Be a Mate: Concentrate!
Rear-end crashes are costly, and unfortunately common.
Between 2000-2009, the social costs associated with rear-end crashes amounted to $1.7 billion in Queensland, with almost $600 million in the Brisbane City council area alone.
People need to take these crashes seriously: not only do these incidents have financial costs to Queensland, but they can result in injuries such as whiplash and ongoing effects on health and wellbeing.
We’ve teamed up with the Motor Accident Insurance Commission (MAIC) to call on Queensland drivers to ‘Be a Mate’ out on the road and help make it safer for everyone.
By being more mindful about things like following distance and the actions of other motorists around us, we can reduce the number of rear-end crashes.
If you want to Be a Mate, concentrate!
If you think tripping while you walk is annoying, think about how much worse it is coming up against an unexpected hazard when you’re on the road.
Concentration while driving is vital.
Keeping your attention on the task at hand makes you less likely to collide with other vehicles.
It’s up to all of us to make more considerate choices with how we use the roads.
For information on how to report crashes, including non-injury ones, visit our road safety page here.
