{"id":93060,"date":"2015-01-07T16:34:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-07T06:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=93060"},"modified":"2020-08-20T17:54:56","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T07:54:56","slug":"report-minor-crashes-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2015\/01\/07\/report-minor-crashes-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Report Minor Crashes Online"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_93061\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93061\" style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/crashflyer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93061\" title=\"What To Do In The Event Of An Accident\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/crashflyer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/crashflyer.jpg 320w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/crashflyer-142x300.jpg 142w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93061\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">What To Do In The Event Of An Accident<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>January 7, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Queensland drivers who are involved in minor car crashes can now report the incident via a smartphone app or online instead of waiting for police to attend.<\/p>\n<p>Road Policing Command Acting Assistant Commissioner Mike Keating said the new system would allow motorists to continue their journeys without waiting for police.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 2010, a Queensland Police Service report estimated about 73,000 officer hours were dedicated each year to responding to non-injury crashes,\u201d Acting Assistant Commissioner Keating said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy making amendments to our policy we will be able to reduce these hours allowing officers to respond to more urgent matters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>However police will still be required to attend traffic crashes that involve:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Death or injury (any injury requiring medical treatment by a qualified paramedic, nurse or doctor);<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Suspected involvement of drugs or alcohol;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Driver has failed, or is refusing, to provide required details;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A hazardous environment or threat to public safety exists, including congestion;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Impairment\/disability (a driver with an impairment or disability requires police assistance); or<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Other situations where discretion would determine it was in the public interest to attend and\/or investigate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Policelink Smart phone app can be downloaded from the App store by searching \u201cPolicelink\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Non-injury crashes can also be reported <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.police.qld.gov.au\/apps\/reports\/trafficCrash\/\" target=\"_blank\">online<\/a><\/strong> or by calling Policelink on 13-14-44.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Queensland drivers who are involved in minor car crashes can now report the incident via a smartphone app or online instead of waiting for police to attend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":93061,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,24],"tags":[1132],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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