Safe drivers rewarded with discount

[Casper]

Safe drivers rewarded with discount
Saturday Dec 24 11:53 AEDT

Victorian drivers who avoid committing any traffic offences for three years will receive a discount when they renew their licences.

The Victorian government plans to reward safe drivers with a 25 per cent discount on their licence fees from January 1, cutting $10.50 off the cost of a three-year licence, and $35.60 from a 10-year licence.

The plan, which the government estimates about 300,000 of the state's 3.5 million drivers will qualify for, will cost $35 million over four years, the Herald Sun reports.

Transport Minister Peter Batchelor said the program would reward motorists who were consistently conscious of road safety.

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"It is really important at this time of year because of the large number of people who are involved in crashes over the holiday period," he told the Herald Sun.

Anyone else see an issue here? Only 300,000 of 3,500,000 drivers will qualify? Meaning 3,200,000 have been booked for something in the last 3 years. That actually means that the government has deemed that 92% of all the states drivers have broken the law and driven in an illegal manner. WTF?? 92%?? Thats stunning. That actually shows me that its not the drivers, its the laws! If 92% of all drivers are breaking the laws, the laws are obviously WAY over the top. There is no way that, in any other situation, 92% of the entire populate of adults could break the law and not have the law repealed or at least ignored.
Bracks has just shown how committed to "vehicle" revenue his government is. Its not a stealth tax, its way to out in the open for that!

92% of all drivers are insane, crazy, speed obsessed, child killing lunatics. Yeah, right. And speed camera's save lives, easter bunny is real and Paul Morris is an A class driver!