RAISING THE BARR: There must be something wrong with the speedo in my car

By Opinion: Cessnock Mp Clayton Barr
September 13 2018 - 8:00am
Road safety: Making our roads safe requires regulations, inspection and enforcement. Small-minded people call this stuff “red tape” but I call it “safety”.
Road safety: Making our roads safe requires regulations, inspection and enforcement. Small-minded people call this stuff “red tape” but I call it “safety”.

In my role as a local MP, I drive a lot. I do almost a thousand kilometres each week. At least half of those kilometres are done between Cessnock and Sydney – on the M1. Over the past four years or more, I have noticed that I am no longer passing trucks on the M1 anywhere near as often as I used to. I am certain that there are more trucks on the road, not less.

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