The purpose of this report is to recommend the implementation of road safety countermeasures aimed at enhancing the safety of pedestrians and cyclists. This report will be based on information gathered by the Committee from formal public hearings; from written submissions; from published literature relevant to the topic; from inspections conducted by the Committee during the inquiry; and from discussions with road safety authorities. The Committee sees two prime roles of this report to be to generate debate and to facilitate investigation, evaluation and implementation of appropriate road safety countermeasures. Whether recommendations of this report are adopted and implemented OR whether the report causes other options to be investigated and implemented; this report will have achieved one of its objectives. That is, to stimulate action and effect changes which will enhance the safety of pedestrians and cyclists. This report will focus on utilising and analysing the information made available to it in submissions and evidence, discussions and inspections. It is not the intention of this report, indeed it is beyond the resources available to this Committee, to enter into a detailed written analysis of available literature relevant to the inquiry topic. Literature will be referred to when necessary. (Author/publisher)
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