The latest round of changes, which include stiff increases in both points and fines for speeding offences will take effect from 17th April, just in time to capitalize on the usual speeding crackdown associated with the Easter holiday period.

"There was no public consultation. The higher fines are just a cash grab based on nothing more factual than the government's own propaganda." Said spokesman for the NMAA, Gavin Goeldner.

"This is a simplistic and greed motivated approach to a difficult and complex problem. Speeding causes only 5% of motor vehicle crashes in Queensland, yet the Transport Minister would have us believe that it is the only problem. In Queensland this obsession with speed has resulted in a complete failure to reduce a road toll" he said.

Statistics show the road toll in Queensland was trending steadily downwards until 1998. "It was about this time that our government became obsessed with speeding due to the huge fine revenue involved. Since this time we have had little focus on the real problems, just truckloads of speed propaganda, and sadly the road toll has failed to decline." said Mr. Goeldner.