{"id":4398,"date":"2023-05-02T00:46:39","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T14:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastfamilies\/?p=4398"},"modified":"2023-05-02T00:46:40","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T14:46:40","slug":"joining-forces-to-reduce-speed-and-crashes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastfamilies\/joining-forces-to-reduce-speed-and-crashes\/","title":{"rendered":"Joining forces to reduce speed and crashes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Photo caption:\u00a0 (L-R) Council Administrator Rik Hart, Council Road Safety Officer Liana Morrison, Police Acting Inspector Neil Prest, and Council Director Infrastructure Services Boris Bolgoff.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Central Coast Council has again joined forces with local police in a campaign this May to target a reduction in speed related road crashes through an education and awareness campaign focusing on 50km\/h local roads.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traffic and Highway Patrol Inspector Martin Searle hopes that this year\u2019s campaign will help the community understand that \u2018Your speed matters\u2019 and \u2018Every K counts\u2019, which will result in drivers slowing down and the reduction of speed-related crashes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis year\u2019s campaign will feature a Transport for NSW video narrated by Mathematics Professor and media personality Eddie Woo, which explains how long it takes to stop at 50km\/h compared to 60 or 80km\/h \u2013 helping the community understand that every kilometre counts,\u201d Mr Searle said.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are reminding motorists that they can make a difference by making safer choices on our roads \u2013 to make road safety a priority and slow down, particularly in built up urban areas with 50km\/h zones where children, older road users, cyclists and pedestrians can be.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Council Administrator, Rik Hart said the collaborative partnership with police helps to enhance their presence with the important objective to reduce speeding across the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlong with increased presence from NSW Police, Council is focusing on increasing the messaging to the community through our social media and other communication channels this May.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEducation can have a big impact on changing behaviours \u2013 we\u2019re encouraging Coasties to slow down on local roads, and to drive safely and look out for each other.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The campaign will see enhanced police enforcement across local roads and deliver educational messages to the Central Coast community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch the video here: Eddie Woo discusses stopping distances and speed – YouTube\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The faster you go, the longer it takes to stop<\/strong>
A car travelling at 50km\/h, takes 37m to stop<\/strong>
At 60km\/h, it takes 56m to stop<\/strong>
A car travelling at 80km\/h, takes almost 100m to stop<\/strong>
Your speed matters. Please slow down.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Photo caption:\u00a0 (L-R) Council Administrator Rik Hart, Council Road Safety Officer Liana Morrison, Police Acting Inspector Neil Prest, and Council Director Infrastructure Services Boris Bolgoff.\u00a0 Central Coast Council has again…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4399,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sync_status":"","episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"","castos_file_data":"","podmotor_file_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[109],"tags":[],"series":[170],"class_list":["post-4398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-events","series-on-the-coast-families"],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastfamilies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/Joining-forces.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastfamilies\/wp-content\/plugins\/seriously-simple-podcasting\/assets\/images\/no-album-art.png","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastfamilies\/feed\/podcast\/on-the-coast-families","embedCode":"

Joining forces to reduce speed and crashes<\/a><\/blockquote>