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What is road trauma?
Its the effect that crashes involving fatal or serious injuries have on the community.
- -No. of crashes -Social/emotional factors
- -No. of injuries
- -No. of deaths
- -Costs to community
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Why do Police take action for traffic offences?
To modify the emotional, psychological and financial effects raod trauma has on the community
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Who are the Key Stakeholders?
- -RTA
- -Police
- -NRMA
- -Stay safe committee
- -Motor accidents authority
- -Health department
- -Independant transport safety and reliability regulator
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The 5 E's
- *ENGINEERING-Road Environment
- *EDUCATION-Education programs provide users with knowledge and skills. Police involved in CARES
- *ENCOURAGEMENT-Recognition of good behaviour provided by CAUTIONS, visiting driver reviver
- *ENFORCEMENT-Major role, issue tickets
- *EVALUATION-Monitor the effectiveness of road safety
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5 E's Stakeholders
- ENGINEERING-Technological advancements(air bags, ABS)
- EDUCATION-Media, school programs
- ENCOURAGEMENT-No claim bonus insurance, cheap licenses
- ENFORCEMENT-Speed and red light camera tech, double demerit points.
- EVALUATION-Trialing,Monitoring and implementation
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Role of Police
- 1.Reduce FATAL/SERIOUS crashes through HVP
- 2.PROMOTE voluntary road user compliance with LAWS
- 3.DETECT and PROSECUTE traffic offenders
- 4.Promote FREE MOVEMENT of vehicles and pedestrians
- 5.Be ROLE MODELS to community through exemplary driving
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3 Major factors contributing to MVC
- 1.HUMAN-Driver error,inexperience,speeding,alcohol/drugs,fatigue
- 2.ENVIRONMENTAL-Poor road design,damage,obstacles,weather conditions
- 3.VEHICLE-Brake failure,tyre conditions,steering failure
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Investigating Traffic Offences PROOFS
- 1.Driver
- 2.MV
- 3.Road or Road related area
- 4.Proof specific to offence
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DRIVER
Any person driving a vehicle includes any person riding a cycle and drive includes ride. Person must have control of steering, movement or propulsion of vehicle
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MOTOR VEHICLE
Any vehicle built to be propelled by a motor that forms part of a vehicle
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ROAD
An area open to and used by the public and is developed for or has one of its main uses the riding or driving of MV
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ROAD RELATED AREA
- -An area that divides a road
- -Footpath or nature strip
- -An area that is not a road but is open to the public and is designed for use by cyclists or animals
- -An area that is not a road and that is open to or used by the public for driving, riding and parking vehicles.
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Enforcement Options
- -Caution
- -Infringement notice
- -CAN
- -FCAN
- -Summons
- -Arrest and charge
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CAUTIONS
- -Where appropriate issue "on the spot" warnings and cautions to drivers
- -Only for minor offences
- -In extinuating circumstances issue caution for offences involving loss of points
- -DO NOT issue cautions for crashes which are being investigated by police
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Time period for Infringement Notices
- -1 calender month to issue IN to offender
- -3 calender months if relates to an injury collision
- -3 calender months if awaiting results of blood sample
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Infringement Notices
- -SEINS
- -21 days to pay
- -P23D card in IN
- -Issue 4 at one time
- -Not producing license not counted
- -Drive unregistered MV and drive uninsured MV count as one
- DISPOSAL- pay or complete court option on back
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