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City Asks ‘Will You be a Safe Road User this Christmas’?
City of Melville residents and visitors are reminded they are responsible for being safe road users this festive season.
The ‘White Ribbons for Road Safety’ campaign has started for another year and the City of Melville is joining forces with the WALGA RoadWise Program to promote WA’s road safety vision in the lead-up to Christmas.
Mayor Russell Aubrey said the White Ribbons campaign had a slightly different focus in 2009, promoting the ‘Towards Zero’ vision in line with the state’s road safety strategy.
“The new WA road safety strategy recognises that we should not accept anyone dying or being seriously injured on our roads,” he said. “Our long-term vision is of a road transport system where crashes resulting in death or serious injury are virtually eliminated – hence, Towards Zero. We all have a role to play in road safety and we need to work towards a safe system, which is what is required to achieve the Towards Zero vision in the long-term,” he said.
“As part of the safe system, road users are still responsible for behaving safely, complying with all road rules and purchasing vehicles with good safety features. So I am urging the residents of our City to take responsibility for their safety on our roads this festive season and come back safely in the New Year,” he said.
Residents are reminded not to drink and drive, drive when tired, or speed – and to wear a seatbelt no matter how short the journey.
If you are thinking about buying a new car in 2010, make sure you consider the safety of the car and the protection it provides – aim for a four or five-star Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) rating. To find out more about the safety of your car, visit www.rac.com.au.
Responsibility for road safety rests with each of us. By wearing a white ribbon you are helping to raise awareness of road safety in Western Australia. The White Ribbons for Road Safety campaign runs from 15 November 2009 until 4 January 2010. White ribbons are available free of charge from participating local government offices and police stations. For more information about the campaign, visit www.roadwise.asn.au.