4WD CRACKDOWN PROPOSED

Five-year-old Bethany Holder was run over and killed by a 4WD in the grounds of the Pittwater House School, Sydney, three years ago. The 4WD owner was convicted of negligent driving in connection with Bethany's death but has attempted to shirk responsibility by saying she believes 4WDs should require a special class of licence.

The Glebe Coroner's Court has massively overreacted to this unfortunate event:

The deputy state coroner, Jacqueline Milledge, has made a number of recommendations, including banning 4WDs from stopping in school drop-off and pick-up zones.

She also recommends banning 4WDs from school grounds and increasing supervision of all other traffic inside schools.

She has recommended that the Roads and Traffic Authority introduce special licensing for 4WDs and that all primary schools and local councils should undertake a risk-management assessment of the areas in and around schools where children and cars mix.

First 4WDs are accused of killing the environemnt, now they're accused of killing our kids.