Media Alert
VICTORIA’S NEW ROAD RULES COME INTO
EFFECT ON MONDAY 9 NOVEMBER 2009
Wednesday 4 November 2009
All Victorian drivers will need to be aware of a raft of new road rules which come into
effect on Monday 9 November 2009.
Changes include how drivers can use mobile telephones and visual display units and
where they can make u-turns.
The changes also mean passengers over 16 years will face a fine if they are not wearing
a seatbelt and children under the age of seven must be in an appropriate child restraint.
VicRoads is holding a media conference on Sunday 8 November 2009 to ensure all
Victorians are aware that the new rules are coming into effect.
WHAT:
Media conference – Victoria’s new road rules come
into effect Monday 9 November 2009
WHEN:
12.00pm, Sunday 8 November 2009
WHERE:
VicRoads head office, 60 Denmark St, Kew
SPOKESPEOPLE:
David Shelton, Director, Road User Safety,
VicRoads
Antonietta Cavallo, Manager, Road User
Behaviour, VicRoads
VISUALS:
VicRoads will have on-site a properly equipped car
to demonstrate how drivers can use their mobile
phones in a cradle or via Bluetooth, how a GPS
device should be affixed to the vehicle and an
example of an appropriate child restraint.
VicRoads will also provide a disk with a variety of
stills, TVCs and diagrams as they relate to the new
rules.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Bree Taylor, VicRoads, 0400 890 993 / 9854 2499
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