Transcript Road Safety
ROAD SAFETY
Reducing the road toll
Brainstorm
Draw a mindmap into your
Speeding
Fatigue
Drink Driving
Drug Driving
Distractions
Restraints
books
What are the major
causes/contributors of
accidents and death on our
roads?
Summary data for 2012
http://roadsafety.transport.nsw.gov.au/statist
ics/index.html
Random Breath Testing (RBT)
Random breath testing was introduced in
NSW in 1982 as a means of enforcing the
legal BAC driving limits of 0.05 and 0.02.
The tests are conducted randomly by police
officers
A BAC reading is also taken at traffic
accidents where there is an injury and from
anyone who has committed a traffic offence.
Radar and Speed Cameras
Radar units are used by police to check the
speed of motorists on our roads. They were
introduced in 1986.
KR radar units are mobile units that can be
used to check speeds while the police vehicle
is either stationary or moving.
Safety Cameras
New safety cameras are being
introduced to make
intersections safer by enforcing
both speeding and red-light
offences.
The purpose of safety cameras
is to reduce the number of
crashes at traffic lights.
Drug testing
Police now have the power to randomly test
drivers for the presence of drugs.
They can test for three illegal drugs
See drug driving brochure
Campaigns
Are used to engage and help change unsafe
behavior on our roads, the Centre for Road
Safety carefully develops education and
awareness campaigns.
http://roadsafety.transport.nsw.gov.au/campaigns/ind
ex.html