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Crash Reduction Fortnight

MAY 18- 31, 2009

Three Southern Tasmanian councils have united in a campaign to help reduce the road toll.

The Crash Reduction Fortnight project launched Monday 18th May, 2009 is the first major initiative to be undertaken by the Road Safety South partnership between the Hobart City, Huon Valley and Kingborough Councils and the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources.

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Sharing the road means driving to accommodate other road users needs.

Please be aware of other road users and their rights and obligations.

Pedestrians

Give way to pedestrians at all times

  • Check for pedestrians when turning on to a road or an area like a car park or driveway
  • When pedestrians cross the road - don’t drive past them until they’re on the footpath
  • If they are walking on the shoulder of a road, give them plenty of room as you pass
  • Check for pedestrians before leaving a driveway

Motor cycles

  • Increase your following distance when behind a motor cycle
  • When you’re turning left or right, take care not to cut motor cycles off
  • Most crashes between cars and motor cycles occur at intersections – so look carefully
  • Take care when overtaking motor cycles, make sure there is enough time and space to overtake them without cutting them off
  • When a motor cycle is behind you, keep checking mirrors and blind spots and avoid stopping suddenly

Bicycles

  • You must treat a bicycle in the same way you would a car
  • Never turn in front of cyclists travelling on the shoulder of the road
  • Don’t use your car horn as this can startle the cyclist
  • When overtaking a cyclist, make sure there is enough time and space so you can overtake them without cutting them off.

Trucks

  • Don’t overtake a turning truck.
  • Increase your following distance when behind a large truck so that you can see the truck’s side mirrors (if you can’t see the mirrors, the truck driver can’t see you).
  • Before overtaking a truck, make sure there is enough time and space so you can overtake them without cutting them off.

Over-width vehicles

  • They will try to pull over where possible to let traffic pass, so be patient
  • If overtaking a vehicle with one or more escort vehicles (like a patrol vehicle), obey the escort driver’s instructions.

Trains

  • When at a level crossing - stop, look and listen, don’t just rely on lights or warning bells
  • Always obey any lights, signs or signals
  • Never stop on the railway lines.

Always pull over where safe and let emergency vehicles pass

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