Slow down for fatality-free Friday

The national annual event, organised by the Australian Road Safety Foundation, has been credited with helping reduce road deaths by getting people to sign a pledge to take more care on the road.

So far this year, there has been one death on Redland roads, down from four at the same time last year.

In March, a 48-year-old man died when he was hit by two cars while moving a snake off Cleveland-Redland Bay Road near Boundary Street, Redland Bay. The state road toll is 76, compared with last year's 116.

This year, Redland City Council wanted to drive its own message home to young and old drivers alike.

Together with the Transport Department, the council encouraged people to make their pledge by signing an inflatable car parked inside the council foyer.

Ormiston's Maeve Lane and Courtney Black, from Alexandra Hills, joined those to take the vow, which included actress Nicole Kidman, premier Campbell Newman and Redland city councillors.

Mayor Karen Williams said she was pleased the federal government had not axed its Black Spot funding and Roads to Recovery program in this month's federal budget.

"We will make sure that all dangerous intersections are mentioned to both the state and federal government for funding."

Cr Murray Elliott, who is the council's representative on the Redland Traffic Advisory Group, said although the fatality statistics were low, serious crashes were still occurring.

Queensland Police and Transport and Main Roads representatives are also on the advisory body, which identifies and prioritises road safety issues.

Cr Elliott said he had discussed Allenby Road with the advisory group and suggested dropping the 60km/h on Finucane Road to MacMillan Road to 50km/h.