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NT speed limits saved livesSurgeons warn on road safety ‘madness’

By Nicole Mills

ABOUT 10 lives were savedeach year on Territory roadsafter open speed limits wereabolished, The Royal Austral-asian College of Surgeonstrauma committee found.

NT representative DrDavid Read said cappingspeed limits at 130km/h hadsignificantly reduced deaths.

He said in the five yearsleading up to the introduction

of capped speed limits in 2007,153 people died on Territoryroads while travelling atmore than 100km/h.

In the five years after 2007,that number dropped to 105.

‘‘In effect therefore, the lawwhich implemented speed li-mits has saved nearly 10 livesper year,’’ he said.

Dr Read said the College ofSurgeons had renewed theircalls for the NT Governmentto backflip on its ‘‘utterly irre-sponsible’’ plan to reintro-duce open speed limits.

‘‘Given there is no compel-ling reason to proceed withthis proposal, it seems mad-ness to invite 10 people a year

to kill themselves, leavingdevastated family and friendsbehind,’’ he said.

However, the research didnot specify whether thedeaths at over 100km/h werecaused by speed or other fac-tors such as not wearingseatbelts or alcohol.

Chief Minister Adam Giles

said the NT Government wasusing an ‘‘evidence based ap-proach’’ to its review of speedlimits on major highways.

‘‘The Government has al-ready announced its decisionon the Arnhem Highwaywhere speed limits are beingreduced,’’ he said.

It was still considering its

position on the Stuart, Vic-toria and Barkly highways.

Just last week the AANT re-leased a report that found61 per cent of the NT’s nat-ional highway network ach-ieved a one or two star safetyrating out of a possible five.

AANT general managerEdon Bell said it was a ‘‘dam-ning’’ report and urged theGovernment not to increasespeed limits until the roadconditions were improved.

Ayla and Toby Wharton with three-month-old daughter Polly are ready for the Darwin to Dili race Picture: DANIEL HARTLEY-ALLEN

Race willbe child’splay forthis bubPOLLY Wharton must bethe youngest-ever entrantin an international oceanyacht race.

At three months old, sheprobably won’t rememberthe time she set sail in Dar-win and raced across the seaswith her parents Toby andAyla, and grandparents Boand Lindsey aboard 14mMango Madness in the Dar-win to Dili race which startson Fannie Bay at 10am today.

Polly, from Fannie Bay, isone of 60 crew aboard 10yachts making the 780kmjourney to East Timor — andshe could be up for a share inthe $15,000 prizemoneyamong the three divisions.

The 2012 winner, John Mul-kearns’ Game Set, will battleit out with Dr Jon Wardill’sAustralian Maid.

The current record is 76.9hours set by Mojo 3 last year.

Launceston-registeredSkye Melody, has loaded morethan a tonne of donated medi-cal and educational suppliesfor distribution to needy com-munities through Timor-Leste and Indonesia.

Ideal viewing spots for therace start will be Darwin Sail-ing Club Bar, East Point, orDarwin High School.

The rally is the fourth mod-ern edition after it was resur-rected in 2010.

Troubles across the TimorSea left it in a 36-year hiatusafter two successful jaunts in1973 and 1974.

Kids takecar on1500kmjoyrideBy CONOR BYRNE

A SERVICE station ownerhas said a bunch of joyriderkids who drove a car almost1500km would have re-mained undetected if theypaid him for petrol.

The four boys and onegirl, aged between 14 and 18,allegedly broke into a homeon Lorna Lim Tce in Driver,Palmerston, stole a DaewooNabira on Wednesday anddrove it to Alice Springs,where the law caught them.

Tennant Creek ServiceStation owner Ken Smithsaid one of his employeesrang the police when the redcar pulled off without pay-ing about 4pm on Thursday.

‘‘The silly buggers jum-ped in the car and sped off,’’he said. ‘‘It’s silly people —they steal cars and driveaway and if they don’t payfor fuel they get caught.’’

The police in Ti Tree,which is between Tennantand Alice, failed to catch theoutlaws after a chase.

Detective SuperintendentBrent Warren said: ‘‘Policein Ti Tree attempted to ap-prehend the stolen vehicleas it travelled south towardsAlice Springs but the driverdisregarded police direct-ions to stop, drove on thewrong side of the road andcontinued heading south.’’

Five have been chargedand police are searching fora 16-year-old male.