Transport for NSW marked the start of National Road Safety Week this week (16 – 23 May) by lighting up the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Goulburn’s Big Merino and Tamworth’s Golden Guitar yellow in recognition of lives lost on NSW roads.
Minister for Transport and Roads, Andrew Constance said the Week was an important reminder that despite a reduction in the NSW road toll this year, 105 lives had still been lost.
“This week is an important time for everyone to think about how their choices behind the wheel impact others, and how they’d feel if they lost a loved one in a crash on our roads,” Mr Constance said.
“It’s not just deaths that are tragic on our roads, there were almost 10,000 serious injuries last year from crashes on NSW roads, many with lifelong consequences,” he said.
Mr Constance said the landmarks lit up in yellow included Bankwest stadium at Parramatta; parts of the Westconnex motorway; the Memorial Clock in Mudgee; and the War Memorial in Parkes.
Minister for Regional Transport and Roads, Paul Toole said the lighting of big regional landmarks served as a visual reminder of the huge impact road crashes had on country communities.
“In the bush, tragically it’s not uncommon for the first people on the scene of an accident to know those injured or killed and for the ripple effect of that accident to spread right through the community,” Mr Toole said.
“This year’s National Road Safety week theme Lead the Way: Drive so others survive recognises that road safety is a shared responsibility and we all need to make safer decisions on our roads,” he said.
Further information on National Road Safety Week can be accessed at this PS News link.
