Interesting comments. I have some strong views around road rules and they lean heavily towards anti nanny state, however i understand that groups of unrestrained people in the back of vehicles will generally lead to more deaths. How about this question...with all the extra rules, fines, cameras, air bags, anti collision systems, RBT's, advertising campaigns and lowered speed limits, have we actually made much difference at all?

If you look at all of the road deaths in Australia between 1989 and 2013 we seem to have saved an extra 100 or so people each year even with a growing population. With all that effort, are we actually getting value for money?

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