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- Title
Victoria's Unique Approach to Road Safety: A History of Government Regulation.
- Authors
Jessop, Glenn
- Abstract
The Australian state of Victoria has a record of proactive and determined legislative action addressing road safety. Its processes and deliberations concerning the introduction of road safety laws serve as a noteworthy case study of political rationality and public policy development. Victoria has taken a unique and pioneering approach to traffic regulation. Using the seatbelt and handheld phone laws as examples, this article examines the political dynamics involved in, and the forms of political reasoning underpinning, the road safety policy decisions taken by Victorian governments. I argue that the different approaches taken by governments are partly due to the interaction of the political imperatives of state institutions imposing regulations for the public good and the protection of individual liberties.
- Subjects
VICTORIA; PUBLIC interest law; TRAFFIC safety policy; COMMON good; STATE governments -- Law &; legislation; PUBLIC safety; GOVERNMENT regulation
- Publication
Australian Journal of Politics & History, 2009, Vol 55, Issue 2, p190
- ISSN
0004-9522
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1467-8497.2009.01512a.x