Senator Signs the Road Safety Pledge

Media Release.

29 May 2013

Queensland Senator Jan McLucas this week signed the Fatality Free Friday Road Safety Pledge and is encouraging others to join the campaign and take care on the roads. The Fatality Free Friday Road Safety Pledge asks road users to be especially conscious of road safety and safe road use practices for one day, in the hope that this will have a flow on effect. Joining the Minister for Road Safety, Catherine King at Parliament House in Canberra this week, Senator McLucas signed the pledge ahead of Fatality Free Friday - this Friday, 30 May. "In recent weeks in Cairns, we've seen and felt the tragedy of road accidents. It devastates families and communities," Senator McLucas said. "We all need to play our part in making our roads safer." "We need to slow down, we need to keep our cool in those frustrating moments on the road, we need to leave our phones alone when we're driving." Whilst the target is to have a fatality free Friday, the campaign is more than just a single day; it is ultimately aiming for a longer term community change. "It's up to us. Every time we get behind the wheel, it's up to each driver to do their bit to keep our roads are safe." For more information, visit http://www.fatalityfreefriday.com/