Around 1,500 people lose their lives each year in road transport in Australia and NZ. Another 40,000 people suffer serious injuries each year.
Austroads has a long history of developing road transport solutions for its members and the community. The Road Safety and Design Program has been at the forefront of developing the guidance and evidence to support the implementation of life-saving initiatives and road designs.
“Our SAFE vision for 2021-22 is about consolidation and optimisation for high performance. We have the tools, the people, the capability and the drive. We are putting it all together in a consolidation phase, laying the foundations for expansion and growth on our road to global leadership.”- Michael Nieuwesteeg
Austroads is committed to supporting its member agencies and the broader road safety community to find solutions to tough policy and implementation challenges, and to play a lead role in the development of a path to zero deaths and serious injuries by 2050.
The PATH to SAFE
The Road Safety & Design Program is creating the PATH to eliminate road trauma by 2050, through:
- Guidance Central source of best practice standards
- Accreditation Educating and certifying people, products and processes
- Harmonisation Unifying standards across functions and jurisdictions
- Leadership Facilitating meaningful conversations between members and stakeholders
- Partnering Influencing directions in related fields
Our values, for a shared PATH to Zero
Partnership | Assurance | Transparency | Harmonisation |
Our SAFE vision is laying the foundations for Zero:
Safety tool kit | Accreditation | Facilitation | Expertise |
The work of the Road Safety and Design Program is informed by three task forces:
The Program also oversees the Austroads Road Safety Barrier System and Device Assessment Panel, the sole source of assessment for road safety barrier systems and devices in Australia.
Program Contacts
Program Manager: Michael Nieuwesteeg
Program Coordinator: Jessica Olivera