May 21, 2018
Your really don’t want to meet these three when they’re hard at work … if you do, you’re probably trapped, seriously injured or dying out on a local highway.
Emergency service workers are some of the few people who fully understand the horror of a motor vehicle crash.
(Not “accident” … it is never an “accident”.)
The sights, sounds and smells last with emergency workers for a lifetime which is why they take events like this week’s “Fatality Free Friday” promotion so seriously. They really don’t want to meet up with you on the highway …
Department of Transport and Main Roads Road Safety Officer Craig Whittaker was in Nanango on Monday afternoon to promote the Australian Road Safety Foundation’s “Fatality Free Friday” campaign and elicit a pledge from high-profile community members to take extra care this Friday to avoid the common mistakes that cause most crashes.
“Every life lost on the road is one too many,” he said.
“We are asking motorists to make the pledge to commit to one day of action, and we hope this awareness will then spill over to their driving on other days.”
Craig brought along an inflatable car for South Burnett Mayor Keith Campbell and local councillor Roz Frohloff to sign to make their pledge.
Roz needed no convincing … she has firsthand knowledge of fatal crashes after years working as an ambulance officer in Nanango.
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The Fatality Free Friday Pledge
Join forces to beat road trauma and take the pledge for Fatality Free Friday by promising to:
- Always be fit to drive
- Stay focused on the road
- Scan the road ahead
- Keep a safe distance
- Drive to suit the conditions
- External link: Take the Pledge online
