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road safety

Drivers

take care

Despite less road traffic, you must

remember to be careful and drive safely.

Motorists should not treat the “The reality is that common factors now only driving short distances for
noticeable reduction in traffic associated with road trauma – essential items or services, it was
because of COVID-19 restrictions speed, alcohol, fatigue, inattention important to remember that many
as a green light to speed, drive and failing to wear seatbelts – have crashes happened close to home.
under the influence or flout other not all gone away just because
important road safety laws, a there are fewer vehicles on our There are also more cyclists
leading personal injuries lawyer roads each day,” she said. sharing the roads at present due to
has warned. people dusting off their old bikes
“Already this year we’ve lost more or buying new ones to get some
Canda Glanville, a Principal at than 80 people to road trauma, exercise during the lockdowns, she
Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, said many of whom died in completely added.
too many lives were still being lost avoidable circumstances. And let’s
on Victorian roads despite fewer not forget that for every person “Regardless of how much traffic is on
people getting behind the wheel killed on our roads another 30 the road, or how far we are driving,
since restrictions were brought people are injured, some who will we all need to give the road and
in to help slow the spread of the never fully recover.” everyone on it 100 per cent focus to
coronavirus pandemic. help ensure that no more lives are
She said while most people were needlessly lost or ruined.”

12 DRIVE A2B magazine · www.drivea2b.com.au · May 2020