Fifteen local businesses have put their hand up to help reduce driver fatigue-related road incidents, by signing up to take part in next year's ‘Free Cuppa for the Driver’ scheme.
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Parkes businesses will join more than 100 others across Hunter, Southern, South West and Western NSW to participate in the next round of the successful scheme, which provides drivers who have travelled more than 100 kilometres from their home with a free cup of tea or coffee from those participating businesses.
The scheme will see over 23 local council areas working together to implement the successful and multi-award winning ‘Free Cuppa for the Driver’ scheme in a bid to reduce tired drivers and fatigue-related crashes on roads in NSW.
Parkes, Forbes and Lachlan Shire Councils' Road Safety and Injury Prevention Officer, Melanie Suitor, said that the second biggest killer on NSW roads is drivers who are tired.
“When you fall asleep behind the wheel you aren’t able to react by breaking or moving out of the way of hazards, which means the crash is more likely to be fatal,” Ms Suitor said.
The scheme allows drivers to access a free cuppa from participating businesses who have a variety of trading hours, which improves the scheme's accessibility.
The scheme runs each year from March 1 to May 31.
“If it wasn’t for the participating businesses supplying the free cuppa, then this scheme wouldn’t be possible and I would like to thank the 15 enthusiastic businesses across the Parkes, Forbes and Lachlan Shire Councils who are taking part in next year’s scheme,” Ms Suitor said.
“Many of whom are returning for the eighth or ninth time and we warmly welcome those who are joining us for the first time in 2019.”
The participating businesses in Parkes for 2019 are:
- Railway Arts and Crafts (Bogan Gate)
- Railway Hotel (Bogan Gate)
- Cooke Park Café (Parkes)
- Parkes Coffee Pot
- Parkes Services Club
- Casho's (Tullamore)
Participating businesses in the Forbes Shire:
- Crave Coffee Café Catering
- Forbes Bakehouse
- Forbes Inn Hotel/Motel
- Pantry Café and Catering
- Subway - Forbes
Participating businesses in the Lachlan Shire:
- Vantage Fuels Condobolin
- Shell Condobolin
- Fisho's Hotbake and Takeaway (Lake Cargelligo)
- Tulli Café (Tullibigeal)
The ‘Free Cuppa’ website, freecuppa.com.au, allows drivers to search for the nearest participating business.