This strategy is intended to incorporate and coordinate initiatives in the areas of behavioural change, road engineering, vehicle and equipment development and licensing policy. The need for this strategy arose from the over representation of senior road users in serious road casualties. The factors which contribute to the high level of road casualties among older people are outlined in Chapter 4. There is a great deal of information available on interventions which have been undertaken both in Australia and overseas to increase the road safety of senior road users. A summary of the approaches to prevention are outlined in Chapter 5. Chapter 6 outlines the proposed statewide strategies for increasing the road safety of senior road users in New South Wales. (A)
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