THE SA State Government should look to Victoria to help lower our road toll

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THE SA State Government should look to Victoria to help lower our road toll, SA's peak motoring body says.
The State Government's draft state road safety strategy, "Towards Zero Together" aims for a 30 per cent lower road toll, but the RAA says that does not go far enough.

RAA senior manager of mobility and safety Wendy Bevan said we should aim for a 50 per cent drop in the road toll by 2020, putting us on par with Victoria.

Ms Bevan said the biggest gains in road safety could be achieved through improved infrastructure, even though some drivers deliberately behave dangerously and break the law.

She said Victoria had a long-term transport plan that was supported by an investment strategy for roads and road safety, backed by a higher investment on transport infrastructure in that state.

"SA should establish a strong road hierarchy, such as exists in Victoria and we should also conduct a review of the learner driver system with a view to increasing learner driver hours, as also exists in Victoria."

Family First MP Rob Brokenshire said one of the key ways we had reduced the road toll historically was via safety improvements made by car manufacturers.

"The missing thing now is improved road infrastructure for safety and a stronger emphasis on tackling drink and drug driving," he said.