What the Tasmanian Liberals will do:

The establishment of a dedicated road safety authority with a focus on public education.

The Tasmanian Liberals have been calling for years for the establishment of a Tasmanian Road Safety Authority.

This body would be funded from fine revenue and have charge of the Road Safety Levy Trust Fund.

We believe it would have the support of the Motor Accidents Insurance Board and motor vehicle insurers would have a primary focus on public education – including school road safety programmes and support for specific identified areas where the death and casualty rates in Tasmania is higher than the national average, e.g. accidents involving young drivers, accidents on farms (cars, tractors, motorcycles and ATVs) and private roads.

The Tasmanian Liberals believe the need for such a dedicated authority is unarguable.