Drivers face higher fines and lower speed limits

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The State Government aims to cut annual road fatalities to fewer than 80. Picture: Darren Seiler Source: The Advertiser
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INCREASED speeding fines and reduced speed limits are at the heart of the Government's road safety strategy.
The strategy aims to cut annual road fatalities to fewer than 80 and to reduce the number of serious injuries to less than 800 before 2020.
The document, obtained by The Advertiser, proposes a Safe Systems Taskforce, led by the Premier and Road Safety Minister, to co-ordinate action on road safety.
It also recommends fewer speed limit changes and cutting limits in areas where crashes regularly occur.
It follows a study from the University of Adelaide's Centre for Automotive Safety Research that found improving roads would be more effective in reducing the road toll than crackdowns on extreme driving. Other recommendations of the 2020 strategy document, dated September 2011, include:
Speeding fines