Medical and legal professionals united on saving lives
TODAY is Fatality Free Friday and medical and legal professionals are united on one front - they want you to survive your drive.
With 369 people killed and 21,646 hurt between 2001 and 2013, the roads in Ipswich, Toowoomba and the Southern Downs can be deadly.
When a crash happens in these areas, nurse Bonnie Steele, doctors Daniel Bitmead and Jacob Crosdale, Queensland Police Assistant Commissioner Tony Wright and lawyer Patrick Kelly are among those who will pick up the pieces.
Mr Wright said avoiding the fatal five - speeding; seatbelt; fatigue; alcohol and drugs; and distraction and inattention - was the easiest way to survive your drive.
_t1880.jpg "Crash trauma nurse Bonnie Steele wants drivers to slow down and follow the road rules.")
"The fatal five continue to be the key factors for traffic crashes in the southern region," Mr Wright said.
"In the past year, over 80% of fatal traffic crashes in the southern region involved at least one fatal five contributing factor, with about one third having more than one fatal five factor involved; for example, drink driving and speed."
From tomorrow, The Chronicle examines the deep impact road accidents are having on our community.
The special three-part investigation looks at the social and economic burdens and discovers how local, State and Federal governments are trying to reduce the toll.
- APN NEWSDESK
