Dangerous driving

ON Sunday afternoon enjoying a leisurely drive down lower Sandy Bay Rd we found ourselves behind a motorcycle rider with a pillion passenger swerving from one side to another in the line of traffic. Concerned by the absolute lunacy of the action I rang the Tasmania Police non-emergency line to report something which even with a relaxed perspective constituted dangerous driving. Having made it through the first step I was put through to the communications section as we continued to follow the motorbike. We waited for an answer until we finally gave up in frustration. Meanwhile the motorbike rider overtook two cars on a bend on double lines and went on its way. Tasmania Police often ask for public help after a crash occurs to provide information. I realise the police are busy but wouldn’t it be nice if when you see blatant disregard for road rules there was a proactive number to ring. After all, it may just save a life. unremarkable because doing an overnight walk without spending at least one extra night in Tasmania leaves little margin for error in catching your flight home. That only one third spend extra nights on the Tasman Peninsula demonstrates the fundamental problem with the Three Capes model: two thirds of walkers arrive on Tasman Peninsula from elsewhere, spend three nights in huts in the national park and leave, with minimal interaction with the local economy. If the next iconic walk is to do better it needs to be set up so walkers stay overnight in accommodation hosted by local businesses. When the Three Capes Track was first proposed the TNPA argued that promotion of a series of day walks on the Tasman Peninsula would achieve far more for the local economy at far less cost. This is still the case.