Media releases 2017

RAC welcomes the State Government delivering on its election commitment to introduce Slow Down, Move Over laws in Western Australia to help improve the safety of the community and workers operating on busy roadsides.

RAC says the best gift Western Australians can give their friends and family this Christmas is ensuring they take extra care on the roads.

RAC is urging Western Australians to drive safely this holiday period, following a recent analysis that has found more crashes occur on December 23 than any other day of the year.

Western Australians are embracing the buy now-pay later initiative, with RAC Parks & Resorts reporting one in five holiday bookings have been made using its new lay-by option.

RAC is urging Western Australians to take extra security precautions this Christmas school holidays, with an average of 12 home burglaries per day during the same holiday period last year.

RAC Roadside Assistance is reminding parents and guardians to be vigilant with their car keys in the lead up to Christmas, predicting a further 54 kids and 18 pets will need rescuing from locked cars before the end of the year.

Driverless and fully electric vehicles are set to arrive in WA under RAC’s continued plan to trial automated vehicles, making Perth the first city in Australia – and among the very first in the world – to test and experience this type of service.

The latest Australian Automobile Association’s Transport Affordability Index: November 2017 has again highlighted the increasing and ongoing finance ial burden of transport costs in WA.

RAC members can now save on accommodation when they holiday in the southern forests region, with RAC announcing its acquisition of Karri Valley Resort near Pemberton.

RAC’s Community Education team is heading to the Gascoyne this week to educate young drivers about how to stay safe on the roads.