We represent the families and the community that are seeking rapid change to road safety to save lives now. Our ambition is to accelerate the successful adoption of technology that can prevent human error on Australian roads. After losing our 17 year old son Barney, an innocent victim of a road crash, we are pushing for a new approach to road safety. Barney’s death was not an accident as the crash could have been avoided. Every day there is another news story and a death that could have been avoided. Every loss of life is a tragedy, as we know from first hand experience, it also lays a heavy burden on families and communities. The cost to the community and government is enormous. The entire roads ecosystem is being transformed by technology. Companies are already introducing technology that is transforming the driving experience. The pace of technological change on our roads is far ahead of current legislation and most peoples comprehension. This provides us with an opportunity to take a new look at how technology can be a force for good. Not as victims on the sidelines but as active agents of change. There was an overwhelmingly positive response to our first key initiative for five immediate steps to rapidly improve road safety that we proposed in the national press:
1. Make Vehicle Black Box mandatory.
2. Create Automated Driver Alerts.
3. Alcohol Interlock Installation Facilitation Program.
4. Install Intelligent Speed Control Systems in all new cars.
5. Promote Black Box insurance. We have six key initiatives for change. From immediate actions to make a difference, providing information resources, facilitation of new ideas, an innovation hub, a community education and awareness program and independent research capability. If you, your family or a friend have experienced a tragedy on the road. If you work for an organisation that is interested in making a difference we’d love to hear from you. We are now seeking to build our community and funding model to build the new road for safety. You can contact us here.
