an overview of road safety in victoria james holgate
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An overview of road safety in Victoria James Holgate, Director, Road User Safety May 2012
1. Victoria’s road safety strategy
2. Governance
3. Inter agency coordination
4. Road safety capacity
Today’s presentation
Road safety in Victoria
Best practice
Aggressive targets
Specific target groups, eg. children, vulnerable road users
www.atcouncil.gov.au/documents/files/NRSS_2011_2020_20May11.pdf
National Road Safety Strategy
Targets
Safe system principles
Shared responsibility
Corporate responsibility
International collaboration
Interventions
Directions – achievements by 2020
First Steps – actions by 2014
Future steps – issues for consideration
But responsibility for implementation is largely with the States and Territories
[PDF]: www.atcouncil.gov.au/documents/files/NRSS_2011_2020_20May11.pdf
Victoria’s Road Safety Strategy
Victoria’s road safety strategy
The Safe System approach
Agreed and publicised targets
Overarching range of actions at any time
Understanding
crashes and risks
Admittance to
system
(driver licensing)
Education and
information
supporting road
users
Enforcement of
road rules
Safe System
(aims to reduce the number of crashes, and should a crash occur reduce the severity of
injury by the management of crash forces to survivable levels through the interaction of
Safer Speeds, Safer Roads & Roadsides and Safer Vehicles)
Safe Road
Users
Safe Roads &
RoadsidesSafe Vehicles
· Comply with speed
limits
· Comply with road rules
· Wearing seatbelts/
helmets
· Not affected by alcohol,
drugs or fatigue
· Speed limits to match
infrastructure
· Roads & roadsides
designed to highest
safety standards
practicable
· Vehicles
manufactured
featuring high
standard safety
features
arrive alive
2008-2017
Reduce road
trauma by 30%
Action Plans
Coordinated delivery approach
Reduced risk of being killed or seriously injured
Higher crash risk of young drivers
Sessio
n
four
Peer passenger restrictions
Novice driver fatal crash risk increases four times when carrying more than one peer passenger
Around 26% of first year probationary drivers involved in fatal crashes are carrying two or more peer passengers
From 1 July 2008, P1 probationary drivers have been restricted to carrying one peer passenger
Targeted road improvements
Electronic stability control (ESC)
ESC helps drivers to avoid crashes by reducing the danger of
skidding, or losing control
Australian research indicates that ESC reduces the risk of
single vehicle crashes:
– by 30% across all vehicle types
– by over 50% For 4WD vehicles
Governance
Partnership model
Meeting of Ministers
Parliamentary Road Safety Committee
Watchdogs
Managing road safety in Victoria
Transport Cabinet Committee Minister for Roads
Minister for Police & Emergency Services
Minister Responsible for TAC
Road Safety Executive Group
Road Safety Management Group
Victorian Community Road
Safety Alliance
National Issues Road Safety Education Group
Local Government External Stakeholder
Consultation
Parliamentary
Road Safety Committee
ENSURES THE ACHIEVEMENT
OF A CO-ORDINATED
APPROACH TO ROAD
SAFETY IN VICTORIA
DIRECTION / ENDORESEMENT REPORTING
CO-ORDINATION BY VICROADS
Agency roles
Road safety policy, management of the road safety strategy, management of the Road Safety Act, communications
Courts system, infringements system, road safety camera program
Third party insurance, communications
Enforcement
Frequent, formal meetings
Road Safety Management Group
Road Safety Executive Group
High level, day-to-day meetings
Road safety capacity - framework
Framework
Results focus
Coordination
Legislation
Funding and resource allocation
Promotion
Monitoring and evaluation
Research and development and knowledge transfer
Extending capacity beyond government
Research
Advocacy
Corporate involvement in road safety
Community engagement
Research
Victoria conducts substantial road safety research programs
Key challenge: transfer research knowledge to build capacity among practitioners, policy makers and to inform public debate
Advocacy
Active support across all levels
Importance of continuing to promote Safe System thinking and building strong support for key road safety initiatives
Local government and community road safety councils are important partners at the local level, with major roles in advocacy and increasing the understanding of road safety issues in their community
Corporate involvement
Corporations have established relationships with employees and the community
Talk to community through their brand
Strength of influence
OHS
Good corporate citizenship
Community engagement
Community involvement in local settings:
– Providing government and other decision-makers with a clear and accurate understanding of the public’s priorities and needs, especially at the local level
– Promoting Safe System thinking and building strong support for key road safety initiatives
– Disseminating tailored, relevant information quickly to the right target audiences locally
– Advocating for road safety as well as
encouraging others too
– Key challenge: encouraging personal
responsibility for road safety