RACV: reduce fines, increase demerit points
A proposal from the peak motoring body about getting dangerous drivers off the roadRACV, Victoria's peak motoring body, believes drivers — and by extension, motorcycle riders — should pay less in fines but lose more demerit points when they are caught exceeding the speed limit.
The proposal has been put forward in a bid to decrease the state's road toll.
Road and traffic manager at the RACV, Dave Jones, said the proposal was about getting repeated dangerous drivers off the road.
"If you commit an occasional mistake then a high level fine is quite a serious impost on you," Jones was quoted as saying on the 3AW breakfast program this morning. "So let's lower the size of the dollar amount of the fine, and increase the demerit points. And the serial offenders will quickly lose their license."
Currently, the penalty for exceeding the speed limit in Victoria by less than 10km/h is a $190 fine and the loss of one penalty point. Should that be, for example, $50 and three demerit points?
What do you think? Would the proposal make any discernible difference on the road toll?
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