Qld mulls harsher penalties for drivers

HOW QUEENSLAND'S GOVERNMENT PLANS TO MAKE ROADS SAFER:

Review and potentially change penalties for:

- Dangerous and careless driving

- Hit-and-run accidents

- Drug driving

- School zone speeders

Technology:

- Upgrade wet film mobile speed cameras to digital

- Roll out number plate recognition technology in all police cars

Trial:

- Lower speed limits in areas popular with vulnerable road users like pedestrians and cyclists

Education:

- Teach drivers about road safety online and through social media

- Introduce an app-based learner driver logbook

- Develop an online self-assessment tool for older drivers

Enforcement:

- Slap double demerit point penalties on drivers caught using their phone more than twice in one year.

(Source: Queensland government)