NSW ACT Road Safety Strategies Cross Border Alliance

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NSW ACT Road Safety Strategies Cross Border
Alliance
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Cross Border Alliance

• A group of road safety practitioners from the NSW
  ACT region who meet quarterly to maintain cross
  border communication and networking.
• Our intent is to assist each other in the
  identification of common road safety issues and
  the evolution and implementation of appropriate
  remedial strategies.

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Why?

• Why should we meet at all simply because we
  share common problems.
• Whilst our State and Territory administrations
  may confine their activities to within their
  borders, road traffic crashes involving residents
  of the region do do not.
• Travel in the ACT region invariably requires the
  crossing of the ACT NSW border.
• The Barton, Federal, Kings and Monaro Highways
  all cross the ACT NSW border at some point.

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Crash Statistics

• Some 732 crashes were recorded for the Queanbeyan
  local government area over the years 1996 to
  2003.
• Of these some 17 can be identified as having a
  controller ( driver) with a Canberra
  postcode.
• It is believed that Canberra drivers contribute
  as much as 20 of the crashes recorded for Yass,
  and 24 of those recorded in Palerang.
• No doubt NSW drivers would also contribute to the
  ACT crash statistics.

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Who are we?

• Regional Road Safety Practitioners have begun to
  meet in order to share information.
• Urban Services Road Safety Manager
• NRMA Road Safety Trust representative
• Goulburn Mulwarre, Queanbeyan Yass RSOs
• Drink Drive Prevention Team,Greater Southern Area
  Health Service
• Monaro Command Highway Patrol
• Palerang have a representative who has
  expressed interest

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What do we do?

• Share local knowledge NSW RSOs share
  information this strength is now a Cross Border
  behavior.
• Update members of current shared or related
  programs
• Advise of any new Road Safety activities within
  the region.
• Discuss common problems and appropriate
  strategies

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What is happening ?

• We are developing our regional view all members
  have an understanding and an appreciation of the
  others activities and circumstances.
• Rather than operate alone, we are working
  together.
• Growing membership and interest.

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Past Discussion Items - Events

• ACRS Cross Border Seminar
• ANU Older Driver Seminar
• Launch of new exhibits for Roadzone at
  Questacon
• Youth Safe Social Marketing seminar

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Past Discussion Items ACT initiatives

• - Road Safety campaign
• Bruce Stadium touchdown signs
• road safety message on Visual display board
• stay out of the sin bin , dont drink drive
• next 10 home games!

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Past Discussion Items Licence Issues

• ACT Learner behaviour in NSW
• - ACT learners and P platers drive according to
  the conditions of their licence this permits
  them to drive at the posted speed limits in most
  states.
• NSW learners are limited to 80kph and P-plate
  drivers have 90 and 100kph steps

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Past Discussion Items Statistics

• Monaro Commands Operation Tortoise - 28 ACT
  drivers drink drive issues.
• ARRB report
• NSW vs ACT statistics
• Other performance measures such as insurance
  and roadside plant repair costs

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Past Discussion Items Fatigue

• Stay Fresh on the Princess Highway anti
  fatigue strategy initiated by Wollongong,
  Shellharbour Kiama Councils
• Opportunity to create a Canberra / Monaro region
  brochure Queanbeyan grant bid
• Joint development and distribution - help
  promote cross border fatigue issues as noted in
  2000 ARRB report.

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Runs on the Board Cross Border Alliance members

• Gravel Roads Campaign Yass RSO Mark Foran
• Snowsafe safe driving campaign - RSO Goulburn
  Mulwarre Shire Council - Ms Charmaine Cooper
• Morning After Anti-Drink driving campaign -
• Rosemary White -Drink Drive Prevention Team -
  Greater Southern Area Health Service
• Partnerships with ACT Urban Services and NRMA
  Road Safety Trust, Drink Drive Prevention Team -
  Greater Southern Area Health Service, NSW RTA
  NSW regional Councils

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Opportunities

• Where do YOU fit in ?
• Do you have a Cross Border issue?
• What can you do about it ?
• Join contribute !
• Discuss issues and share knowledge
• Cross Borders !

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NSW ACT Road Safety Strategies Cross Border
Alliance

• Gary McDonald, Queanbeyan City Council Road
  Safety Officer,
• Phone [phone]
• Email Gary.McDonald_at_qcc.nsw.gov.au