Hidden Speed Cameras

Queensland now has another three "covert speed camera vehicles" (Click here to read story).

In this story Police Commissioner Bob Atkinson said "Speed contributes to around a quarter of fatalities on our roads each year,"

What I would like to know is what is the government doing about the other contributions that cause us to have fatalities on our roads? It seems to me that the governments main 'focus' is speeding (or should a say the revenue from speeding fines). How often to we hear about other contributions for fatalities?

I admit there is a sustained focus also on drunk/drugged drivers, and rightly there should be. But, I would love to see the government put a stop to the addiction to the revenue from speeding fines, and reallocate the mass amount of resources and funds into this area and cover more evenly the other factors that cause fatalities on our roads.  Some of these areas may include:

• Fixing unsatisfactory road conditions
• Upgrading of roads and signage
• A cars condition (ie. inspecting for bald tires etc..)
• Education of drivers to new, changed or commonly misunderstood road rules
• A drivers medical condition 

I don't have access to the contributing factors for the other three quarters of our fatalities, but lets bring them to light, and focus on all the problems we have with our roads, not just one.

Regards, Tim.