Mr MICHAEL DALEY (Maroubra—Parliamentary Secretary) [4.02 p.m.]: I move:

That this House:

(1) notes that every year more than 500 people are killed on New South Wales roads and more than 25,000 are injured;

(2) notes that the Government has made a reduction in the road toll a key priority of the State Plan; and

(3) supports the efforts by the Government to further drive down the road toll.

I note there is strong competition for clown of the House but at this time the member for Murrumbidgee is lengths ahead. Sadly, it remains the case that road accidents are one of the major contributors to death and injury in our community, particularly among young people. Every year more than 500 people are killed on our roads and more than 25,000 are injured, many of them left with a lifelong disability. Based on preliminary data there were 496 fatalities on New South Wales roads in 2006, a 2 per cent reduction on the 508 fatalities suffered in 2005. This is the lowest annual road toll since 1945, when the population of New South Wales was less than half what it was in 2006 and the number of vehicles was less than a tenth of the current number of vehicles on New South Wales roads.

When we talk about saving the lives of our citizens, particularly our young ones, there is always more to be done. That is why the Iemma Labor Government has made reducing the road toll a key priority of the State Plan, with a target of reducing road fatalities by 2016 to 0.7 per 100 million vehicle kilometres travelled. I ask this House to support the Government's efforts and related initiatives to achieve that target and make our roads safer. There is no better time for such a motion accorded priority to be debated in this House than at the start of the summer season because the fact is that speeding kills 18 per cent more people in summer than it does in winter. There were 1,931 speed-related crashes on New South Wales roads last summer, resulting in the tragic loss of 38 lives. But the numbers are being reduced. By comparison, in the summer of 1986-87, 20 years ago, 79 lives were lost. It is important the House notes the reduction in the number from 79 down to 38. Strong enforcement and awareness campaigns were behind that reduction. These campaigns continue and will help keep the summer road toll down.

Last weekend the New South Wales Centre for Road Safety and the New South Wales Police Force launched a major offensive against speeding on New South Wales roads over the coming summer. On the first day of summer the Iemma Government unveiled a graphic new reminder of the dangers of speeding as New South Wales families embark upon their summer holidays. A graphic roadshow designed by the New South Wales Centre for Road Safety will travel New South Wales and highlight how speeding can cost a life in the blink of an eye. The Government is working hard to reinforce in the community's mindset that speeding is the biggest killer on New South Wales roads. Of all the problems on the roads relating to drink driving and people driving whilst under the influence of drugs—and we have implemented measures to deal with that—speeding is the number one killer. But there is always more work to do to slow people down, especially at this time of year.

This summer police will be involved in a number of operations targeting speeding motorists who risk their lives and the lives of others. New South Wales police will target all main routes out of major city centres, as well as popular holiday destinations. A number of speeding operations will be conducted across the State during the summer months, including Operation Safe Arrival. Every highway patrol unit and all 450 highway patrol vehicles will be on the road over Christmas and will be relentless in targeting people who insist on speeding.

Operation Safe Arrival is a major school holiday road safety operation targeting drivers travelling across the State, with all available police targeting illegal behaviour on New South Wales roads. Up to 250,000 breath tests will be conducted over the 10-day period of Operation Safe Arrival. The New South Wales Centre for Road Safety's roadshow will travel to regional centres in New South Wales this summer. It uses three identical cars, two of which were used in speeding tests at the centre's state-of-the-art CrashLab facility. One car was subjected to a crash at 60 kilometres an hour and the other at 100 kilometres an hour. The difference is horrific and it shows the grim reality of how easily a life can be lost in a car crash.

The Minister for Roads established the New South Wales Centre for Road Safety on 28 May this year. The centre will be a world-class road safety centre for policy management, high-level research, advice and delivery of behaviour change strategies. The centre will oversee the mainstreaming of road safety into all Roads and Traffic Authority programs and develop plans to continue to address the road toll. The centre consists of four specialist areas: vehicles, technology, behaviour and roads. Put simply, if people's behaviour on the road and their attitudes can be changed, and couple that with enforcement, lives can be saved. One need only have regard to the success of seatbelt and random breath testing campaigns over the years to confirm that.

The Government is serious about changing community attitudes. That is why the New South Wales Centre for Road Safety has relaunched over summer the "Speeding. No one thinks big of you" commercial, also known as the pinkie commercial. The Roads and Traffic Authority has a history of producing cutting-edge advertisements that have helped increase road safety awareness and made a contribution to reducing the road toll. The commercial shows a series of young men speeding and the disapproving reaction of the community to their behaviour.

The pinkie campaign is about delivering the broader message that speeding is a community issue that concerns people of all ages. It is not only dangerous—it is unacceptable. A number of new campaigns targeting speeding and safe driving have been launched this year, with a particular emphasis on targeting young drivers who continue to be at great risk of being involved in crashes involving excessive speed. Towards the end of 2006 a number of high-profile crashes involving novice drivers prompted the development of campaigns to combat the problem. There was the pinkie campaign, which I have mentioned, and the "Please Slow Down" P-plate enforcement campaign, which was launched in January, to increase awareness of the New South Wales Police Force enforcement operation to target young speeding drivers.

The "Please Slow Down" campaign comprises two 15-second television commercials supported by outdoor advertising. The first commercial shows a police officer booking a P-plate driver for speeding. The second shows the same police office attending a fatal crash involving a P-plate driver. The overall object of the New South Wales Police Force operation and the campaign is to contribute to a reduction in the road toll. In our efforts to lower the road toll, it is important that this House be seen to support those efforts and initiatives, and that is why it was important to debate this motion today.

I mentioned that there was a particular emphasis on young drivers. But let us look at the facts behind those high-profile stories. Young drivers aged 17 to 25 years represent 13 per cent of all licensed drivers, yet in 2006 they accounted for 25 per cent of all drivers involved in crashes. They are way overrepresented. That is why the Government established the Young Drivers Advisory Panel in November 2006 to develop plans to reduce the death of and injury to young people on New South Wales roads. A range of new initiatives was developed for novice drivers that have been embraced by the community, including automatic three-month licence suspensions, a ban on all mobile phone use, peer passenger restrictions, change in display of L and P plate conditions—they must now appear on the outside of the vehicle—and an increase in the number of driving hours required by learner drivers.

Any fatality on our roads is a tragedy and my heart—and those of all members of Government and I am sure members of the Opposition as well—goes out to the family and friends of those who have died on our roads. But we should keep in mind that the New South Wales road toll per capita is half of what it is in the United States and three-quarters of that in New Zealand. At 7.3 fatalities per 100,000 of the population in 2006, the New South Wales road toll compared favourably to 14.7 in the United States of America, 9.3 in New Zealand, 9.3 in Italy and 8.8 in France. Fatalities in relation to distance travelled have fallen from 3.4 fatalities per 100 million vehicle kilometres travelled in 1979 to less than one fatality per 100 million kilometres travelled. But we must do better. That is why we are spending $120 million on road safety programs and road safety campaigns during the next financial year. That is why the Iemma Government's State Plan has set a target of 0.7 per 100 million vehicle kilometres travelled.

Mr ANDREW CONSTANCE (Bega) [4.12 p.m.]: Although such a motion as this is worthy of debate in this place, it is not good enough that the member for Maroubra has made comparisons between New South Wales and the United States, and other places. How can he do that when members such as the member for South Coast, the member for Myall Lakes and the like, and I have to confront the families of those who have lost loved ones on our roads? The best example I can give is that of Les Peterson, who earlier this year lost his son, Darren, on a stretch of the Princes Highway, and six months later his wife.

Mr Daryl Maguire: As reluctant as I am to raise a point of order, there is no Minister in the chair.

ACTING-SPEAKER (Ms Diane Beamer): Order! I am sure the Parliamentary Secretary will return at any second. He should be in the chair.

Mr ANDREW CONSTANCE: This is a joke.

Mr Daryl Maguire: Can we stop the time? This is taking up valuable speaking time.

ACTING-SPEAKER (Ms Diane Beamer): Order! The member for Bega can now proceed.

Mr ANDREW CONSTANCE: Could I please have my time reinstated? If those opposite cannot run the House and have a Minister sitting in the chair, and take up time—

ACTING-SPEAKER (Ms Diane Beamer): Order! The member for Bega is losing valuable speaking time.

Mr ANDREW CONSTANCE: I will seek an extension of time. The member for Maroubra made international comparisons, yet he does not have to confront families who have lost loved ones. I made reference to Les Peterson who, this year, lost his son on a stretch of the Princes Highway and six months later lost his wife on the same stretch of the Princes Highway when she went to visit the gravesite of her son. The member for Maroubra makes international comparisons and gloats about bringing the road toll down when we know full well that the State Government is failing on a number of fronts in road safety. Highway patrol numbers this year were 970, compared with 980 in 1984. Some 23 years ago highway patrol numbers were higher than they are today. There is drug use amongst the motoring public, yet how many drug testing units are on the highways across the State? The member for Maroubra might want to enlighten the House in relation to that figure, because I am advised that there are not too many units at all in relation to that. I have repeatedly asked questions in this place about random breath testing, but again the Government is not willing to provide those statistics, particularly at local area command level.

We also know 60 per cent of New South Wales road fatalities occur in country New South Wales. That is where this Government continues to neglect State highways, such as the Pacific Highway, the Princes Highway and the Great Western Highway. It continues to ignore its responsibilities in this regard. I again highlight the number of times t Labor members of this House, such as the member for Kiama—and it is Labor party policy—have said that highways such as the Princes Highway should be a road of national importance. There are no more excuses. Kevin Rudd is in power, Labor holds State and Federal governments, and now the question is: When will that highway be a road of national importance? When will it start to attract the second round of AusLink funding that it deserves and ensure that we see a reduction in the number of deaths on that highway? Sure, there are a number of factors, including the way in which motorists drive and conditions, but it is unacceptable that in this State we have highways, such as the Princes Highway, built to 1950s standards with no plan from the State Government to get them up to speed.

The member for the South Coast is in the Chamber. She has been lobbying very hard over a long period of time for a number of road projects up and down the stretch of the Princes Highway in her electorate. Again I highlight the fact that this Government has refused to provide the necessary funding. The roads program budget in this State is in the order of about $3.3 billion. The State Government is spending $380 million over a 12-year period on the Princes Highway, which amounts to nothing in terms of an annual spend relative to the total State roads program budget. Add to that the fact that, of that $380 million, $317 million is being spent north of Kiama when accidents are occurring south of Kiama. Pork-barrelling is costing lives.

The buck-passing has stopped because Labor controls both State and Federal governments. Its challenge—and it has been issued very strongly—is to ensure that we have a comprehensive highway plan funded by Federal and State money to ensure that lives are saved. Two years ago I wrote to the State Coroner seeking an inquest into deaths on the Princes Highway. It was granted. When the Coroner started the investigation it was determined that six fatalities would be reviewed. Today that figure stands at 21 and when the State coronial inquest commences in April next year the Roads and Traffic Authority will have a lot of explaining to do. There is no doubt in the world that the state of the roads is contributing to fatalities.

I have a map of the Pacific Highway south of the Bermagui turn-off detailing land purchased in 1984 from a local farmer by the Roads and Traffic Authority for realignment work. Nothing has been done. That is the section of the highway that claimed Darren and Vicki Petersen. It is the same section of highway that has seen fatality after fatality because the road is not up to scratch. It is not good enough that the State Government offered excuse after excuse and blamed the former Commonwealth government. What will the Government do now that Labor is in power at both the State and Federal levels? How will it play the blame game? It has run out of excuses; it is time to act.

In 2004 there were 27 deaths over six months on the Princes Highway on the section of highway south of the Bermagui turn-off, which is one-third of the length of the Pacific Highway. During that year the road toll on the Princes Highway was higher than the toll on the Pacific Highway. It is very easy to say that people are not driving to conditions and so on, but the road infrastructure of this State is contributing to road deaths, and it is happening in country New South Wales more often than in metropolitan New South Wales.

The Roads and Traffic Authority should do more effective planning, particularly for major State highways. I do not understand why the State Government cannot produce a 10-year highway strategy setting out road projects. The new Federal member for Eden-Monaro, Mike Kelly, made a commitment during the Federal election campaign that the Bega bypass would be built during the new Federal Government's first term in office. He put $15 million on the table, but it is a $45-million project. The Hon. Eric Roozendaal has been asked whether he will make a contribution and he has refused.

Therein lies a major problem for the new Federal member: He has raised expectations about when the bypass will be built but, lo and behold, the State Government will not contribute any funding. The member has confronted a major political problem in his first week in office. If the Hon. Eric Roozendaal is fair dinkum about reducing the State's road toll he might start by responding to correspondence that local members send him about black spots and highway intersections that must be improved. He has received hundreds of letters from local members, but he has not responded. Lives will be lost on the State's highways because the Minister has failed to deal with this issue.

Mr GEOFF CORRIGAN (Camden) [4.22 p.m.]: I support the motion to endorse the Government's initiatives on road safety. Road safety is a key priority for any government and it is being taken very seriously by the New South Wales Government, and in a coordinated fashion. As an earlier speaker mentioned, community awareness is one way of achieving safer behaviour, and regulation enforcement is another. The safety components of vehicles and the design and development of safe infrastructure are also important in producing a safer roads outcome.

The Roads and Traffic Authority Crashlab, as part of the New South Wales Centre for Roads Safety, provides specialist-testing services to both government and industry-based clients. The facility enables all testing operations to be conducted on site. It is the only government-owned road safety facility of its kind in Australia. The facility has comprehensive research capabilities and does a lot of vehicle safety testing looking at cutting-edge technology and equipment designed to enhance road safety. The Staysafe committee visited the centre on 26 October and was very impressed. We saw a vehicle crash and it was an eye-opening experience. The facility also undertakes counter-terrorism testing on vehicles designed to protect buildings and public places from attacks.

Another instance of technology that the Government has developed to improve road safety is the speed management speed zoning database, which tracks the location of all speed limit signage and will prove to be the working platform for any future integration of technology, such as intelligent speed adaptation. This is very interesting technology. It is an in-car speed-warning device that has the capacity to advise drivers of the speed limit and to physically limit the vehicle's travelling speed. Obviously one practical way of applying this might be to curb recidivist speeding. I understand trials of this type of technology are underway in Europe. The Staysafe committee tested a car fitted with this technology in Macquarie Street. I pushed the accelerator flat to the floor and could not make the car travel any faster than 60 kilometres and hour. It certainly works very well.

Mr Daryl Maguire: Give it to Kerry—he'll make it work.

Mr GEOFF CORRIGAN: I thank the member for that interjection. When talking about road safety, we must not overlook an extremely important group, that is, pedestrians. Pedestrian safety is a serious issue and one that we need to approach with a commonsense attitude. The New South Wales Government takes the issue of pedestrian road safety very seriously. Sydney is a city of almost five million people, so it is a basic fact of life that pedestrians share the streets with cars, trucks and cyclists. In fact, that is true of the entire State. It is commonsense to cross the road at lights or at a pedestrian crossing, because that is the safest place to do so. The Roads and Traffic Authority is conducting a study of pedestrian and driver behaviour at a range of different pedestrian facilities. This study will provide sound new data on how pedestrians and drivers behave at pedestrian facilities such as traffic lights, crossings and pedestrian refuges.

The study will inform public policy and provide a blueprint for improving pedestrian safety around crossings. The Roads and Traffic Authority is committed to improving safety around pedestrian crossings, but motorists must drive safely and responsibly, and pay close attention to their surroundings. Motorists should drive carefully and look out for pedestrians, especially at peak times and in areas with high pedestrian activity such as in CBDs, outside schools and near shopping centres. For their part, pedestrians should always cross at pedestrian facilities and be alert to vehicle movements. The Government is implementing a $17-million, three-year program to upgrade all 59 pedestrian crossings without traffic lights on State roads with four or more lanes to enhance road safety for pedestrians.

Like the member for Bega, all members are affected by road deaths in their communities. Three Sundays ago I attended the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims ceremony organised by Wollondilly Shire Council. I was able to put a message in a balloon and release it in memory of a young friend of my son who was a road accident victim. It was a wonderful and moving event for parents and friends who have lost loved ones in road accidents. Like the member for Maroubra, all members are moved by road accidents and anything we can do to improve road and pedestrian safety is a step in the right direction.

Mr JOHN TURNER (Myall Lakes) [4.27 p.m.]: I endorse the member for Camden's comments. I lost both of my parents in a road accident in the year I left school, so I know the difficulties associated with such an event. My brother, who was involved in the accident, has also suffered ancillary problems. Having said that, I must offer some constructive criticism of the Government. Road safety has been a passion of mine. In fact, I was the first shadow Minister for Road Safety and I took that position very seriously.

I refer to a couple of matters that I think will help with road safety. The first relates to the Pacific Highway. Obviously that is an area of interest to me, not only because it goes through my electorate but also because that is where my parents were killed. The problem is the lack of management of the highway construction. About four years ago, when I was shadow Minister for Roads, according to the Roads and Traffic Authority's own figures the cost of the road blew out by $923 million. If the highway had been properly managed that $923 million could have been applied to other parts of the Pacific Highway, or even to the Princes Highway that was referred to by the member for Bega. I ask the Government to look at the management of those projects so as to maximise the dollars, get value for money and achieve the maximum number of upgrades.

Clearly, the work that has been done to provide a divided carriageway on the Pacific Highway has made the road safer, except in areas where there are major intersections such as the Tea Gardens turn-off. I do not have time to canvass that at the moment but it is an accident waiting to happen. Deaths will occur there and, regrettably, consecutive Ministers for Roads have refused to provide the money to construct a flyover. The irony is that all the work is done except for the bit of concrete across the top. The member for Port Stephens is now canvassing that. Speed is not the only factor; road conditions also play a part. While money is being spent on the Pacific Highway, the maintenance of regional roads is poor, and problems with road alignments contribute to accidents. The Government should consider increasing funding for this aspect of regional roads and for the Timber Bridge Replacement Program, the funding for which has been slashed.

Other areas of concern relate to enforcement. The House heard from the member for Bega about the present number of highway patrols. In 1984 there were 980 highway patrol officers. In 2007 there are 970 highway patrol officers. We know from public utterances that Superintendent Hartley, who is in charge of the highway patrol, wants another 400 officers. As late as today the Minister for Police says only 50 extra officers will be assigned to the highway patrol. Clearly, that is not enough. Because of the crisis in the police force—highlighted in the Auditor-General's report today—highway patrol officers are being required more and more to do general duties work. We have heard only recently that they are now doing escort duty for juvenile offenders. That is not the role of the highway patrol. Other people can do that. While our highway patrol officers are being diverted into general duties and escort duties, they are not out on our roads hammering the speed freaks.

The member for Coffs Harbour informs me that there were no highway patrol cars at all for a week in the Coffs Harbour-Clarence highway patrol area, an area in which there were 38 deaths in the past 12 months. Clearly, the Government is not using highway patrol officers for enforcement of the driving laws, and it must accept that. The Minister for Police seems to be in denial. He is almost parrot like in his statements to the House about how he will give us an extra 50 highway patrol police. His own superintendent, the man in charge of road safety in New South Wales, says he wants 400 officers, and clearly we need those 400 officers. On a more positive note, I commend the various organisations that are teaching road safety in our schools. An organisation called the Power of Choice is operating out of Port Macquarie. I have participated in that scheme. Of course, the Rotary Club has a successful scheme, and the Lions Club in my area operates a scheme to teach young drivers about road safety. I commend those initiatives. If the Government could coordinate those various organisations, particularly in regional and rural New South Wales, it would enhance road safety and benefit our young people immensely.

Ms ALISON MEGARRITY (Menai) [4.32 p.m.]: I also support the motion before the House and believe that every member should support it, particularly as the member for Maroubra sought priority to debate it. The Government's initiatives in regulation and enforcement will make our roads safer. The Roads and Traffic Authority has, for many years, worked closely with the New South Wales Police Force to improve road safety in New South Wales. In the past financial year the Roads and Traffic Authority contributed almost $10 million to fund operations targeting speeding, drink-driving, fatigue and seatbelt use. The Government has also introduced double demerit points and increased funding for coordinated public education and enforcement. The reduction in the number of fatalities and injuries during holiday periods may be attributed to these efforts. That is why it is so important that this House recognises those efforts and the need for them to be supported in a bipartisan fashion. They should continue, and similar operational initiatives should be developed further.

Due to the overrepresentation of heavy vehicles involved in fatal car crashes, the Government has implemented a number of heavy vehicle initiatives. For example, speed limiter deeming legislation prosecutes operators who allow their heavy vehicles to travel more than 115 kilometres per hour due to faulty or non-functioning speed limiters. The New South Wales Government played a pivotal role in the development of a heavy vehicle driver fatigue reform package, which was approved by Ministers from all States and Territories in February this year, following good work from the National Transport Commission. This reform, which is underpinned by world-leading fatigue research, is the result of extensive consultation with the industry, unions and government. The reform will apply to trucks with a gross vehicle mass of more than 12 tonnes. The reforms will be implemented in September next year following approval from the Australian Transport Council.

Under the new chain of responsibility laws everyone in the transport chain must take reasonable steps to prevent driver fatigue. This approach is consistent with occupational health and safety legislation, and the penalties escalate sharply for offences that pose serious road safety risks, including court-imposed fines and demerit points. These reforms will result in safer working practices and stronger powers to prosecute companies that push heavy vehicle drivers to illegal schedules. With the road freight task in Australia expected to double by 2020, it is important to note that these new penalties and enforcement powers have now been successfully implemented and investigations and prosecutions are taking place.

Initial operations have involved hundreds of statutory directions being served, tens of thousands of records being obtained, and future potential enforcement activities being identified. The Roads and Traffic Authority will continue to utilise regulation and enforcement to manage road-user behaviour. The authority will continue to work in partnership with the New South Wales Police Force in this important area to implement the new safety regulations for school zones, for novice drivers and for drug testing. The Roads and Traffic Authority is getting on with the next step to install more flashing lights in school zones for term one in 2008. This is part of a $46.5 million rollout of this new state-of-the-art technology. The association is currently in consultation with schools that were recently selected to be operational for the start of the 2008 school year. The New South Wales Centre for Road Safety selects school zones using criteria including traffic volumes, vehicle speeds, pedestrian activity and crash history. Last week the latest 16 schools were announced and contacted by the Roads and Traffic Authority. Further schools will be selected and will have the technology installed throughout 2008.

Flashing lights are just one component in improving road safety around schools. Other measures to improve school zone safety include pedestrian overbridges, marked foot crossings, wombat crossings, pedestrian refuges, traffic-controlled pedestrian signals or fencing that separates children from traffic and guides children towards a safer crossing facility. In relation to random roadside testing, as members would be aware, laws allowing the New South Wales Police Force to conduct tests came into effect in December last year. Police began random roadside drug tests in January this year to detect speed, ice, cannabis and ecstasy. Highway patrol officers are able to tell within minutes if a driver has taken any detectable substances. When and where this test will take place is an operational decision and it is a matter for the New South Wales Police Force. It is important that all these initiatives continue to be supported by this House.

Mr MICHAEL DALEY (Maroubra—Parliamentary Secretary) [4.37 p.m.], in reply: I thank the members for Bega, Myall Lakes, Camden and Menai for their contributions to this debate. I know that it is said from time to time that being in Opposition can be a tough gig and one does not get adequate notice of what might be debated in motions to be accorded priority. However, as a matter of necessity, they are always limited to a number of portfolio areas. Yet day after day in this place the Opposition has no policy regardless of the topic and portfolio area of the motion to be accorded prioritywhether it be road safety, like today, infrastructure, energy, water, health, transport or climate change. The Coalition went to the March 2007 election with vacuous holes in its portfolio proffering, and it has not improved in eight months.

The Opposition simply comes into the House and criticises. All we hear are criticisms and hypocrisy, particularly from the member for Bega. For 11 years the Howard Government starved New South Wales of funding across a multitude of portfolio areas. One example is road funding of the Pacific Highway. During the election campaign Prime Minister John Howard announced a policy on the Pacific Highway. He promised to spend billions of dollars extra in upgrading the Pacific Highway but—and there was a significant caveat—only if the New South Wales Government matched that funding dollar for dollar. If one compares the relative budgetary positions of the State and the Commonwealth, one can see that that statement was extremely cynical. In an era where unprecedented surpluses were being amassed by the Federal Government—$17 billion worth of surpluses in the last financial year compared to a total budgetary position for New South Wales of $46 billion—how could it justify that the State Government would have to contribute on a dollar-for-dollar basis towards a road it claimed to hold dear?

The member for Bega said, "What on earth will the Government do about reducing the road toll?" We will continue to work towards reducing the road toll in the same way that we have done over the past 10 years. I mentioned some successful campaigns earlier, such as the pinky campaign and other educational campaigns, and enforcement of drivers who refuse to slow down. We send a message to people going away on holidays that they must be responsible for their own safety and their own vehicles. They need to slow down. We will keep reiterating that message. Our job, through education and enforcement, is to target those drivers who will not do that. On behalf of the Government I say firmly to the people of New South Wales that over the holiday period in particular we intend to do just that. I commend the motion to the House.

Question—That the motion be agreed to—put and resolved in the affirmative.

Motion agreed to.