Make RWCs like RBTs says VACC
VACC head says random vehicle tests should be made as commonplace as roadside breath tests in a bid to improve road safetyWith Victoria Police recently announcing its Winter Drive campaign, a month-long operation that will see thousands of vehicles in that state pulled over and inspected for road worthiness, Victorian Automotive Chamber of Commerce executive director David Purchase has put forward a motion to make such checks as routine as Random Breath Tests, and equally as frequent.
Purchase says RBTs have "frightened" people into thinking twice about drink driving because of the high likelihood they will be caught, and that applying the same principal to vehicular safety would go a long way to removing defective cars and trucks from our roads.
He hastened to add that the initiative was not about trying to inconvenience motorists and delay their journeys and nor was it about trying to drive more customers to VACC repairers. Instead, Purchase said consistent and supportive campaigns will ultimately reduce the risks on our roads, and in short, save lives.
The VACC claims it has evidence to suggest that one in three cars tested at its participating repairers so far this year had "at least one defect making it unsafe". Its five-point safety checks investigate areas such tyres, brakes, lights, steering and safety restraints.
Through its latest initiative, the VACC hopes to convince the State Government to introduce a compulsory system of vehicle safety checks, such as the annual road worthiness certification program carried out in New South Wales.
The Victoria Police's Winter Driving campaign will begin on June 1.
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