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New TAC Chief Executive Officer appointed
22 Jul 2015: Minister for Roads and Road Safety Luke Donnellan has announced the appointment of Joe Calafiore as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Transport Accident Commission (TAC).
https://www.tac.vic.gov.au/about-the-tac/media-room/news-and-events
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Coalition Government launches new prescription for road safety
1 Oct 2014: Victorian Coalition Government, TAC and Pharmaceutical Society of Australia launch campaign to educate drivers and riders about pharmacy medicationsUsing prescription and over-the-counter medications while driving can increase risk of crashNapthine
https://www.tac.vic.gov.au/about-the-…ches-new-prescription-for-road-safety
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Towards Zero 2015 Road Safety Media Awards - entries now open
6 Jul 2015: Victorian journalists and media outlets are being encouraged by the state's Road Safety Partnership to get their entries in for the Towards Zero 2015 Road Safety Media Awards.
https://www.tac.vic.gov.au/about-the…d-safety-media-awards-entries-now-open
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Road Safety Improvements for Regional Victoria
20 Jul 2015: More than $15 million is being invested in regional Victoria to upgrade unsafe roads to address run-off road and head-on crashes.
https://www.tac.vic.gov.au/about-the-tac/media-room/news-and-events
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TAC response to Channel 7 story about cyclist Rory Wilson
11 Nov 2014: While the TAC extends our heartfelt thoughts to Mr Wilson during his recovery, for privacy reasons it's not appropriate to discuss information relating to individual claims and circumstances. For media inquiries please contact TAC Media Manager,
https://www.tac.vic.gov.au/about-the-tac/media-room/for-the-record/articles
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AEB triggers dramatic reduction in rear-end crashes
4 Jun 2015: New research has found cars fitted with low-speed auto emergency braking (AEB) stand a 38 per cent better chance of avoiding a rear-end crash. Research from Australia (ANCAP) and Europe (Euro NCAP) has revealed a sharp decline in rear-end crashes
https://www.tac.vic.gov.au/about-the-tac/media-room/news-and-events
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Four-legged friends put ‘paws’ on road trauma
1 May 2015: 'Let it slow', 'Wake me up before you go slow' and 'You can slow your own way' are among the musical pleas Victorian pets are making in a new TAC online campaign encouraging people to slow down on the road.
https://www.tac.vic.gov.au/about-the-tac/media-room/news-and-events
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Victoria leads the way on speeding but still a work in progress
11 Jun 2015: Transport Accident Commission research has revealed Victorian drivers speed less and are more likely to find speeding unacceptable than their interstate counterparts.
https://www.tac.vic.gov.au/about-the-tac/media-room/news-and-events
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Letter to the Editor - Schoolies
14 Nov 2014: Dear editor, Between finishing their VCE exams and Schoolies Week celebrations, Victoria’s latest round of school leavers have plenty to look forward to in coming weeks. Schoolies is an exciting time for any young person and for many of them it
https://www.tac.vic.gov.au/about-the-tac/media-room/for-the-record/articles
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Awards to reward road safety leadership
4 Aug 2015: Local businesses, government and community groups showing leadership in road trauma reduction have less than a week to submit entries for the annual Towards Zero Road Safety Awards.
https://www.tac.vic.gov.au/about-the-tac/media-room/news-and-events
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