The document summarizes David Bobbermen's presentation to the AITPM Conference in August 2017 about Austroads' safety program. The key points are: 1) Austroads aims to make a "step change" improvement in road safety through targeted and system-wide research on issues like drugs and distraction, mixed use arterials, and harmonizing driver licensing. 2) It develops safety guidance, shares legal risk findings, and promotes safety as a top priority through resources like a comprehensive safety library and two-page information sheets. 3) Austroads represents 11 road agencies in Australia and New Zealand responsible for over 900,000km of roads worth more than $200 billion annually.

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Austroads Safety Program
Aiming for a Step Change Safety Improvement
David Bobbermen (AITPM Conference, August 2017)

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Austroads Building Capability
5 mins - Road Safety Audit Project
• Context
• Direction
5 mins - Austroads Safety Program
• Austroads and Spatial Challenge
• System-wide and Targeted Research

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Recommended and Agreed Direction
Road System Management – Road Safety Audit Component
Network Safety Review
Network / Corridor Analysis
Safety Interventions and
Treatment Vision for Projects
(pt 7)
Project
Construction
Project
Design
Network
Planning
Project
Business
Case
Post
Implementation
Safety In Design (WH&S)
Corridor
Planning
Network
Operation
Crash
Investigation
(Pt 8)
Road Safety Audit (pt 6)
Post
Implement
Review
(pt 7)
Road Design and Safety Principles
Safe System Principles
Safe System Assessment /
Framework
Project
Finalisation

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Road Safety Audit Project
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Directions from Jurisdictions and Industry Principles

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What is Austroads?
Austroads members comprise 11 road jurisdictions from Australia and New Zealand
Representing National, State/Territory and Local government interests
And are collectively responsible for the management of over 900,000kmof roads
Valued at more than $200b and being the single largest community asset
in Australia and New Zealand (with annual expenditure of >$25b)
The peak organisation of Australasian road transport and traffic agencies.

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Austroads Program Structure
Austroads Board
Austroads National Office (including NEVDIS)
Network Program
• Network Task Force
• Coop. ITS Task Force
• Active Travel Task Force
• Freight Task Force
Asset Program
• Asset Task Force
• Bridge Task Force
• Pavements Task Force
• Road Tunnels Task Force
• Project Delivery Task Force
Safety Program
• Road Safety Task Force
• Road Design Task Force
• Regist. & Lic. Task Force

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Context – Australia’s Spatial Challenge
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Fatalities / 100,000 population
Fatality Rate versus Area/network km

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Austroads focus on step change improvement
What can be done to make a step change improvement?

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Safety Program Objectives
“Crisp’’ Safety Guidance
Integrated Safety Practice (RSM)
Comprehensive Safety Library
Ideas Rapidly to Guidance
Share Safety Legal Risk Findings
Establish Links with Key Stakeholders
Promote Safety as # 1 Priority
Safety-specific Program Plan
2-page Safety Info Sheets
Evidence for Emerging Practice
Integrate Safety Sub-programs
Safety Metrics for Austroads Program
Customer
Products
People
Practice

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16.6 million licensed drivers (+1.3%) 2015
80% passenger drivers
10% motorcycle riders
10% truck drivers
24 million people / pedestrians 2016
17.4% weekly cyclist participation (-0.8%) 2015
18 million motor vehicles (+2%) 2015
90% cars & light commercial
3% trucks
5% motorcycles
System
Management
*Planning & Stereotypes*
Design & Standards
*Program Delivery*
Operation & Maintenance
*Speed*
Driver Licensing
Regulation
*Training & Education*
*Psychology & Behaviour*
*Enforcement*
*Speed*
*Vehicles*
*Technology & Speed*
Regulation
Registration
Insurance
Source ABS
Systems Mapping
Outcomes
 Drink/Drug Crashes
 Unrestrained Crashes
 Speed Crashes
 Vulnerable User Crashes
 Distracted Driver Crashes
< Cost of Delivery
< Young Driver Crashes
< Older Driver Crashes
< Fatigue Crashes in Urban
< Extreme Behaviour Crashes
< HV Crashes on Highways
< ROR, INT, HO
< Rural / Remote Areas
< Ped Crashes at Night
< Motorcycle in Urban

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• Network Safety Plan & Analysis
• Safe System
• Performance Based Design Standards
• Program Development / Audit Practice
• Black Spot Projects
• Crash Investigation
• Measuring Crash Outcomes (non-fatal)
• Harmonisation stocktake
TargetedSystem-wide
• Drugs and Distraction
• Vehicles as Workplace
• End-of-Life Vehicles
• Mixed Use Arterials
• Roadsides & Intersections
• Rail Crossings and HV
• CITS Infrastructure
• Hazard Perception Test
• Driver License Harmonisation
• Hazard Perception Test
• Incentivisation (Insurance ?)

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Send Ideas to:
David Bobbermen
Safety Program Manager
Austroads
dbobbermen@austroads.com.au
For everyone’s safety, how much slower than the limit will you drive?

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For everyone’s safety,
how much slower than the limit will you drive?
> 100% more
> 200% more
Source: Transport for New South Wales