A very happy Easter to one and all. For those of you travelling over the holiday period, please take your time and stay safe. This year’s super long weekend means there will be even more people on the move than usual, and so the need for patience on the roads will be all the greater. Sadly, the headlines around this time of the year are all too often about the road toll and the carnage on our highways and byways.
On top of the heavy traffic, motorists this year will also have to contend with the poor state of many of our roads due to the recent floods and heavy rains. Just a few days ago, we reported on these pages about the dangerously potholed condition of the grey nomads’ traditional gateway to adventure, the Stuart Highway. Sadly, since that story appeared there has already been a fatal accident there. One man died in a crash that temporarily closed the highway about 50 kilometres north of Marla near the border of the Northern Territory and South Australia. There is no way of knowing at this stage whether the accident was in any way related to the road’s poor condition but the tragedy does nonetheless underline the absolute need for caution and commonsense when out and about. Grey nomads towing caravans or driving big motorhomes are more vulnerable than most to the strains of long hours of driving. Please, please take care.
Hopefully, most of you though are settled in for the Easter/Anzac break in a relatively quiet spot in a relaxed and tolerant frame of mind. It’s a wonderful time to get together with family or old friends, and perhaps new ones, too.
Enjoy.
