1. WALGA: Contribution to
road safety
Safer Roads Seminar
25th August 2008
Presented by
Engel Prendergast

2. Towards Zero Philosophy
• Humans break
• People make mistakes/take risks
• Should anyone die or be seriously injured
so we can move from A to B?

3. Shared responsibility
• Everyone’s problem
• All have a part to play

4. Safe Systems Framework
Safe Speeds
Safe Vehicles
Safe Behaviours
Safe Roads and
Roadsides

5. Local Government
• 72% road network – 123,000 kms
• 43% travel, 65% serious crashes
• 2005-2006 - $274.3m maintaining – more
than half from own revenue
• $120m shortfall just to maintain
• Vital to increase safety

6. WALGA
• Member RSC
• New road safety strategy
• Three year action plan
• RoadWise Program, Infrastructure Unit
and beyond

7. Safe Road Use
• Work with Local Governments and
communities to facilitate local and regional
delivery of road safety activities
• Community Road Safety Grants
• Child car restraints, driver reviver, fleet
safety resource kit

8. Safe Vehicles
• Provide support and resources for LGs to
promote purchase of 4 and 5 star fleet
vehicles

9. Safe Speeds
• Community and LG opposed to
blanket reductions
• LG supportive of targeted speed
limit reduction
• Working in areas like shopping
strips and roads with inappropriate
limits
• Keeping LGs and community
informed of trends, research and
best practice

10. Safe roads and roadsides
Challenges:
Lack of funding
Escalating construction costs
Skill shortages
Geographical distances
Dispersed populations

11. Safe roads and roadsides
Meeting challenges:
Advocating for funding
More efficient use of funding
Research into local roads analysis
Training needs and opportunities for LGs

12. Questions?