Page 4285 - Week 13 - Thursday, 25 November 1993
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To put these targets in perspective, the limits I have just mentioned approximate existing fatality, hospitalisation accident, and third party insurance claim rates. It is anticipated that population will grow at the rate of 1.8% per annum for the next 15 years, and that road travel will grow at a rate similar to that predicted nationally, that is 25% by the year 2001. What we are hoping to achieve is no growth in the numbers of fatalities and serious injuries even though the amount of travel will increase considerably. The target for fatalities, for example, amounts to a 30% decrease in the fatality rate.
An early draft of the ACT Road Safety Strategy was developed in co-operation with the police. During August and September 1993, organisations with an interest in road safety were asked to comment on the earlier version of the Strategy. The Government is concerned that the road safety actions of groups outside the Government are recognised and encouraged so that by working on many fronts we can achieve the targets for road trauma reduction.
The organisations contacted during this first stage of consultation included:
the Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Australia, the NRMA, Aerial Taxis, road user groups such as the Motorcycle Riders Association, Pedal Power, and the Council of ACT Motor Clubs, community groups such as the Council on the Ageing, organisations involved in education, including the Catholic Education Office and Transport Training trade unions, and organisations associated with the road transport, insurance, health, and hospitality industries.
The responses from these organisations indicated support for the main thrust of the Strategy, in particular the key issue concerning community ownership of road safety. Most of these organisations also expressed a willingness to be involved in future planning for road safety, and some expressed particular views on issues such as the future of vehicle inspection stations. Several organisations listed their own road safety actions and many of these actions have been incorporated in the revised Draft Strategy that I am tabling today.
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