E-Petition

Queensland residents draws to the attention of the House, the high number of traffic accidents resulting in death or injury of motorcyclists and their passengers. Statistics confirm that motorcyclists form a much higher number of deaths and injuries, as a proportion of the total road accident deaths or injuries on Queensland roads, relative to the smaller proportion of motorcycles to other motor vehicles on our roads. Statistics also confirm that the lack of effective protective clothing results in a far higher proportion of deaths and more serious injuries. From an injury perspective, this results in far longer periods of incapacity and pain often for many weeks, months or years of incapacitation and ongoing health issues.

Your petitioners, therefore, request the House to do all in its power to ensure the usage of protective clothing for motorcyclists and their passengers to reduce the risk and severity of crash related injury and hospitalisation.