Media

With more than 700,000 members, RAC is part of Western Australian life. RAC is the independent voice for the road users in Western Australia, concerned with all aspects of road safety - safer roads, safer cars and safer drivers. See our views and news in the latest media releases below.

For more information, please contact:

Adrian Firth
Corporate Communications Manager
(08) 9436 4402
0419 813 188
adrian.firth@rac.com.au		 Rosalind Lane
Public Relations Consultant
(08) 9436 4258
0421 586 049
rosalind.lane@rac.com.au

Latest Media Releases

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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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