The new road safety strategy is a welcome shift to prevention, rather than punishment, for road fatalities.
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Victims of road rage incidents often have children in the car with them – or else they’re watching you shout from the back seat.
Trials of the program found about 5% of offending drivers used their mobile phone with both hands, while the vehicle was moving.
A rethink in the approach to road freight transport safety is urgently required to reduce fatalities and injuries.
Road safety campaigns targeting mobile phone use among drivers should emphasise how perceived social pressure is not an acceptable excuse for engaging in the behaviour.
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