped in camera trial
— The Sydney Morning Herald, December 16, 2018
Australian politician’s public social media-post from the driver’s seat earns her handheld ban violation
WA Nationals leader Mia Davies cops $400 fine and three demerit points for driving video
— 7News, Perth (via The West Australian), December 13, 2018
“A Split Second” …that lasts forever — Australia’s road deaths at center of media outlet’s safety campaign
The truth about our shocking road death toll shame and the 1226 lives lost in a split second
— News.com.au, December 10, 2018
Rear-end collisions continue rise in share of NSW crashes, parallels distracted driving’s share of blame
One type of car crash accounts for one-third of all accidents: study
— The Sydney Morning Herald, December 5, 2018
Distracted driving of older (60+) drivers — though less common, instances bring more crashes and deaths: Research
Distracted driving: A booming threat to older drivers
— The Sydney Morning Herald, December 3, 2018
Nine-months prison for driver who killed bicyclist in Victoria — guilty distracted driver admitted ‘flicking through the channels for a song’
Macedon crash driver Emma Kent jailed for killing cyclist after being distracted by music
— ABC News, November 26, 2018