Too many lives are being lost on our roads. In my electorate, I’m sad to say the statistics are among the worst in Queensland.
The Wide Bay district, which includes Bundaberg and Hervey Bay, has recorded the highest number of road crash deaths this year—31 lives lost. That is 11 more than the same time last year.
Queensland’s Road Safety Week was held in August, urging motorists to drive to survive. I spent 23 years as a police officer and I saw firsthand the unimaginable impacts of road crashes.
Police are doing all they can with the resources they have, but driver behaviour must change. I commend the Queensland LNP state government for supporting the Road Safety Week initiative, and I acknowledge the state member for Burnett, Stephen Bennett, for working alongside me to spread the important message of road safety.