A word from our Group CEO

Pushing for action to create safer roads has never been more important, with a terrible year on Tasmania’s roads in 2022 – 51 families now must deal with the tragedy of an untimely death. In our eyes one death is one too many.

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Managing Director Clare Brundle

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This special edition of Journeys marks the 100th year the RACT has played a role in shaping our island for the better. From countless roadside rescues to lifesaving advocacy, we’ve been firmly in Tasmania’s corner. We’ve been a beacon through the dark hours. We’ve helped bring more value to our members’ lives. And we’ve spoken up where it matters most.

As we look ahead to the next 100 years, our focus will remain on agitating for action for safer roads and improving the lives of Tasmanians. We believe that by working together, we can make our roads safer for everyone, and we will continue to advocate for policies and initiatives that will help us achieve this goal.

This year we will continue to push for change that delivers safer roads for Tasmanians, including calling on the government to double the number of speed cameras to 32; expand the Derwent Ferry service; and take a consistent approach to setting speed limits across state and local roads, and we will continue to hold our parliamentarians to account to ensure they deliver for you.

This year will also see a shift in when we publish Journeys. With a move to align the publication to the seasons, we can ensure content is relevant to our readers and the many activities you choose to do throughout the year. This is our “Autumn” issue and — in addition to celebrating our 100th birthday — has an eco theme to many of the stories.

Mark Mugnaioni // RACT Group CEO

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Letters

Right of way frustrations

I am very frustrated driving down King St in Sandy Bay turning left into Sandy Bay Road and oncoming traffic driving up King St believing they have right of way. They are turning in front of oncoming traffic.

Paul

Colourful concern

Blinded by the lights

Thanks so much for featuring an alarming driving problem outside the city at night: high intensity LED car headlights. It’s not only questionable ‘aftermarket’ LED strip lights. The majority of standard car and ute headlights even on low beam are dazzling. LED lights work together with soft suspensions and obvious illumination colour shifts to annoy and confuse.

John

I have noticed that drab colours are now the popular for modern cars, which seems contrary to all the safety advice. A lot of modern cars are now coming out in matte grey, beige and other drab earthy colours, the result being that these cars tend to blend into the road surface, camouflaged from drivers, matching the road and the vegetation on the verge. Even Porsche is making drab matte beige for its sports cars, whereas previously they were bright red or yellow or some other funky stand-out colour.

Craig