The South Australian Road Safety Strategy 2003-2010, together with the most recent Action Plan developed for 2008-2010, expires at the end of 2010. The development of a new South Australian Road Safety Strategy for 2020 will build on the progress achieved under the last strategy and address areas that need further development. Development of the new strategy has been led by the South Australian Road Safety Advisory Council (RSAC) which, under its terms of reference, is required to recommend to the Minister for Road Safety a South Australian Road Safety Strategy. The current National Road Safety Strategy also finishes at the end of 2010. There have been a number of processes put in place at a national level to develop new national road safety targets and prioritise effective countermeasures to include in a new National Road Safety Strategy beyond 2010. Release of a draft national strategy, from which South Australian targets will be derived, is currently scheduled for around October 2010. We have the opportunity to develop and implement a new road safety strategy for South Australia for the next decade based on world best practice and supported by government and the community. It is vital that key road safety stakeholders and the community are involved in the strategy development. Two stages of engagement with the community and stakeholders are helping to guide the development of the strategy: • Stage 1 (April to May 2010) enabled key road safety stakeholders to discuss and consider options available to improve road safety. • Stage 2 (September 2010) is a series of community forums to help identify what the community values most with respect to improving safe and efficient travel. This report summarises the process and outcomes of Stage 1 of the engagement process. (Author/publisher)
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