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Victorian MP Nick McGowan calls for laws requiring drivers to turn lights on during the day

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A Victorian MP is calling for new laws to help reduce the risk of car crashes after a spike in the state’s road toll.

Victoria’s road toll is up by 39 per cent compared with this time last year — with 135 deaths in just six months.

Twenty-nine people died in May alone, including three teens who were killed when their car smashed into a tree in Bochara.

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Liberal Member for North Eastern Metropolitan Region Nick McGowan wants the Andrews Labor government to consider laws requiring drivers to turn their lights on during the day.

“It’s the easiest thing in the world to turn your lights on,” he told 7NEWS.com.au.

“This year’s road toll is up significantly on last year and that should concern everyone, it concerns me.”

A recent Monash University study into daytime running lights (DRLs) — which turn on automatically whenever a vehicle engine is started — found they reduce the overall risk of being involved in a non-night-time multi-vehicle crash by 8.8 per cent.

When driving at dawn or dusk and in higher speed zones, the estimated crash reductions were even higher.

MP Nick McGowan wants motorists to turn their lights on every time they start their vehicles – day or night. Credit: AAP

The study noted the government should consider mandating DLRs on all new vehicle models.

“This would likely lead to reductions in the overall crash risk,” the study said.

Similar rules have been implemented in other parts of the world, including Canada and the EU where DRLs have been mandated for all new cars and vans since 2011.

McGowan will move a motion on Thursday calling on the government to not only ensure all new vehicles are fitted with DRLs, but also to explore retro-fitting.

“We know some new cars that come into Australia already have this function built into them,” McGowan said.

“It would cost more to retrofit, but we can certainly look at that as well.”

He acknowledged DLRs was not a “silver bullet” that would stop all road deaths, but said it was a “no-brainer” to help reduce the toll.

“(It’s) simple … and it costs nothing, it doesn’t pose a new cost necessarily,” McGowan said.

“It’s something we can introduce over time, (and) it’s something we can do today in terms of just your own car that isn’t fitted with those sort of newer capabilities.

“We can either sit around and stand around and do nothing, or we can actually make common-sense solutions.”

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A Victorian MP is calling for new laws to help reduce the risk of car crashes after a spike in the state’s road toll.

Victoria’s road toll is up by 39 per cent compared with this time last year — with 135 deaths in just six months.

Twenty-nine people died in May alone, including three teens who were killed when their car smashed into a tree in Bochara.

Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >>

Liberal Member for North Eastern Metropolitan Region Nick McGowan wants the Andrews Labor government to consider laws requiring drivers to turn their lights on during the day.

“It’s the easiest thing in the world to turn your lights on,” he told 7NEWS.com.au.

“This year’s road toll is up significantly on last year and that should concern everyone, it concerns me.”

A recent Monash University study into daytime running lights (DRLs) — which turn on automatically whenever a vehicle engine is started — found they reduce the overall risk of being involved in a non-night-time multi-vehicle crash by 8.8 per cent.

When driving at dawn or dusk and in higher speed zones, the estimated crash reductions were even higher.

MP Nick McGowan wants motorists to turn their lights on every time they start their vehicles – day or night. Credit: AAP

The study noted the government should consider mandating DLRs on all new vehicle models.

“This would likely lead to reductions in the overall crash risk,” the study said.

Similar rules have been implemented in other parts of the world, including Canada and the EU where DRLs have been mandated for all new cars and vans since 2011.

McGowan will move a motion on Thursday calling on the government to not only ensure all new vehicles are fitted with DRLs, but also to explore retro-fitting.

“We know some new cars that come into Australia already have this function built into them,” McGowan said.

“It would cost more to retrofit, but we can certainly look at that as well.”

He acknowledged DLRs was not a “silver bullet” that would stop all road deaths, but said it was a “no-brainer” to help reduce the toll.

“(It’s) simple … and it costs nothing, it doesn’t pose a new cost necessarily,” McGowan said.

“It’s something we can introduce over time, (and) it’s something we can do today in terms of just your own car that isn’t fitted with those sort of newer capabilities.

“We can either sit around and stand around and do nothing, or we can actually make common-sense solutions.”

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