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Connect - 14 August 2020
Message from the Chief Executive
If you have any comments, suggestions, questions or concerns, please email them to telltony@sa.gov.au.
Sharing a message that matters
It’s been encouraging to see some great coverage of Rail Safety Week in the media and at local events this week highlighting the importance of thinking and behaving safely around rail corridors.
More than 90 rail, police and government organisations from across Australia and New Zealand participate in Rail Safety Week through various means.
The team at Torrens Connect got involved in a very public way, with customer service officers spreading the message at Moseley Square in Glenelg, and in Adelaide.
While the official week may be ending, being safe around trains and trams is something we need to think about every day. Visit the Adelaide Metro website to see why it’s important and to make a pledge to be RailSAFE.
Building better station access
Our recent work at Hallett Cove Beach railway station, as part of the Better Access to Public Transport Project, received high praise from a customer even before it was finished.
While undertaking his annual review with an RSB Guide Dog trainer, the customer was about to demonstrate the dangers of accessing the station when he was delighted to find the improvement works under way.
After displaying his appreciation to a worker on site, he then made contact with the department to express thanks for the delivery of the project. “It is very much appreciated and I wish to personally thank you and acknowledge the past communications and meetings we had,” the customer wrote.
Stairs were installed at the southern end of the Park n Ride, in conjunction with pedestrian walkthrough and kerb ramps, and DDA-compliant ramps were installed at the northern end.
Acting on high-risk vehicles
Thank you to those who have worked to help deliver a recent change to protect our community from the dangers of faulty airbags.
Last week we announced that from 10 August all remaining cars fitted with a critical defective Takata type airbag inflator will be refused registration in South Australia, which is a potentially life-saving road safety initiative.
If you know of anyone who is still driving one of these unsafe vehicles, please urge them to take immediate action. You can find more information here.
Friday Flashback
Clearly road safety has always been an issue, as today’s Friday Flashback shows. This shot is from 1923, when a car crashed into railings on the Albert Bridge, on Frome Road, thankfully avoiding the plunge below.
