Police and road safety advocates are urging motorists to take care on the roads after two people were caught travelling at excessive speeds in South Canterbury in the past week. “They will then appear in court with the view that possibly they will be further disqualified.”Bejon Haswell/Stuff South Canterbury’s Road Safety co-ordinator Daniel Naude says driving at high speeds is irresponsible. South Canterbury road safety co-ordinator Daniel Naude said anyone travelling at such high speeds was irresponsible. You’ve got barriers, street lighting and run off areas.”“For every 1kmh reduction of speed, you’ve got a 4 per cent reduction in death and serious injuries,” he said. He said a small portion of the community did not respond well to road safety messages, and this was of concern.

Source: Stuff July 27, 2020 03:56 UTC