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Paper Title:
Achieving the national
strategy targets - a role for Vision Zero?
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Authors:
Brian Fildes
Abstract:
The National Road Safety
Strategy (2001-2010) was released in Launceston, Tasmania by the
Australian Transport Council towards the end of 2000. The Strategy
calls for a 40% reduction in the number of fatalities per 100,000
population by 2010. Amongst other things, the National Road Safety
Action Plan calls for continuing existing successful road safety
initiatives.
The 2001 Road Safety Research, Policing and Education conference
has as its theme the need to ‘Regain The Momentum? This in
apt in view of the relatively stable and yet unacceptably high level
of death and serious injuries on Australian roads during the latter
half of the previous decade, and in particular, a 3.5% increase
in fatalities across Australia during last year. While it is sensible
to pursue current and past policies that lead to crash reduction,
there seems to be a need for a more radical approach to road safety
if the benefits rightly sought in the National Strategy are to be
achieved.
This paper discusses
the challenge facing Australia in achieving the Strategy targets
and the need for a fresh look at road safety philosophy and practice.
It reviews various alternative methods currently being pursued in
Europe and their benefits if adopted in Australia.
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