The National Road Safety Strategy has estimated that a 9% reduction in Australia’s road fatality rate per 100,000 people could be achieved by 2010 through improved road user behaviour.
While targeting driver behaviour through education and enforcement should remain an essential element in future road safety strategies, it is also important to understand the motivation behind unsafe driving practices, identify at risk groups, and convince road users about the benefits of a safer road/traffic environment.
This section contains useful hints, information and advice to encourage safer road use amongst the different users sharing Queensland roads.
The community generally acknowledges that drink driving is socially unacceptable behaviour.
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Driving a motor vehicle is a complex task involving the driver, the vehicle and the road environment.
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There is an increasing incidence of the presence of drugs (both prescription and illegal) in drivers involved in casualty crashes.
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Fatigue is often referred to as the hidden killer, because many drivers are unaware they are experiencing its effects until it is too late.
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The National Road Safety Strategy has estimated that a 2% reduction in Australia’s road fatality rate per 100,000 population by 2010 could be achieved through new technology to reduce human error.
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General traffic enforcement consists of on-road activities to discourage unsafe and irresponsible driving behaviour by detecting a range of offences and applying penalties including a demerit point scheme and monetary fines.
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Under Queensland Road Rules a driver of a motorised wheelchair may be classified as a pedestrian and must follow the same rules as pedestrians
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When at or approaching a set of traffic lights showing a red light, a driver must stop their vehicle as close as possible to, but not over the stop line
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Reducing road trauma in Queensland involves focussing not only on how to prevent crashes and reduce their severity, but also on the speed and effectiveness of medical treatment received.
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The National Road Safety Strategy has estimated that a 19% reduction in Australia’s road fatality rate per 100,000 population by 2010 could be achieved by improving the safety of roads.
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School safety not only relates to the school environment but also to how children travel to and from school – by car, bicycle, bus, motorcycle or on foot.
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Driving is a complex task, which places varying demands on the driver according to different environments.
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The modern vehicle can accelerate quickly and cruise effortlessly at speeds well over 100 km/h.
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Tourism has a significant economic impact on Queensland, contributing in net terms $6 billion and directly accounting for 150,000 Queensland jobs.
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