Police beat

By Benalla Ensign

Sep 6, 2022

Assistance sought: Benalla Police are appealing for information regarding graffiti at a local sporting facility. Photo by Rodney Braithwaite

Graffiti at sporting facility

Police are appealing for information in relation to a number of recent tags and offensive pink, blue, red and black markings at a recreational reserve in Benalla.

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Anyone with information is urged to phone Benalla Police Station on (03) 5760 0200 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Speeding

Research shows that even a small decrease in speed significantly reduces the likelihood of a crash.

If a crash does occur, slower speeds limit the severity of injuries.

According to the Monash University Accident Research Centre, reducing speed by 11 per cent would reduce road deaths by 40 per cent.

Several factors increase the risk and severity of crashing when speeding. These include:

Less time to notice and react to potential hazards;
A higher likelihood of losing control of your vehicle; and
An increase in the distance required to stop your vehicle.

Research has shown that:

A driver crashing at an impact speed of 80 kilometres per hour is twice as likely to be killed as a driver crashing at 60 km/h; and
The probability of a pedestrian being killed in a collision involving a vehicle increases rapidly if the speed at impact is above 40 km/h.