Page 4281 - Week 13 - Thursday, 25 November 1993
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DRAFT ACT ROAD SAFETY STRATEGY
Road safety affects virtually every member of society, whether as pedestrian, driver, passenger, cyclist or motorcyclist. An accident can change our lives in seconds.
Furthermore, the way we live our lives affects our safety on the roads. Are we tired, over-confident or distracted by children? These factors can determine whether we arrive safety at our destinations. No-one intends that an accident will happen, yet most accidents are the result of combinations of particular human behaviours such as speeding, drinking, and misjudgment.
The Government has given road safety a high priority. Recent Government action on road safety includes the introduction of:
points demerit and graduated driver licensing schemes, and child restraint legislation making it compulsory for all children to wear suitable restraints.
The Government will continue to give road safety a high priority. Road safety, however, is not just the responsibility of government. Everyone who uses the roads bears responsibility for the level of safety on our roads.
For this reason, the Government is seeking to involve the community in the development of an ACT Road Safety Strategy - a comprehensive document that will identify actions and strategies for better road safety from now until the year 2001.
The ACT has a good road safety record. Indeed, ACT fatality rates have been consistently lower than the national average for over a decade. The ACT has had the lowest fatality rates per 100 000 population of any Australian state or territory every year for the last 10 years.
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