New commercials target speeding
February 10, 2010
The Motor Accident Commission (MAC) has launched a series of new anti speeding commercials to drive home the dangers of irresponsible driving behaviour.
The timing of the campaign comes as the state’s road toll rises to 24, double that of the same time last year. Read more
Police clamp down on illegal fog lights
February 9, 2010
Limestone Coast police will target drivers using vehicle fog lights illegally over the next two weeks to address the road safety threat posed by using the lights without cause.
Laws banning the lights except in hazardous road conditions took effect on July 1 last year. Read more
Mechanical workshop for women
November 26, 2009
A nationally recognised program aimed at assisting women with car maintenance and safety is coming to Mount Gambier thanks to the Barry Maney Group.
The Women on Wheels program will present a fun hands-on evening for 50 women on December 3 at Barry Maney Hyundai on Jubilee Highway West. Read more
Belt up or else
November 4, 2009
Despite proof that a seatbelt will double a person’s chance of surviving a crash and continuous shock-factor education campaigns, South Australian motorists continue to risk their lives by not belting up.
That’s why drivers and passengers across the South East can expect tougher policing on seatbelt laws this month, as the authorities clamp down on people who fail to wear correctly fitted seatbelts during a statewide “Belt Up” operation. Read more
Death driver avoids prison term
October 27, 2009
An elderly Mount Gambier man who was the driver in a vehicle collision that killed his daughter late last year at Glenburnie was given a two-year good behaviour bond at the Mount Gambier Magistrates Court on Monday.
Lionel Alhard Von Der Borch, 80, was driving his Holden sedan south along Casterton Road on November 27 last year when he drove out in front of another vehicle on the Princes Highway. Read more
More tough new rules for P platers
September 29, 2009
In a move to further reduce South Australia’s road toll, the State Government will introduce legislation banning P1 and P2 drivers from getting behind the wheel of cars with eight cylinders under the hood.
Several new measures aimed at provisional licence holders aged under 25 will be introduced to State Parliament next month. Read more
Safe driving campaign launched
September 22, 2009
A new safe driving campaign which puts responsibility on young drivers and their parents was launched in Mount Gambier on Friday. Read more
P-plate changes drive youth concerns
September 7, 2009
Newly licensed young drivers are still too inexperienced to safely handle a vehicle, according to automotive safety research professor Craig Kloeden, who has advocated several reforms to help reduce the youth road toll. Read more
‘Silver bullet’ unveiled
August 25, 2009
When former Melbourne man John Reeves drove his Lamborghini Gallardo onto the streets of Mount Gambier he found the high performance vehicle could turn heads as quick and confidently as it could roar from stationary to 100kmh. Read more
Old cars pose greater safety risk
August 17, 2009
Drivers of some secondhand cars are more than five times at risk of death or serious injury on the road, according to a recent RAA study. Read more
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