This is the third Action Plan presented under the National Road Safety Strategy 2001–2010 (the National Strategy). It identifies the main issues expected to influence road trauma levels in the foreseeable future, and sets out the priority areas for action in calendar years 2005 and 2006. The Action Plan was developed jointly by all Australian jurisdictions, with input from the National Road Safety Strategy Panel, which represents a broad range of organisations with a stake in road safety. It has been endorsed by Ministers of the Australian Transport Council (ATC). This new Action Plan deliberately builds on previous work. It recognises that many of the measures contained in the last Action Plan (for 2003 and 2004) were well-researched, cost-effective, and continue to be highly relevant to the goals of the National Strategy. However, changes have been made to reflect recent developments and new information — and as we move into the second half of the 10-year Strategy period, greater attention has been given to actions that will influence road safety beyond 2010. An important aim of this Action Plan is to highlight the Safe System concept as an overarching framework for road safety intervention. The Safe System approach emphasises the way different elements of the road transport system combine and interact with human behaviour to produce an overall effect on total road trauma. The key components of the system are safer roads and roadsides (infrastructure), safer speeds and safer vehicles. (Author/publisher)
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