Last year 155 people were killed on the roads, up 13 per cent on the previous year. In January 18 people were killed, the highest number in a decade.
“If it keeps up at the rate where there were almost 20 people killed in January, at that rate we are going to have some serious issues.”
“What’s a real issue now, which we wouldn’t have seen as much before is distracted driving – people on their phones, people on videos and so on while they’re driving ... it’s clear that the road safety strategy needs to be significantly overhauled.” In relation to road safety in the city, while the council could put traffic calming and other road safety infrastructure in place, it had no role in enforcement.
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