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SPEEDING

The Risks. SPEEDING. SPEEDING. Legislation in NSW makes it an offence to travel at a speed greater than that specified by the speed limit. Speeding, however, can also involve travelling too fast for the prevailing conditions, despite travelling under the posted speed limit . SPEEDING.

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SPEEDING

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  1. The Risks SPEEDING

  2. SPEEDING • Legislation in NSW makes it an offence to travel at a speed greater than that specified by the speed limit. • Speeding, however, can also involve travelling too fast for the prevailing conditions, despite travelling under the posted speed limit.

  3. SPEEDING • Speeding is the biggest killer on our roads. • In NSW speeding is a factor in 40 per cent of road deaths. • This means on average around 177 people die each year in speed related crashes every year

  4. INITITIVES • Don’t rush • No One Thinks Big of You Campaign • Safety Camera’s • Demerit Points Scheme (double demerits) • Fines • Dragons Teeth • Confiscating and destroying cars • P-Plate Speeding

  5. The cost of speeding is not only a human one. Speed-related crashes cost the community around $780 million each year The Size of the Problem • The cost of speeding is not only a human one. Speed- • related crashes cost the community around $1.5 billion • each year

  6. Crash Risk • Speeding increases the risk of a crash and the severity of the crash outcome. • A key issue in speeding-related crashes is that most motorists underestimate the distance needed to stop.

  7. Stopping distances • A car travelling at 60km/h in dry conditions takes about 38 metres to stop. • A car travelling 80km/h takes more then half the length of a football field to come to a stop

  8. Speeding video • http://roadsafety.transport.nsw.gov.au/stayingsafe/speeding/index.html

  9. Speeding – Is it really worth it

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