Member for Mildura, Peter Crisp, is urging members of the community to join the debate on new plates for the state.
On Sunday Premier Ted Baillieu announced Victorian number plates would carry a road safety message, which will be selected after extensive consultation.
Mr Crisp is encouraging the local community to join the discussion and put forward ideas for road safety messages that would help reduce the road toll.
“Safety on our roads is an issue for us all, and the more we promote the driving with care message, the better,” Mr Crisp said.
“The use of number plates to display a road safety message is another way of reminding drivers of their responsibilities as road users.
“The trauma of motor vehicle accidents on our country roads is all too real and each of us have a responsibility to assist in making our roads safer.
“I encourage all members of the community to sit down with family or friends and come up with a safety slogan that can be put onto our new number plates,” he said.
Victorians can submit their ideas from midday Monday 17 October at www.premier.vic.gov.au
The new number plates are expected to roll out in Victoria next year.
