Talk:Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia

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message: 1911: The first road map detailing WA’s South West is created by the Club.
1918: The Club lobbies government for uniform traffic regulations, such as drivers needing a licence, drivers to keep to the left and that all vehicles have brakes.
1919: The new Traffic Act becomes law. The Club pushes for a Main Roads Board to oversee and maintain major carriageways and a plan for new roads.
1920: The giant karri trees of southern WA are guaranteed preservation after the Club successfully campaigns to have an area each side of the Nannup-Warren road declared a national park.
1922: The Automobile Club of WA is given permission to use the word Royal, becoming the Royal Automobile Club of WA, or RAC.
1926: The RAC Roadside Assistance Patrol, begins in Perth, expanding to Northam and Bunbury in 1928.
1927: RAC successfully lobby the government to abolish a toll to enter Kings Park.
1928: RAC’s Touring Department is formed.
1930: RAC sides with the WA Safety First Council to pressure the State Government to fix several dangerous Perth intersections.
1932: RAC campaigns to make stealing or unlawful use of a motor car a criminal offence.
1940: RAC initiates the National Safety Council to give Australian motoring clubs a national voice.
1945: RAC campaigns to either reduce the federal tax on petrol or allocate greater funds to WA for road improvements.
1947: RAC Insurance Pty Ltd commences operations.
1957: Road Service is extended to 24 hours.
1970: RAC advocates for the compulsory installation of Motor Vehicle Standards approved seatbelts.
1973: With seatbelts in new cars now compulsory, RAC seeks legislation banning the sale of non-approved seatbelts and child restraints.
1975: RAC hands over the maintenance of its directional signposting program to local authorities.
1978: Begins the push for drink-driving reform by releasing RAC research linking many fatal automobile accidents to drinking.
1980: RAC pushes for $400 million of taxes from the crude oil levy to be spent on roads.
1983: RAC is appointed to monitor emergency telephones on Kwinana and Mitchell freeways.
1992: Along with other Australian automobile clubs, RAC creates the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP), which tests and rates the safety of new vehicles.
1996: As part of its Crime Stoppers sponsorship, RAC Community Education officers visit schools and community groups to raise awareness of the program.
2001: The Federal Government reduces the fuel excise and ends automatic indexation after significant campaigning by RAC.
2002: RAC and WA Police join forces to establish the Neighbourhood Watch program.
2003: The first RAC Rescue Helicopter takes to the skies, providing a 24-hour emergency service in WA, flying more than 4400 missions so far. Initiated the Red Spot campaign to improve the worst congestion spots on WA roads.
2004: RAC secures a commitment of $100 million from the State Government to improve road safety, including $20 million for black spots and $80 million for safer roads.
2006: Partnering with other motoring clubs, RAC develops a star rating system for the safety levels of Australia’s road network.
2009: RAC opens its Driver Training and Education Centre, offering courses for defensive driving, 4WD and truck driving, motorcycle riding and towing.
2011: RAC installs its first electric-vehicle charging station. RAC establishes the RAC Community Sponsorship Program, providing more than $1.2 million to 150 local WA communities and initiatives over 5 years.
2012: After 10 years of lobbying by RAC, the State Government directs 100% of red light and speed camera fines to the Road Trauma Trust Account for road safety projects. The first RAC bstreetsmart event is held, an annual crash re-enactment teaching students about road safety.
2013: RAC launches the world’s first attention-powered car to raise awareness about inattention on our roads.
2015: RAC Electric Highway® opens, the first of its kind in Australia, running from Perth to Augusta. As a symbol of the silence on road safety in the WA Wheatbelt, RAC unveils a life-sized African elephant sculpture made out of crashed cars. It highlights the significantly higher fatality rate in the Wheatbelt and our need to start a conversation. Following RAC lobbying, the State Government appoints a Road Safety Commissioner
2016: A second RAC Rescue Helicopter, based in Bunbury, flies into action as part of WA's only dedicated 24-hour emergency helicopter service. RAC begins trialling the RAC Intellibus, Australia's first driverless and fully electric shuttle bus.
the bullet list ureferenced here rather than main page.. JarrahTree 12:22, 22 January 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: dumped bullet list