Archive for July, 2006

Aus: ATSB Road Safety Report: Deaths of cyclists due to road crashes

ATSB Road Safety Report: Deaths of cyclists due to road crashes – July 2006
Abstract: The report gives an overview of the circumstances of road crashes in which cyclists died in the period 1991 to 2005 and provides more detail for 1996 to 2004, the latest period for which detailed data were available. It examines the [...]

Adelaide Advertiser: Hit-run widow in law plea

Adelaide Advertiser: Hit-run widow in law plea – 31 July, 2006
The widow of cyclist Ian Humphrey has welcomed tough new penalties for dangerous drivers, but says it highlights the need for a law reform commission. Di Gilcrist-Humphrey, whose husband was killed after being hit by lawyer Eugene McGee, says the new laws are “a case [...]

Premier and Ministers of South Australia: SA’s most dangerous drivers to face “life”

News: SA’s most dangerous drivers to face “life” – 30 July, 2006
Hon Michael Atkinson MP, Attorney-General Minister for Justice Minister for Multicultural Affairs: New laws come into force today that could see some of South Australia’s most dangerous drivers facing life in prison for dangerous driving and hit-run offences. The Rann [...]

SA: Dangerous drivers face life in jail

Adelaide Advertiser: Dangerous drivers face life in jail – 30 July 30, 2006
Drivers who kill or seriously injure a person could face life behind bars under new laws in South Australia. And they could also be disqualified from driving for ten years after completing any jail term. Motorists who kill or seriously [...]