Title: Australian and international road safety developments Presenter’s Name:Joe Motha Economy:Australia 33rd APEC Transportation Working Group Tokyo, Japan October

JAPAN rd APEC Transportation Working Group, Tokyo, Japan, October Moscow conference First Global Ministerial Road Safety Conference Moscow – November 2009 Moscow declaration Decade of Action

JAPAN rd APEC Transportation Working Group, Tokyo, Japan, October Decade of Action UN resolution – 10 March 2010 Global launch on 11 May 2011 Arrangements for launch – rolling 24 hour- event Launch of national plans

JAPAN rd APEC Transportation Working Group, Tokyo, Japan, October Australian road safety Around 1,500 road deaths and 30,000 serious injuries each year Annual cost of crashes is A$18 billion/$27 billion Road deaths declined by 18% between 2000 and 2009 However, progress has been slower than expected –National Road Safety Strategy set a target of 5.6 deaths per 100,000 population by end of 2010 –Actual rate to August 2010 was 6.3 deaths per 100,000 people

JAPAN rd APEC Transportation Working Group, Tokyo, Japan, October Annual deaths per 100,000 population

JAPAN rd APEC Transportation Working Group, Tokyo, Japan, October Road safety conference Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference August -3 September 2010 in Canberra International delegates invited Conference papers at:

JAPAN rd APEC Transportation Working Group, Tokyo, Japan, October National Road Safety Council NRSC established on 30 April members 5 ambassadors Facilitate implementation; raise profile; establish partnerships Priority areas: young driver safety; fleet safety; safer speeds; Indigenous road safety; motorcycle safety; alcohol and drug awareness

JAPAN rd APEC Transportation Working Group, Tokyo, Japan, October National Road Safety Strategy New strategy for Strategy drafted Approved by Ministers for public consultation soon (available from: Based on Safe System approach Safe roads, safe speeds, safe vehicles, safe people

JAPAN rd APEC Transportation Working Group, Tokyo, Japan, October Other national strategies National Railway Level Crossing Strategy National Cycling Strategy Available from:

JAPAN rd APEC Transportation Working Group, Tokyo, Japan, October Young drivers Young drivers are significantly over-represented in road trauma statistics –drivers aged years make up 14% of licence holders but are involved in 25% of all fatal and serious injury crashes Young drivers are most at risk in the first year after gaining their licence Australian states have introduced graduated licensing to reduce the risks in the early stages of driving: –zero BAC, passenger and night driving restrictions, mobile phone bans, restrictions on high-power vehicles, higher penalties

JAPAN rd APEC Transportation Working Group, Tokyo, Japan, October keys2drive Australian Government provided $17 million over 5 years to Improve safety for young learner drivers Free supervised driving lesson for learners accompanied by parent/mentor National driver instructor accreditation scheme Interactive website:

JAPAN rd APEC Transportation Working Group, Tokyo, Japan, October Motorcycle safety 225 riders killed in 2009 and about 7000 hospitalised Rider deaths increased by 18% from 2000 to 2009 –reflects the growth in motorcycling activity over the decade Riders aged over 45 years account for much of the upward trend in casualties Riders are 30 times more likely to be killed than car occupants (per distance travelled) Young riders are most at risk

JAPAN rd APEC Transportation Working Group, Tokyo, Japan, October Motorcycle safety Motorcycle and Scooter Safety Summit in April 2008 –report at: publications/2009/pdf/msss_report.pdf Victorian motorcycle GLS – discussion paper –paper at: APEC project: Compendium of safety measures Stage 1 report completed