- Check your connections to your car and van/trailer, tyres, trailer leads and lights. Rough roads can dislodge leads and slow leaks will put you into the trees
- Take regular breaks, stop, stretch the legs and look around. Driving fatigue is one of the fatal five.
- Give plenty of room when travelling behind another vehicle, it allows you to see further ahead and gives you valuable time to avoid accidents
- If fitted, use UHF to coordinate overtaking with trucks and other vehicles. Clear signals and communications makes it safer for all.
- Wear your seatbelt: Failure to wear a seatbelt is one of the leading causes of road crash death. Unrestrained drivers and passengers are 8 times more likely to be killed in a road crash.
- Speed: Speeding is a major factor in serious and fatal traffic crashes. Speeds just 5km/h over the speed limit in urban areas are enough to double the risk of a casualty crash.
- Mobile Phones: Using a mobile phone whilst driving is highly distracting and increases your risk of a crash four-fold, even when using a hands free kit. Despite the dangers and illegality, around 60% of drivers have admitted using their phones to talk and text.
The Queensland Government has produced a great webpage called “StreetSmarts.” If you’re driving whilst in Qld, it has tips on keeping you and your companions safe. It also includes Driving with an overseas license.
This website is very much a go to for the tourist information centre and will answer a lot of the questions you probably get now.
Here’s the link