Urgent Calls to Address Soaring Caravan Crash Rates on Australian Roads
There are renewed calls for authorities to provide specialised training for drivers towing caravans as more and more vehicles hit Australian roads . It follows an increase in accidents involving caravans , as experts argue a focus on safe towing education can reduce the road fatality rate . This week, Queensland released its Transport and Main Roads Budget for the upcoming year, and while industry experts praised its focus on safe driving initiatives, they are calling for subsidising towing courses for drivers to help make roads safer. "There's a lot involved in the application of connecting the recreational vehicle to the car, that's one thing, but then there's actually how to tow and manoeuvre safely on the road and respond to certain conditions," Jason Plant from Caravan and Trade Industries Association Queensland (CTIAQ) told Yahoo News. "We think a stand-alone, subsidised towing course would be of great benefit to road safety in gen...