The toughest road safety campaign in Queensland's history is about saving lives - not raising revenue, according to Premier Anna Bligh.
"I would be happy if we didn't make a dollar out of this because that would mean that people weren't speeding," she told reporters on Sunday at the opening of a new rail extension at Varsity Lakes on the Gold Coast.
The campaign, to be rolled out over two years from 2010, will include new types of speed cameras and alcohol ignition interlocks which drink drivers will have to pay for themselves.
A system of point-to-point speed cameras will be introduced for the first time in Queensland, and undercover vehicles will be used for up to 30 per cent of mobile speed enforcement.
There'll also be new digital traffic light cameras which can detect red light running as well as speeding, and there'll be no warning signs at camera sites.
"We've seen more than 300 people die on Queensland's roads to date, and that could climb to as much as 340 before the year is out," the premier said.
"That is far too many and enough is enough. This has got to stop and the best way to make sure you don't pay a fine is don't drive drunk and don't speed."
Ms Bligh said she wasn't concerned about the tough new measures affecting her already record-low popularity.
"What I'm worried about is the people who are dying and being injured on our roads.
"We've seen families torn apart by this. My responsibility as Premier is to continue to work with the Queensland Police Service and put new programs out there that stop this sort of behaviour.
"People are not only a danger to themselves, they're a danger to everybody else.
"I want my family safe on the roads, and so does every other Queensland family," she said.
The Queensland idea of one k over and youve got a ticket is ridiculous, we all know how easy it is to sneak over the limit by 1 or 3 km's if ya not careful, now we will have to spend most of our time watching the speedo instead of the road.....gee thats gunna help
All this talk from this tunnel c*^ted whore is beyond belief, she will implement it because she has put this state into so much debt, she has to recoup the dollars from somewhere, what better way than to sell off government assets and fuck the people of QLD over by jacking up rego, taxes, and incresing the fines through speed cameras, will this bring down the road toll, not while her snatch is facing down, why, beause people are still going to speed, drink drive and drive like fucking lunatics, this is all about her and her little arse licking treasure trying to fix their fuck up, as she always says it has always been a mandate of hers to do these things, the only thing she has says thet is true is she has a MAN-DATE
So.......How did this scrag remain in office. NO ONE I know says they voted for her (or at least won't admit to it!), just like that other sneering rat faced bitch at 2IC runnin the country. Maybe should go and find there husbands and flog them for lettin these upstart bitches outta the house.
(No offense intended to any lady riders!)
