SAFE drivers could have their licence fees waived under road-safety measures being pushed by the vic State Opposition.

SAFE drivers could have their licence fees waived under road-safety measures being pushed by the vic State Opposition.

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SAFE drivers could have their licence fees waived under road-safety measures being pushed by the State Opposition.
Labor plans to offer free licences to all drivers who have not committed an offence within a four-year probation.
The road-safety initiatives, to be unveiled by Labor today, call for more funding for regional roads and technology to combat speeding.
Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews urged the Government to consider the ideas.
Top of the list is a push to reinstate funding for the Road Safety Experience Centre - a world-first road trauma education program promised by John Brumby, but which has been scrapped by the Coalition.
"Road safety should be bipartisan and we are happy to be bipartisan about it but the Labor Party will not support doing nothing, which is what we have seen the last six months," Mr Andrews said.

Labor's plan, Below 200 By 2020 - Protecting Victorians on our Roads, calls for the immediate backing of the Road Safety Experience Centre, with those who attend given a free driving lesson and anyone convicted of serious driving offences required to attend.
Other initiatives include:
TESTING of devices that alert drivers when they are travelling too fast and keeping a record of their speed for repeat dangerous drivers.
APPOINTING a Minister for Road Safety.
DISCOUNT TAC premiums for people registering new five-star cars.
INTRODUCING a graduated licensing system for new motorcycle riders.
A TAILGATING hotline, similar to dob-in-a-hoon.
TESTS of break-in radio warning systems and cameras at level crossings to minimise the risk of train and car collisions.
INCREASING the use of speed-warning devices inside heavy vehicles.
"You have got to penalise people who do the wrong thing but you've also got to look to reward people who have done the right thing," Mr Andrews said.
"Whether it's giving people their first licence for free or whether it's about providing discounts on motor registration on TAC payments if you buy a five-star car, we've got to look at new and innovative ways."
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