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Coming to 40kmh school zones 07.09.2010
Triangular road markings or ‘Dragon’s Teeth’ are currently being installed at the entry points to all 10,000 school zones across New South Wales to improve road safety for students.
The Dragon’s Teeth are an innovative $14 million initiative, announced by the NSW Government in May 2009, which is in addition to the comprehensive school zone road safety program.
The Dragon’s Teeth program involves painting triangular line-markings on the road pavement for up to 32.5 metres at the start of each school zone.
Dragon’s Teeth are already used internationally and are a clever and cost-effective way of keeping children safe.
Benefits of Dragon’s Teeth
The Dragon’s Teeth markings further increase the visibility of school zones for motorists and provide a constant reinforcement to keep to the 40 km/h speed limit around schools.
Combined with the existing signs, flashing lights and painted ‘40’ pavement markings on the road, the dragon’s teeth will ensure motorists know when they are driving through a 40km/h school zone.
Most school zones operate between 8am and 9.30am and from 2.30pm till 4pm.
Children are often unpredictable and do not always act safely around traffic. The visibility of the Dragon’s Teeth road markers will help remind motorists to slow down to 40 km/h during school zone times to protect children and keep them safe.
 The slower speed in school zones lessens the risk of crashes. Where crashes do occur, they are less severe, especially for children. For example, a car travelling at 50kmh is twice as likely to kill a pedestrian than a car travelling at 40km/h.
Rollout of Dragon’s Teeth
There is a massive works program associated with the rollout of the Dragon’s Teeth. Since the first Dragon’s Teeth were installed at Penrith in September 2009, work has continued across NSW. The Dragon’s Teeth are being progressively installed at all 3,154 schools across the state with the work expected to be complete by the end of 2010.
Capturing speeders. Anywhere. Anytime 12.07.2010
Mobile speed cameras are being introduced in NSW to reduce the road toll. Sadly, last year 213 people were killed in speed-related crashes on NSW roads which is almost half of the road toll. Many more people were seriously injured.
The re-introduction of mobile speed cameras was announced by the NSW Government in March 2010 as part of a $170 million package to curb the state’s rising road toll. Other initiatives include engineering works, highways safety reviews, education campaigns and heavy vehicle research.
Mobile speed cameras are being introduced because they are recognised internationally as a best practice road safety countermeasure to reduce speeding, leading to a reduction in crashes. The introduction of mobile speed camera programs in Queensland and Victoria has reduced casualty crashes in those states by at least 25 per cent.
Mobile speed cameras will operate state-wide and enforcement will be conducted at all times, on all types of roads. Drivers are reminded that if they drive within the speed limit they will not be booked for speeding.
Mobile speed cameras are about motorists slowing down and driving within the speed limit everywhere. Mobile speed cameras are effective in reducing speed-related crashes across the whole network because the unpredictability of the location of the cameras leads to a reduction in speeding at all times rather than just on the approach to a camera.
 Mobile speed camera vehicles will be deployed on all types of roads including local and state roads and freeways, motorways and highways, and may operate any time of day and any day of the week. This includes high speed roads where traditional police enforcement is difficult to undertake and where a higher proportion of speed-related crashes occur.
The RTA is changing the look of licences for under 18 year olds 07.06.2010
From late May 2010, learner and provisional (P1 and P2) driver licences issued to under 18s will incorporate new security features.
The new look licences will have the following additional security features:
The date of birth of the licence holder will be repeated in the card background.
A red box will surround the facial image.
A reference to the date of the holder’s 18th birthday will appear in the banner of the card.
The new features will be introduced progressively in motor registries across NSW. They will enhance the security features on the licence and will facilitate the visual identification of the age of under 18s.
The new licence will remain valid after the holder has turned 18 and will be valid until the expiry date shown on the card. Licences already issued to under 18s without these new security features will remain valid until the card’s expiry date.
Licences issued to over 18s will not be changing.
Practice Driver Knowledge Test (DKT) iPhone app 21.05.2010
The Driver Knowledge Test (DKT) iPhone app is now available to download. The app can be downloaded from the App Store available on your iPhone or by logging onto iTunes through your PC.
 Search 'RTA DKT' in the App Store on your iPhone or in iTunes on your PC. Select ‘Install’ and the icon will be installed on the menu screen of your iPhone the app can be downloaded from the App Store available on your iPhone or by logging onto iTunes through your PC.
The ‘app’ is identical to the DKT located on the RTA website; however, with the added benefit of the convenience of the test being on your phone, it is an essential app for anyone without their learner's licence and who owns an iPhone.
iPhone DKT app Frequently Asked Questions
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