National Road Safety Strategy
The National Road Safety Strategy 2011–2020 represents the commitment of federal, state and territory governments to an agreed set of national goals, objectives and action priorities; setting out a path for action to reduce fatal and serious injury crashes on Australian roads.
Review of National Road Safety Governance
On 2 August 2019 the Australian Government’s Review of National Road Safety Governance was endorsed for publication by the Transport and Infrastructure Council.
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Roadside Drug Testing Dashboard
The Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) has developed a new interactive Roadside Drug Testing Dashboard. This allows users to view information relating to roadside drug testing in Australia. The new dashboard was developed in collaboration with members of the National Drug Driving Working Group.
Roadside Drug Testing Dashboard Road safety in Australia
The National Road Safety Strategy is an initiative of the Transport and Infrastructure Council, and is established cooperatively by the Commonwealth and state and territory governments.
Road safety performance
The primary measure of success will be the reduction in the numbers of deaths and serious injuries from road crashes. Progress is also assessed using a series of safety performance indicators (SPIs).
Action Plans
The National Road Safety Action Plan supports the implementation of the National Road Safety Strategy 2011–2020.
National Road Safety Strategy
The National Road Safety Strategy 2011–2020 is Australia's 10 year plan to reduce the annual numbers of deaths and serious injuries from road crashes by at least 30 per cent.
Road safety projects
A range of research and development work and other national projects are linked to the implementation of the National Road Safety Strategy.
Global road safety
Australia is collaborating in global efforts to improve road safety through a number of international forums and initiatives, including the United Nations Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011–2020.