Road Safety: Strategy & Policy Flashcards
What is Aus. vision?
No person should be killed or seriously injured on Aus. road
What is the target of Aus.?
Reduce fatalities by 30% by 2020
What are the objectives?
- Safe roads
- Safe speeds
- Safe vehicles
- Safe people
How are Safer Speeds enforced?
- Speed limits
- Speed enforcement
- Heavy vehicle compliance
- Education
- Technology
How are safer roads achieved?
- Risk based approach - road safety audit
- Safe system design
How are safer vehicles achieved?
- Aus. Design Rules
- Electronic Stability control (ESC)
- Collision avoidance
- New car assessment (ANCAP)
How is Safer road user behaviour obtained?
- Drink/drug driving
- Restraint use
- Fatigue
- Novice drivers
- Motorcyclists
- Pedestrians & bicyclists
What does the QLD road safety action plan say about Roads & Roadsides?
Roads and roadside infrastructure can influence both the risk of a crash and its severity
What does the QLD road safety action plan say about speeds?
Speed management is essential to reducing road deaths and serious injuries
What does the QLD road safety action plan say about vehicles?
Vehicle safety can prevent crashes occurring, reduce the severity of injuries for occupants & other road users
