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Issue 191 | Thursday, 31 December, 2015
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They’re nipping off... Noosa Nippers love the festive season! Jumping for joy are Zara Fraser, Margot Fraser, Beau Smith, Jackson Smith, Mack Frey, Thomas Kibble and Heidi Luhrs of the Noosa Heads Surf Club Nippers, who will now enjoy a break over the Christmas holidays before returning midJanuary to continue their training so they can one-day partol the beaches of Noosa shire and help keep locals and visitors safe. Picture: KARINA MAY
Drivers beware “If you offend you will be caught. Everyone must play their part in road safety whether it is by complying with the road rules, enforcing them, or educating others in safe behaviours.” During last year’s Christmas period, 22 people lost their lives and there were 1649 crashes causing injury. Mr Byrne urged all road users to take extra care over the festive season. “Already this year we have seen too many funerals and too much trauma linked to road accidents. There have been 228 deaths already in 2015 and each fatality and every crash which injures or
maims is one too many,” he said. Acting Minister for Main Roads and Road Safety Leeanne Enoch also joined the launch and said drink driving caused one in five fatalities on Queensland roads and asked people to take precautions this holiday season. “The carnage that is unfortunately associated with driving at this time of year has to stop. If you are going to celebrate with a drink this Christmas and New Year season, make a plan before you head out,” she said. Last year over 500,000 breath tests were conducted by police with 3208 returning a positive reading. To avoid more carnage
on the roads Ms Enoch said it was simpler to stay safe by designating a driver. “Everyone processes alcohol differently, making it impossible to predict whether you’re under the legal limit or not. It is just so simple to stay safe by designating a driver, arranging a lift, catching a cab or public transport or staying at a mate’s house,” she said. “We need to thank and appreciate every designated driver for their consideration, good sense and goodwill as they are the people, along with the police, who will be making our roads safer this festive season.”
Police will conduct a blitz on road safety this holiday season.
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POLICE have launched their holiday road safety campaign to help curb the carnage on our roads this festive season. Commissioner Ian Stewart joined Police Minister Bill Byrne to launch the Queensland Police Service (QPS) Christmas road safety campaign. Mr Stewart said the campaign would focus on speeding, drink or drug driving, fatigue, seat belts and distraction and said police would be highly visible during a state-wide operation throughout December and January. "A number of operations will take place throughout the state and we will continue to enforce the road rules,” he said.