Coming into the Christmas period I thought it is a good time to reflect on road safety. Last year over 12 days of the Christmas holiday period, 38 families across Australia were shattered; losing loved ones to the road toll.

We know that speed and rushing is a major factor in many fatal crashes. And yet, in reality speeding doesn’t even get us to where we want to be any faster.

Let’s say you were driving from Gladstone to Rocky. If you go at the speed limit, your average speed will be 82km/h and (depending on the time of day) it will take you about 1 hour and 19 minutes.