Sunday 14 October 2012

FAIR GO FOR ALL 2




THE SUNDAY HERALD SUN
LETTERS

Cyclist Nicholas Aberle noted that police blame car drivers for 75% of injuries  to  vulnerable  road  users  (SHS Oct. 14, 2012). Yet police seem to target cyclists rather than drivers.

Motorcycle  &  scooter  riders  are  vulnerable  road users too and we support  the  call  for  police  to  protect pedestrians, cyclists and riders  of  powered  two wheelers (PTWs) by targeting in-car offences, particularly mobile phone use.

City  of  Melbourne  surveys  show  commuters  on  PTWs have more than doubled. The Auditor General found that the number of registered bikes was  up  more  than  58%  since  2002.  Traffic  congestion, costs and inadequate  public  transport  mean  that PTW numbers will continue to steadily increase.

PTW  riders are legitimate road users and they deserve a fair go. It's time  for  police  to review their priorities and blitz the road users doing the damage.

Damien Codognotto
Independent Riders' Group
Melbourne

1 comment:

  1. Most people with political power and policy making drive cages full time so any action would affect them. Therefore it is easier to wipe out the problem by removing the minority of the roads to keep them safe.

    If there are no vulnerable road users the statistics show they have reduced incidents, which means a successful outcome in their eyes and have not affected car drivers (themselves included) with any inconvenience.

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