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Moving TOWARDS ZERO Via a SAFE SYSTEM Safe Roads Safe Vehicles Safe Speeds Safe People 18 DRIVE A2B magazine · www.drivea2b.com.au · November 2020
The Joint Select Committee on Road Safety has released its final report on the impact of trauma and death on Australia's roads and the steps that can be taken to reduce road accident rates. Everyone had the opportunity to contribute to the review and many did. Noting that the Commonwealth has the lead responsibility for implementing legislative and regulatory changes to vehicle standards in Australia, the NSW Government expressed concern that the "timeframes for mandating safety features for vehicles entering Australia's market do not align with the world's best performing countries". It was argued that currently "the process in Australia to mandate critical vehicle safety features is so prolonged that technologies sometimes either become standard in most vehicles or are obsolete by the time regulatory changes are made to mandate them". The Victorian Government noted that it is encouraged by the work being undertaken by the Commonwealth to accelerate the mandatory introduction of AEB into passenger and light commercial vehicles. However, it argued that "more needs to be done to expedite new safety features that will become compulsory in new cars, trucks, vans and buses in Europe from 2022. ANCAP, along with the Electric Vehicle Council, outlined a range of new vehicle safety features and technologies which could play a significant role in reducing crashes and resultant injuries. These included lane assist, conditional speed limits, pedestrian avoidance, vehicle to vehicle and vehicle to infrastructure communication, blind spot monitoring and autonomous emergency braking. The Electric Vehicle Council argued that educating consumers about the developments in vehicle technology is necessary, and would allow them to make informed decisions when purchasing vehicles. It was submitted that: Given that approximately 90% of crashes involve some form of human error, education on the driving and safety benefits of electrification and automation is necessary to advance road safety and driving behaviour. We have printed here the 22 recommendations the committee made after reviewing and analysing all the documentation and presentations tabled. Recommendation 1 The committee supports the findings of the NRSS Inquiry Report which recommended that the Australian government commit more funding to road safety. The following recommendations were also made. The Committee recommends that... Recommendation 2 ... the Australian Government work with the states and territories to develop a plan and timeline for the harmonisation of data, including definitions, relating to casualty crashes, road safety ratings, and speeding across the network. Such data should be published regularly. Recommendation 3 ... the Australian Government review its Black Spot Program funding conditions and site eligibility, with a view to making it more effective in proactively detecting and treating deficiencies in road infrastructure. Recommendation 4 ... the Australian Government increase funding to the Black Spot Program and increase the percentage allocated to regional and remote areas. Recommendation 5 ... the Australian Government works with states and territories and local government to ensure that all existing road safety programs are designed to implement Safe System principles across all government policy areas, including health and education. Recommendation 6 ... the commonwealth works with states and territories to ensure that funding avenues are identified that specifically support local councils to attract and retain the relevant DRIVE A2B magazine · www.drivea2b.com.au · November 2020 19
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