On average, four people are killed and 90 are seriously injured every day on Australia's roads. Almost everyone has, at some stage, been affected by a road crash.
The National Road Safety Strategy 2011-2020 was released on 20 May 2011 by the Australian Transport Council.
The Australian Transport Council meeting of federal, state and territory ministers released the National Road Safety Strategy 2011-20 at their meeting on 20 May 2011 in Alice Springs.
L-R: Gerald McCarthy (NT), Mayor Felicity-ann Lewis (ALGA), Tom Kenyon (SA), Annastacia Palaszczuk (Qld), Craig Wallace (Qld), Catherine King (Cwlth), David O'Byrne (Tas) Anthony Albanese (Cwlth), Terry Mulder (Vic), Duncan Gay (NSW), Gladys Berejiklian (NSW), Denis Napthine (Vic).
The strategy is firmly based on Safe System principles and is framed by the guiding vision that no person should be killed or seriously injured on Australia's roads. As a step towards this long-term vision, the strategy presents a 10-year plan to reduce the annual numbers of both deaths and serious injuries on Australian roads by at least 30 per cent.
The strategy outlines broad directions for the future of Australian road safety, planned initiatives for the first three years and a range of options for further consideration as the strategy progresses. The initiatives and options are set out in four key areas - Safe Roads, Safe Speeds, Safe Vehicles and Safe People.
- National Road Safety Strategy 2011-2020
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PDF: 5028 KB] - Joint media statement by the Hon Anthony Albanese MP and the Hon Catherine King MP
Development of the National Road Safety Strategy 2011-2020
As part of the process to develop the National Road Safety Strategy 2011-2020, a draft strategy was released for public consultation on 1 December 2010.
The consultation period closed on 18 February 2011.
For further information on the consultation process and access to submissions on the draft strategy, go to the Department of Infrastructure and Transport's website.
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