{"id":4079,"date":"2016-06-23T13:21:27","date_gmt":"2016-06-23T03:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.australianbroadcastingmedia.com.au\/publishing\/?p=4079"},"modified":"2016-06-23T13:21:27","modified_gmt":"2016-06-23T03:21:27","slug":"deputy-commissioner-burn-appeals-to-cootamundra-community-to-share-road-safety-responsibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.onradio.com.au\/index.php\/2016\/06\/23\/deputy-commissioner-burn-appeals-to-cootamundra-community-to-share-road-safety-responsibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Deputy Commissioner Burn appeals to Cootamundra community to share road safety responsibility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Deputy Commissioner Catherine Burn, Specialist Operations, today urged the community in Cootamundra to share with police the responsibility of reducing road trauma.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t let the road take its toll, 16 people have died from your community since the beginning of 2015,\u201d Deputy Commissioner Burn said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTake a moment to think about that. 16 fathers, mothers, sons and daughters lost.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is why we\u2019re here today. We care and we have come here to show you we are together in this, we are united in your pain and we need you to share the responsibility of reducing road trauma.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are embarking on a journey through country NSW and starting here today to show our commitment to safer journeys and appeal for your help.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur officers will do all they can, and we want you, the driver, passenger, rider and pedestrian to do what you can to achieve that result,\u201d Deputy Commissioner Burn said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTight-knit communities such as this one feel the pain perhaps even more deeply when tragedy strikes. There might be someone here who has lost a loved one on the road and that loss leaves a mark on an entire community for a very long time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c194 people have died on NSW roads this year. It\u2019s not enough to hear us, we need you to act, to work with us to end this tragic, and often avoidable, loss of life on our roads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s all slow down, not drink or take drugs and drive, ignore the mobile phone, buckle up, take frequent rests and watch out for each other.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe understand that driving on country roads is different than driving on city roads.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Drive to the conditions, not just the speed limit.<\/li>\n<li>It takes longer to stop on gravel roads and it\u2019s easy to lose control.<\/li>\n<li>Expect the unexpected. Tractors or animals might be just around the corner.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t swerve for animals. Brake, flash lights and use the vehicle\u2019s horn.<\/li>\n<li>Remember, country road conditions change rapidly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cThis is not about fines, demerit points, suspensions or infringements. This is about the difference between living and dying, life and incapacitation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a plea to every road user to do the right thing, to arrive safe to the family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a plea for patience, common sense, sound judgement and wise decisions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are conducting more drug and alcohol tests utilizing more kits;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have dedicated officers working around the clock to reduce road trauma;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have safer cars and better roads;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut they are all in vain if we don\u2019t take personal responsibility on our roads,\u201d Deputy Commissioner Burn said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deputy Commissioner Catherine Burn, Specialist Operations, today urged the community in Cootamundra to share with police the responsibility of reducing road trauma. \u201cDon\u2019t let the road take its toll, 16 people have died from your community since the beginning of 2015,\u201d Deputy Commissioner Burn said. \u201cTake a moment to think about that. 16 fathers, mothers, &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.onradio.com.au\/index.php\/2016\/06\/23\/deputy-commissioner-burn-appeals-to-cootamundra-community-to-share-road-safety-responsibility\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Deputy Commissioner Burn appeals to Cootamundra community to share road safety responsibility&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hume"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.onradio.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.onradio.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.onradio.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.onradio.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.onradio.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4079"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.onradio.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4079\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.onradio.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.onradio.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.onradio.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}