The Western Australian Government has announced an additional $80 million in road safety funding, which will aim to further prevent dangerous driving in local communities.
Under the package, $27 million will be assigned for additional road safety advertising, community education and public awareness campaigns. A further $25 million will support ongoing road safety programs, such as the Regional Road Safety Program, as well as the Safer Roads and Bridges Program.
Another $20 million will help expand the state’s current safety camera program to include six new safety camera trailers, four pairs of fixed point to point cameras, 32 near miss cameras and 100 smiley face cameras with a focus on school zones.
All the revenue derived from the new safety cameras will go into the Road Trauma Trust Account to be spent on road safety initiatives.
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A final $2.5 million will be allocated to support a review of penalties and flexible infringement polices. This review will look into how drivers that are doing the right thing can be rewarded under the current system, as well as a review of the current penalties for dangerous driving.
Road Safety Minister Reece Whitby said the government will also look to establish more partnerships with community organisations to improve safety at a grassroots level.
“We want to change the behaviour of bad drivers with tougher penalties while also recognising drivers with a good history to make Western Australian roads safer,” Whitby said.
“The research is clear; safety cameras are an effective way of changing behaviour and lowering risk on our roads.”
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