RACQ CapRescue highlights road safety during Easter holidays

The ‘Fatal Five’ are often the cause of the tragic motor vehicle accidents on the Queensland roads: drink driving, speeding, fatigue, distraction and not using seatbelts are the most common causes of accidents. RACQ along with the RACQ Capricorn Rescue encourages all Queenslanders to take care this Easter.

RACQ CapRescue Media and Communications Officer, Gabrielle Holmes, says the crew attendance at motor vehicle accidents has seen an increase of 22.5 per cent since January: “Sadly, CapRescue’s attendance to the scene of a motor vehicle accident across the region is nothing out of the ordinary. We are often tasked to accidents across the region and often, they are a result of the Fatal Five.”

Easter holidays could mean spike in road accidents

RACQ Head of Public Policy Susan Furze has urged Queenslanders to ensure they are up to the task of driving before they get behind the wheel and to plan their trip carefully. “The Easter school holidays are traditionally a busy time for road trips, and we’re concerned we’ll see a further spike in our already high road toll. The RACQ CapRescue crews do an amazing job, but we don’t want drivers meeting them because of a crash.

“Get a good night’s sleep and take a break every two hours, buckle up, put away phones and other distractions, and don’t speed or drive if you’ve been drinking or are affected by drugs.”