Michael Johnson (Ryan, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House:

(1)

recognise the tragic loss of 1,605 lives on our roads in 2006, including 336 in Queensland;

(2)

recognise that road crashes remain the biggest killer of young Australians aged 16 to 25 and that in any given year, people aged between 18 and 24 are twice as likely to die in road smashes than other drivers;

(3)

also recognise that researchers at the University of Queensland have calculated that the death and injury from road accidents costs the national economy some $17 billion a year, or the equivalent of 2.3 per cent of Australia’s gross national income; and

(4)

commend the Government for extending the AusLink Black Spot program, which has already eliminated some 700 dangerous crash sites in Queensland alone, for a further two years, from 2006-07 to 2007-08, at a cost of $90 million.

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