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News - 2007

Free public Transport on New Year's Eve

28/12/2007

New Year’s Eve revellers will get a free ride home on Adelaide buses, trains
and trams from midnight until 6am on January 1.

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Minister urges tired travellers to stay off our roads

16/12/2007

Road Safety Minister Carmel Zollo is urging road users to guard against fatigue over the Christmas/New Year period. A new state-wide radio campaign warning of the dangers of being on the road when tired starts from today, supported by roadside billboards and roadhouse posters.

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$2.4 million for road safety projects

04/12/2007

The Motor Accident Commission has announced a $2.4 million sponsorship commitment to support 33 projects that help to reduce road trauma.

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MAC Annual Report 2006-07

13/11/2007

MAC's report was tabled in Parliament on 13 November 2007.

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Dangerous cost of a mobile phone call

11/11/2007

Road Safety Minister Carmel Zollo is urging road users to think about the dangers of using a hand held mobile phone while driving.

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Free public transport for Clipsal 500 Adelaide patrons

09/11/2007

Australia's largest national motor racing event, the Clipsal 500 Adelaide is to provide free public transport for its patrons on the Saturday and Sunday of the 2008 race.

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30 lives honoured in road safety exhibit

16/10/2007

A confronting road safety exhibition being launched in Booleroo on Thursday will honour the lives of the 30 locals killed on Mid North roads between January 2000 and December 2006. The hard-hitting exhibition aims to provide a wake-up call to locals, many of whom believe only city visitors are killed or injured on rural roads.

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Campaign Targets Low Level Speed

05/10/2007

Road Safety Minister Carmel Zollo says too many South Australians under-estimate the dangers of driving only a few kilometres over the speed limit.

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For male eyes only

17/09/2007

As part of its new drink drive campaign, the Motor Accident Commission (MAC) aims to reach males in the most private of places.

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SA drivers are risking more than they think

17/09/2007

The Motor Accident Commission (MAC) is urging South Australian motorists to take care on the road and be aware that dangerous drivers aren’t just risking life and limb – their life savings are at risk as well.

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Free Ride

14/09/2007

Do you want to make it ‘Home Alive’ tonight? Home Alive - a free transport service operating in Laura and Gladstone ensures local hotel patrons make it home safely.

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Drink Drivers Being Caught Anywhere Anytime

02/09/2007

Road Safety Minister, Carmel Zollo, today launched a new drink drive campaign reminding all South Australians that every police vehicle is equipped to catch out drink drivers.

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It's True - men do have more crashes

08/08/2007

Statistics from the Motor Accident Commission (MAC), SA's Compulsory Third Party (CTP) insurer, show that men cause about twice as many road crashes as women.

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$1 million available for road crash prevention projects

03/08/2007

The Motor Accident Commission (MAC) reminds South Australians that applications for sponsorship funding close on Friday 17 August.

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Uncompromising road injury awareness campaign for SA

20/07/2007

Road Safety Minister, Carmel Zollo, has officially launched a new, uncompromising road injury awareness campaign – "24 Hours. 24 Injuries."

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Boost to Road Safety Funding

28/06/2007

The Motor Accident Commission (MAC) this weekend will launch its 2007/08 Sponsorship Call to fund road safety initiatives and encourages South Australian organisations to apply.

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2008 NICS - TRACsa - MAC Fellowship

08/06/2007

The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), in partnership with TRACsa: Trauma and Injury Recovery, and the Motor Accident Commission of South Australia, is offering a NICS Fellowship for a future leader in the uptake of evidence in the management of Whiplash Associated Disorders.

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Community Education Conference - April 2007

27/04/2007

New marketing initiatives for road safety for 2007 and beyond.

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Be Aware - There's no excuse for speeding

30/03/2007

With one in five drivers detected for speeding each year, the State Government is urging motorists to take a more responsible attitude on our roads by slowing down.

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