LETTER TO EDITOR: How do we decrease bad driving behaviour?
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THE eight fatalities from road accidents over Easter was recorded as the worst in two decades and authorities are asking questions on what to do about the situation.
I have often seen reckless driving behaviour and have always asked the question of what is wrong with the driver?
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A senior police officer commented in TMB (Tuesday 7/4/15), stating they have seen high drink driving detections; not wearing seatbelts; distraction from mobile phones and other devices; and people driving fatigued, all of which are decisions that could have been avoided.
Driver decision has contributed to the horrible result, so how do you address this problem?
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The driver chooses how they will drive and in what condition they will drive, not the police or the government.
Would a higher police presence and higher fines or penalties affect driver attitudes?
Will better education on the consequences of driving dangerously make an impact?
Leyland Barnett
North Rockhampton
Reader poll
What is the most common type of reckless driver behaviour you have seen on the region's roads?
This poll ended on 17 April 2015.
Current Results
Speeding
8%
Going too slow
34%
Overtaking in unsafe locations
13%
Not giving way to cyclists
0%
Not giving way on roundabouts
2%
Not staying in the lane (constantly drifting over into other lanes)
3%
Not using indicators appropriately
5%
Not using indicators at all
18%
Texting at traffic lights
6%
Dogs on laps/ loose in cars
0%
Applying makeup while driving or at lights
0%
Indecision
2%
Looking/talking to passenger while driving
1%
Beeping horn at friends
0%
This is not a scientific poll. The results reflect only the opinions of those who chose to participate.
