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Safer Roads, Safer Queensland Queensland’s Road Safety Strategy 2015-21 and Action Plan 2015-17. Australasian Road Safety Conference 2015 Workshop | Road Safety Education in Schools. Deb Evans, A/Principal Advisor 14 October 2015. Our values, our diversity. Road trauma in Queensland.
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Safer Roads, Safer QueenslandQueensland’s Road Safety Strategy 2015-21 and Action Plan 2015-17 Australasian Road Safety Conference 2015 Workshop | Road Safety Education in Schools Deb Evans, A/Principal Advisor 14October 2015
Road trauma in Queensland 6,835 serious casualties in 2014 = 20 people killed or taken to hospital each day Safer Roads, Safer Queensland | 14 October 2015
Our starting point • Evidence base • Building on the success of Join the Drive to Save Lives • Stakeholder consultation • Short, sharp and inspirational This gave us four guiding principles Safer Roads, Safer Queensland | 14 October 2015
Our guiding principles • The true road toll is broader than fatalities • We need an ambitious vision with interim targets to inspire and motivate action • Our vision: Zero road deaths and serious injuries • Our 2020 targets: • Reduce fatalities to 200 or fewer • Reduce hospitalised casualties to 4,670or fewer Safer Roads, Safer Queensland | 14 October 2015
Our guiding principles • Safe System principles are the foundation for action • Road safety is everyone’s issue and everyone’s responsibility. Safer Roads, Safer Queensland | 14 October 2015
How is this strategy different? • Action on culture • Ambition • Stakeholder focus – internal and external Safer Roads, Safer Queensland | 14 October 2015
What does this mean for education? • Whole-of-life • Queensland Road Safety Action Plan 2015-17 • Action Area 1 – Education and engagement • Key initiatives: • Innovative engagement strategies for young people – CO-LAB (Action #5) • Awareness programs for high school students (Action #6) • Community Road Safety Grants (Action #7) • Refresh student/teacher resources (Action #8) Safer Roads, Safer Queensland | 14 October 2015