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Locally made Territory gets 5-star safety rating
29 January 2010
The Australian-made 2010 Ford Territory has received a 5-star safety rating from the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP).

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RAC urges back to school caution
01 February 2010
With Western Australian students heading back to school today, the RAC is calling on parents to lay down the law to their children over the wearing of bicycle helmets.

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RAC tests reveal the danger of poorly maintained vehicles
10 March 2010
Motorists are putting their lives at risk if they don’t get their cars serviced, a new RAC test has revealed.

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RAC plugs in to the future of motoring
11 March 2010
The RAC is helping to pave the way for the development of greener motoring in Western Australia through its participation in the Australia-first trial of electric vehicles (EV).

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RAC motoring alert: Wet roads
22 March 2010
The RAC is reminding motorists to be careful when driving on wet roads today and tomorrow.

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RAC welcomes State Government announcement on written-off vehicles
30 March 2010
The RAC has welcomed a move by the State Government to amend the process dealing with written-off vehicles, saying the decision gives people with storm-damaged vehicles an extra option.

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RAC welcomes new Director General of Transport
21 April 2010
The RAC has welcomed the appointment of Mr Reece Waldock as the new Director General of Transport in Western Australia.

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RAC welcomes latest safety ratings
28 April 2010
The RAC says the State government’s ability to deliver the ambitious Towards Zero road safety strategy will be significantly undermined if the $35million Safer Roads program is not renewed in this year’s State Budget.

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State budget must deliver safer roads
28 April 2010
The RAC says the State government’s ability to deliver the ambitious Towards Zero road safety strategy will be significantly undermined if the $35million Safer Roads program is not renewed in this year’s State Budget.

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RAC welcomes national driver training program
29 April 2010
The RAC has welcomed the launch of the national keys2drive program in Western Australia, which is designed to improve learner driver skills and produce safer drivers.

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WA misses out in road funding allocation
12 May 2010
The RAC has questioned why Western Australia has completely missed out on advance payments of almost $1billion for major road projects from last night’s Federal budget.

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Vehicle safety gets a boost
The RAC has helped secure a $5million funding boost for the crash testing of new cars in Australia.

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State budget fails to improve road safety
21 May 2010
The state government will reap an additional $280m in revenue from speed and red light cameras over the next four years yet its road safety strategy Towards Zero remains largely unfunded.

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Maximum safety rating for popular ute
16 June 2010
The Ford Falcon utility has received the maximum five-star safety rating in the most recent round of Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) crash testing, making it the second Australian-made utility to achieve five stars.

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Working to create safer drivers for life
17 June 2010
High school students and their parents were given an insight into the realities of road safety this week as the RAC’s Community Education team travelled to Mandurah and Harvey.

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Owning a vehicle is more expensive this year
22 June 2010
Owning a vehicle in 2010 is more expensive than in 2009, with overall costs increasing by four per cent according the RAC’s Vehicle Operating Costs Survey.

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Improving road safety through education
22 June 2010
People across Western Australia now have greater access to road safety advice and education from the RAC with the introduction of special regional presentations via the Westlink network*.

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WA driver behaviour making others nervous
22 July 2010
Seventy per cent of people who took part in a recent RAC survey said they would go out of their way, including driving in a different direction, to avoid a stressful situation on the roads.

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RAC win on airport roads
30 July 2010
The RAC has welcomed a commitment from the ALP to provide $480million to the Gateway WA project to reduce congestion on roads around Perth’s airport.

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RAC calls for fair go for WA motorists
02 August 2010
The RAC says Western Australia’s ability to take advantage of the current resources boom is being put at risk by a lack of Federal funding for road projects.

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Country road toll surges as major parties stay silent
06 August 2010
The RAC says a surge in country road deaths in Western Australia has placed a spotlight on the lack of funding commitments for road safety from major parties in the Federal election campaign.

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RAC calls on young drivers to Take Control
26 July 2010
Young drivers continue to take unacceptable risks on the road, despite recognising the danger associated with their behaviour, figures from the latest RAC survey have revealed.

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RAC welcomes Mirrabooka Drive project funding
12 August 2010
The RAC has welcomed an announcement by the Coalition to commit $10million to a grade separation of the intersection of Mirrabooka Avenue and Reid Highway.

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Talk is cheap: RAC assessment of Federal election policies
19 August 2010
The RAC says Western Australia has largely missed out on a promised spending splurge on road and rail projects by the major parties in the Federal election.

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RAC calls for a decade of investment in road safety
04 January 2010
Almost 2,000 people have lost their lives on Western Australian roads this decade and more than 30,000 have been seriously injured, sparking the RAC to call on government for a decade of investment in road safety.

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Look beyond price when buying a used car: RAC
14 September 2010
The RAC is urging parents to think beyond the price of the second hand vehicle they are buying for their teenage son or daughter.

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Be prepared this long weekend: RAC
24 September 2010
As Western Australians hit the road for the holiday long weekend, it may be an idea to take a spare set of car keys.

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WA asleep at the wheel of road safety reform
30 September 2010
The RAC has called for an independent review or parliamentary inquiry into road safety reform in WA after revealing an extensive list of unfulfilled promises and commitments.

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Bunbury student sends strong road safety message
14 October 2010
The RAC says young Western Australians will continue to die in road accidents unless they are willing to speak up when their friends drive dangerously.

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Road safety strategy must be implemented
18 October 2010
A coalition of 16 respected organisations, coordinated by the RAC, have banded together to call for the implementation of the State’s Towards Zero Road Safety Strategy.

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More needs to be done to keep motorcyclists safe
25 October 2010
The RAC says motorcycle and scooter riders will continue to be overrepresented in WA’s road toll unless more is done to keep them safer on the roads.

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New demerit point system will save young lives
05 November 2010
The RAC says a new system which forces novice drivers to earn increased demerit point limits will help cut the number of young drivers being killed on Western Australian roads.

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RAC calls for radical action following latest Coalfields Highway death
05 November 2010
The RAC has called on the State government to immediately reduce the speed limit on a horror stretch of the Coalfields Highway as an interim road safety measure following another fatal accident.

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Petrol cheap but should be cheaper
08 November 2010
Perth motorists are continuing to be systematically overcharged for petrol, with petrol companies exploiting the current strength of the Australian dollar to increase retail margins.

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RAC issues fatigue warning for leavers
19 November 2010
The RAC says fatigue could be the silent killer for young school leavers driving to and from leavers’ week celebrations.

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New drug and drink driving penalties a positive move
24 November 2010
The RAC has welcomed moves by the State government to increase penalties for drink and drug driving offences and called for the new laws to be given top priority when Parliament resumes in 2011.

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Congestion smothering Perth's business community
25 November 2010
Businesses in Perth say growing congestion is slowly choking the economy and slicing into their profits and productivity according to a survey of the RAC’s BusinessWise* customers.

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RAC warns against poor ute safety
03 December 2010
The RAC has sent a warning to employers that they are putting their workers at risk by buying commercial vehicles with poor safety ratings.

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RAC welcomes new Transport Minister
14 December 2010
The RAC has welcomed the appointment of Troy Buswell as Minister for Transport and has acknowledged and thanked Simon O’Brien for his efforts in the Transport portfolio.

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Electric vehicle scores well in crash testing
17 December 2010
The RAC has welcomed a safety rating of 4-stars for the all-electric Mitsubishi i-MiEV from the Australasian New Car Assessment Program.

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Christmas fuel rip-off
22 December 2010
The RAC is urging motorists to fill up their tanks this evening to avoid a sharp rise in petrol prices tomorrow.

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Young drivers on a fast track to losing their licence
24 December 2010
As the Christmas double-demerits period kicks in, research by the RAC has shown that the majority of young drivers are deliberately ignoring speed limits.

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