Presented at AITPM SA Back to Basics event, October 2018

1. Gabby O’Neill
General Manager, Road Safety
October 2018
AITPM ‘Back to Basic” Seminar
Safe System Approach

4. Safe Systems

5. Number of fatalities in SA (rolling 12 month data) 2007 to 2016

6. Intersections

9. Angle Impact and Degree of Severity

10. Fatal & Serious Injury Crashes –
Rural Council Roads

11. Examples showing before and after treatment (Tea Tree Gully – Mannum Rd)
Guard fence reduces the risk of runoff road crash by up to 30 per cent
Guard Fence

12. • Motorcycle Crash Cushions
• The motorcycle barrier system is attached
below the guard rails, absorbing fallen rider
impact and gently deflecting them back
towards the road.
Safer Roads for Motorcycling

13. Victor Harbor Road at Willunga Hill
Wire Rope Safety Barrier

14. Main North Road, from Curtis Rd intersection to Tiver Rd intersection
Wire Rope Safety Barrier

15. Wire Rope Safety Barrier

16. Shoulder Sealing

17. (Farrell Flat Road)
Shoulder Sealing

18. Rural Intersection Activated Warning Signs (NZ)

19. Metro Intersection Serious
Casualty Crashes

20. BEFORE AFTER
Raised Intersection Platform

21. Road Safety Treatments: Run-ofCrashesTreatment: Right Turns, Signalised Intersections
Signalised Intersections
Over 500 signalised intersections within South Australia.
Sites where crash rates are higher undergo investigations.
Volume of right turn traffic and or opposing traffic is high.
Visibility of oncoming traffic is less than required for safe
gap selection.
Reduce opportunities for motorists to filter right turn.
Controlled Right Turns are when the red arrow remains
on during the through vehicle phase.
Generally used because of the history of right turn crashes.
Positive results.

22. Wombat Crossing - Hahndorf

23. •Over 500 signalised intersections within SA
•Higher crash rate sites undergo investigations
•Volume of right turn traffic &/or opposing traffic
is high
•Visibility of oncoming traffic is less than required
for safe gap selection
•Reduce the opportunities for motorists
unsuccessfully attempting to filter a right turn
•Controlled right turns have the red arrow remain
on during the through vehicle phase
Signalised Intersections

24. ANCAP

25. •People make mistakes but road
deaths are not inevitable
•Use placemaking
•Use safe system thinking to
design your infrastructure
• Wire ropes
• Guard rails
• Audio tactile line marking
• Full control signals
• Lower speeds
• Raised intersection
platforms
• Wombat crossings
Wrapping Up

26. Gabby O’Neill
General Manager, Road Safety
E: gabby.o’neill@sa.gov.au
T: 7109 7276 M:0419 108 641