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