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VIDEO FOOTAGE + CONTENT FOR TONIGHT’S NEWS: Jimmy Rees uses his ‘point of view’ to help promote truck safety on Aussie roads

National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) < 1 mins read

We All Need Space Campaign Launch Today - content for TV:  Jimmy Rees uses his ‘point of view’ to help promote truck safety on Aussie roads

• Comedian Jimmy Rees teamed up with the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator today to launch 'We All Need Space' to educate motorists on safely driving around trucks, to help save lives.
• School holidays starts today marking a busy time for families, light vehicle drivers and caravanners sharing the road with trucks.
• Light vehicle drivers are often at fault in crashes involving both heavy and light vehicles – greater education is needed.

For more information on We All Need Space visit weneedspace.com.au. #weallneedspace

Content available for tonight's news:  

Please see below the We All Need Space campaign launch content featuring Jimmy Rees. Content includes Jimmy's point of view videos, sound bites of Jimmy and NHVR spokesperson Michelle Tayler, dash cam footage, and more. 

 

Media release attached for more information. 

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Media Contact: Prue Cripps | Prue.Cripps@nhvr.gov.au | 0417 389 961


About us:

About the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR): The NHVR is Australia’s regulator for heavy vehicles, and we work across a range of heavy vehicle safety, productivity, policy and operational initiatives and projects endorsed by state and federal transport ministers. Established in 2013, our vision is to build a single, consistent national regulator and a safe, efficient, and productive heavy vehicle industry serving the needs of Australia. We are a modern and intelligence-led regulator focused on informing, educating, and enforcing regulatory action to those posing the greatest risk to road users.


Contact details:

Prue Cripps - NHVR Media Team

P.h. 0417 389 961 

E. prue.cripps@nhvr.gov.au

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