“We can all be keeping a watch, not just the police …..”
Lyndal …… I am a car driver, with no connections to trucking. I am concerned that dangerous car drivers should be able to be formally reported, with some legal weight behind it. I occasionally have contacted Police about a car driver being a silly idiot. I doubt that anything happens as a result. At times they have offered to ring the driver and give them a talking to, which would be wonderful if it did happen.
Have you any thoughts about developing a program, or negotiating an arrangement whereby car drivers who are risking the safety of others (and themselves!) can be formally reported by other drivers; and could be made to account for themselves - for example, three reports and they have to front up before a magistrate to explain themselves?
I agree that unsafe trucks are a valid target, although I think there might be at least as much merit in directing attention to other road users, with the principle that we can all be keeping a watch, not just the police. As an added bonus, it may be helpful if truckies can have a way of complaining about car drivers being idiots: it may make them feel they are being heard, and reduce their frustration, instead of being the ones blamed all the time.
If there is currently a mechanism whereby someone can report a dangerous driving act to the Police, it is surely not widely known, by those wanting to report, and those who might be the subject of a report. The public knowledge of such a mechanism would in itself be a huge deterrent. It would also require police to record and act on the complaint
I would be very happy to discuss this with you further. Ultimately, it would require negotiation to bring some legal obligation to bear, rather than being simply a reporting facility.
FD
Regards FD
