A NEW text messaging service that warns motorists of police RBT sites and speed traps is under fire after it was launched only days after Queensland's worst Christmas-New Year holiday road toll.
Police Minister Judy Spence condemned the Road Spy service as irresponsible and motoring body the RACQ called for it to be shut down, saying it would help drink-drivers and speedsters flout the law and cause more carnage on the roads.
Well, of course Police Minister Judy Spence would condemn the service - it's undermining the efforts of the Police, or better known as the QRPS (Queensland Revenue Protection Service) to keep Queensland afloat after Peter Beattie has driven it broke through his mismanagement.
"I think all motorists could live without it and in fact would have a darn better chance of living if they had nothing to do with it," RACQ spokesman Gary Fites said.
"From what we can see, it provides no public service whatsoever."
"All it does is assist drink-drivers and speedsters to break the law and keep on breaking it until they kill or maim someone."
Oh yes - the RACQ. The greatest toothless tiger when it comes for standing up for the rights of motorists. The right (or rather, priviledge) to drive anywhere without being considered to be nothing more than a cash cow. The largest and most powerful lobby group in this state and have the ability to influence the respective ministers on what actually WILL save lives on the roads but they prefer to just take that membership money and slag off at cyclists while happily toeing the political line.
But Mr Fites said there was a big difference between warning people about speed cameras and alerting them to RBTs.
"Knowing what we know about the road toll and particularly the role of speed and alcohol in that road toll, I just can't believe that someone would look to make money out of a service like this," he said.
...as opposed to a government that is happy to make money out of the constituents for minimal infringements of the law while willingly ignoring methods to reduce the road toll.
Ms Spence said: "I have concerns that these types of initiatives are irresponsible and are attempts to undermine this government's road safety initiatives."
WHAT Road Safety Initiatives? A couple of advertisements on TV?? Yeah - that's really working to save lives, you HALFWIT!
Where is the education?
Where is the retesting of drivers?
Where are the psych tests for people who reoffend?
Where are the harsh punishments for those who drive unlicenced in unregistered vehicles?
Where are the murder charges for people who use their vehicle like a weapon?
Where are the speed cameras when they should be outside schools and shopping centres? (where steel on flesh causes more damage than steel on steel)
Where is the enforcement of ALL road rules instead of just the profitable fines?
Where are the benefits for those who do obey the road rules and attract no fines?
"Road Safety Initiatives"?? This government and it's ministers have NO road safety initiatives other than fines for speeding justified by intentially flawed and false statistics!
Anyone who gives Judy Spence or Gary Fites any sort of credence in the media is (incredibly) MORE stupid than they are!
1 comment:
Unbelievable.
Then again, Labor governments......
Whatever happened to a well-marked police car sitting by the side of the road?
Oh, that's right - people will see it, let other drivers know it's there, and they'll slow down. Leading to lower revenues.
Safety measures my arse! It's all about the bottom line.
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