Vic roads get $1 billion safety upgrade A BILLION-DOLLAR, decade-long Victorian government plan to fix the state's most dangerous roads aims to reduce deaths and serious injuries by 30 per cent. Tackling speed and drink-driving - linked to more than half of state road deaths - while protecting motorcyclists, pedestrians and cyclists are among the government's top priorities for the first four years of the strategy. Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu and Deputy Premier Peter Ryan unveiled the road safety plan on Friday. Mr Ryan says funding from the Transport Accident Commission would be increased to cover the costs of the road plan. "It would be a very brave government, of whatever political persuasion, that would cut that funding," he said when asked what would happen if the current government lost power over the term of the strategy. The plan targets speeding through "automated speed enforcement, including point-to-point, mobile, speed and red-light camera systems." However, Mr Ryan says the government has no definite plans to install more speed cameras and will act on advice from Victoria Police, VicRoads and the TAC. We may or may not. We will receive the advice as it comes to us," he said. There are no plans to change the 0.05 blood-alcohol limit for drink-driving, he said. Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner Robert Hill said a new approach to road crashes would see police distinguish between serious and severe injuries to highlight the "hidden toll" of road smashes. Crash victims who leave hospital within 14 days will be considered seriously injured, Mr Hill said. Those who require longer stays due to life-changing injuries - including brain or spinal - will be classed as severe. Opposition road safety spokesman Luke Donnellan said the government's policy lacked detail, had no funding attached to it and had borrowed Labor government initiatives. "It's got a long way to go before this road safety policy can actually go anywhere," he said.