New road safety plan aims to cut road deaths by 40 per cent

The government says its new multi-billion dollar road safety plan will cut road deaths by 40 per cent by 2030. The plan, called Road to Zero, was outlined yesterday by the Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter. Speed limits will drop in high risk areas, and some fines will rise as part of the ten year strategy. Money will be spent on roading safety improvements - including one thousand kilometres of new median crash barriers, there will also be more speed cameras which will be more clearly signposted.