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SaferRoads targets road deaths and injuries

The SaferRoads Project was launched by the then Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads, Senator Ian Campbell at Parliament House on 31 March 2004.  Many of Australia's leading road safety experts and medical professionals attended the launch, along with Federal Members of Parliament and representatives from many SaferRoads supporter organisations.

Shadow Transport Minister, Mr Martin Ferguson MP and Senator Aden Ridgeway representing the Australian Democrats also attended the launch.

Speaking at the launch, Minister Campbell highlighted the need for partnerships like SaferRoads, which recognise that everyone has a responsibility in making roads safer - motorists, governments, car manufacturers and businesses.

Speaking on behalf of the SaferRoads partners, the President of the Australian Automobile Association, Tony Stacey said "the road toll is not just a statistic.  It involves sudden loss, pain, suffering and financial hardship. It changes the lives of thousands of Australians forever."

"It is time we did something to stop these needless killings and injuries" Mr Stacey said.

"We need to continue to stop aggressive driving; we need to stop drink driving, driver fatigue and speeding. 

We also need to build safer vehicles in which leading safety features, like airbags and other technologies are standard in all models. 

We need to promote the importance of road safety in our businesses and workplaces.

And, we need to make improvements to the one area in which we have the greatest control - the roads. People should not be expected to pay the ultimate price for what is often a simple mistake" Mr Stacey said.

Minister Campbell
at the launch.

Minister Campbell and NRMA President, Ross Turnbull.

Shadow Transport Minister,
Martin Ferguson and the
TAC SafeCar.

Dr Ken Ogden

General Manager, Public Policy, RACV
 

+61 3 9703 6103

Driver behavior training

Roadside environment

Motoring club policy

Prof. Ian Johnston

Director, Monish  University Accident Research Centre (MUARC)
 

+61 3 9905 4372

Social and political issues in the adoption of innovation

Technology transfer

Road user behavior

Prof. Raphael Grzebieta

Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University and President of the Australasian College of Road Safety
 

+61 3 9905 4970

Vehicle crashworthiness

Roadside barriers Road environment

A/Prof. Drew Richardson

NRMA-ACT Road Safety Trust Chair of Road Trauma and
Emergency Medicine, Emergency Department, Canberra Hospital
 

+61 2 6244 2418

Road trauma emergency medical care

David Rynne

National Manager for Safety and Environment, Australian Trucking Association (ATA)
 

+61 2 6253 6900

Truck safety and regulations

Robin Anderson

Director, Transport Policy Australian Local Government Association (ALGA)
 

+61 2 6122 9432

Role of local government in road safety

Roads to Recovery

• Motorists' attitudes towards road safety
  
  ANOP Research Services, on behalf of the AAA, recently completed a survey of motorists’ attitudes to road safety. It involved 1,725 motorists who were over the age of 18 and both members and non-members of AAA’s constituent clubs.

• National Road Safety: Eyes on the Road Ahead
  
  House of Representatives Standing Committee on Transport and Regional Services report on the Inquiry into National Road Safety. Tabled on 21June 2004.

• The National Road Safety Strategy (NRSS) 2001-2010
  
  The NRSS was released by the Federal Minister for Transport, John Anderson in November 2000.  The target of the NRSS is to reduce Australia’s road fatality rate per 100,000 population from 9.3 in 1999 to no more than 5.6 in 2010 – a 40% reduction.
  
  Over the life of the NRSS, a 40% reduction in fatalities per population equates to a saving of around 3,352 lives, and avoids the waste of more than $5 billion.
  
  The Strategy says that  fixing the roads will have a biggest impact on safety followed by  changes to driver behaviour, improvements to vehicle safety and the adoption of new technology.

• AAA's Federal Election Submission
  
  AAA's Election Submission calls on political parties to commit to policies on road safety, infrastructure investment, taxation reform and the environment. This submission has been prepared with the full support of AAA’s constituent motoring clubs.

• Australian Automobile Association Submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into National Road Safety

• Australian Trucking Association Submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into National Road Safety

• Australasian College of Road Safety (ACRS) Year Book 2004
  
  An evaluation and expert views on what should be done in the next 7 years to achieve the target of reducing the national road toll

• Safer Roads Save Lives
  
  This report,  produced by the NRMA, outlines some of the key road safety issues that need to be addressed in NSW. The report examines the need for the upgrading of major routes, the importance of driver behavior, safer vehicles and safer roads.
   

• Australia in Motion
  
  Australia in Motion documents the Australian Automobile Association's position on a range of transport issues such, infrastructure and planning, road safety, motorists as consumers, technology and the environment, and the future.

• Motoring Directions
  
  This publication, released bi-annually, addresses issues of importance and interest to Australian motorists such as transport policy, road infrastructure, safety, new motor vehicle technology, the environment, tourism, and the activities and view points of AAA itself.
   

• Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC)

http://www.general.monash.edu.au/muarc/

• Planning and Transport Research Centre (PaTReC)

http://www.patrec.murdoch.edu.au/

• University of South Australia Transport System Centre (TSC)

http://www.unisa.edu.au/tsc/

• University of Adelaide Centre for Automotive Safety Research (CASR)

http://casr.adelaide.edu.au/

• Institute for International Health Injury Prevention and Trauma Care

http://www.iih.usyd.edu.au/programs/ipstaff.html

• NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre

http://www.irmrc.unsw.edu.au/

• Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety Queensland (CARRSQ)

http://www.carrsq.qut.edu.au/

• Australian Automobile Association (AAA)

http://www.aaa.asn.au

• Australian Local Government Association (ALGA)

http://www.alga.asn.au

• Australian Trucking Association (ATA)

http://www.trucknbus.com.au/ata

• Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

http://www.racs.edu.au/

• Australasian College of Road Safety (ACRS)

http://www.acrs.org.au/

• Engineers Australia

http://www.ieaust.org.au/

• Department of Transport and Regional Services (DOTARS)

http://www.dotars.gov.au

• Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB)

http://www.atsb.gov.au

• Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics (BTRE)

http://www.btre.gov.au

• Roads and Traffic Authority NSW (RTA)

http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au

• VicRoads

http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au

• Transport South Australia

http://www.transport.sa.gov.au/index.asp

• Queensland Transport

http://www.transport.qld.gov.au

• Road Transport ACT

http://www.transport.act.gov.au

• Main Roads Western Australia

http://www.mainroads.wa.gov.au

• Department of Infrastructure Tasmania

http://www.transport.tas.gov.au/

• Department of Infrastructure Northern Territory

http://www.ipe.nt.gov.au/

• NRMA

http://www.mynrma.com.au

• RACV

http://www.racv.com.au

• RACQ

http://www.racq.com.au

• RAASA

http://www.raa.net

• RACWA

http://www.rac.com.au

• RACT

http://www.ract.com.au

• AANT

http://www.aant.com.au