Anne Urquhart (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Before moving general business notice of motion No. 619, I inform the chamber that Senators Sheldon, Bilyk and McDonald will also sponsor the motion. At the request of Senators Gallacher, Sterle, Sheldon, Bilyk and McDonald, I move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

  (i) Australians have done extremely well in recent times to change our behaviour to help stop the spread of infectious diseases such as COVID-19,

  (ii) when it comes to road safety, our behaviour has not changed and we are still seeing too many fatalities and injuries, despite fewer vehicles on our roads due to COVID-19,

  (iii) on Friday 29 May 2020, it was Fatality Free Friday—a road safety campaign promoting road safety, and

  (iv) fatalities and injuries are still far too high and, by applying the Fatality Free Friday core principles, we as Australians can do our part to reduce the rates of fatalities and injuries on our roads;

(b) recognises:

  (i) the work of Australian Road Safety Foundation and their promotion of road safety initiatives such as Fatality Free Friday,

  (ii) the importance of the Fatality Free Friday core principles of:

     (A) always be fit to drive,

     (B) stay focused on the road,

     (C) scan the road ahead,

     (D) keep a safe distance,

     (E) drive to suit the conditions, and

(c) calls on the Government to adequately resource road safety to ensure there are no unnecessary deaths or injuries on Australian roads through road trauma.

Question agreed to.