Let’s get ‘fair dinkum’ on level crossing safety. It is very upsetting to see the continuing toll from level crossing crashes in Victoria, and the totally inadequate response from our Government which is trying hard to convince the public that its action are really effective, despite all the evidence to the contrary.

The $30m annual budget that the Government tells us is doing something, may sound like a lot, but in reality it should be at least 10 times this amount to be ‘fair dinkum’. It is a cruel irony that the public is expected to believe that $30 million is significant, whereas it is actually totally inadequate for addressing such a longstanding, and neglected area.

We are pleased to attach the following article by one of our esteemed and well known colleagues, as well as a recognised pioneer in the scientific method of injury research and prevention, Dr Eric Wigglesworth. From today’s [26th March 2008] Herald Sun article [Melbourne, Australia].