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arrive alive 2008-2017 arrive alive 2008-2017 builds on Victoria’s strong road safety record and introduces new actions and targets to save lives, reduce road crashes and improve safety on Victoria’s roads over the 10 years from 2008 to 2017. By the end of arrive alive 2008-2017, the Victorian Government aims to reduce deaths and serious injuries by 30 per cent. By the end of 2017 the strategy will: Save an extra 100 lives a year

Prevent over 2,000 serious injuries a year

Reduce the severity of serious injuries

For the first time, Victoria is formally incorporating the Safe System approach to road safety into the arrive alive 2008-2017 strategy. This approach aims to create a much safer road environment in which alert and responsible road users should not lose their lives – or be permanently disabled – as a result of a crash on our road system. The Safe System values the health and wellbeing of road users and takes human error into account while focusing on: Improving the safety of Victoria’s roads and roadsides

Increasing the safety of vehicles on Victoria’s roads

Improving the safe behaviour of Victorian road users

While Victoria’s road safety agencies adopted the Safe System in 2003, arrive alive 2008-2017 formally endorses the approach as the foundation for the Victorian Government’s future road safety activities and investments. The Safe System commits the Government to developing a community-wide culture of road safety and to creating a safer road environment across Victoria.

I joined RoadSafe Baw Baw as stand in chair for the first meeting in November 2009 following the resignation of Steve Hedger from council. There was a further resignation of committee member Councillor Durnan in May 2010. New Direction At the February 15th meeting the new model was presented by Harvey Dinelli along with Andy Milbourne. The model comprises a Victorian Community Road Safety Alliance which includes the seven regional representatives, various Government Departments such as Justice, Transport, Health, Human Services, Planning and Education, Local Government, TAC, VicRo-ads, Victoria Police, MAV, VCOSS and RACV. Their role will be to provide leadership, advice and guidance on community road safety initiatives state-wide. The second tier will be the Local Community Road Safety Groups representing the local communities. It will include RoadSafe and Safe Road groups, but also other local groups with an interest in road safety. This level will be able to concentrate on the local road safety issues affecting their communities. Yvonne Magyar, Community Development Officer, has come on board as part of the new model and will a key stakeholder in future directions with her involvement with community safety. The committee has unanimously decided to adopt the new model and as such the last RoadSafe meeting in its current form was held on 23rd June 2010. Sponsors I would like to thank our continued sponsors who continue to support RoadSafe and allow us to promote road safety within the local community. I hope we can include and involve these sponsors in the future.

McDonalds Restaurants Transport Accident Commission VicRoads Baw Baw Shire Council

Projects We have had a number of ongoing successful projects during the past 12 months including: Banner Roadside messages We are having difficulty in relocating the large mobile banner to different locations, however, if it is seen then it is effective whatever the location.

Off-road motorcycles There are still a number of signs to be placed in strategic areas as a safety message to off road motorcyclists. L2P Program Is in full momentum and has already reached its target of 20 learner drivers on the program. This is ahead of similar programs throughout the state. Beth Carr program co-ordinator is doing an excellent job with the assistance of the Warragul Community House staff. Sand Road intersection The speed limit has now been reduced to 80kmp through this intersection. Police continue to monitor this location for speeding drivers. Committee members Can I formally thank the following members for their contribution and support for the short time I have been in the chair. It is obvious that a lot of work goes into this committee both at meetings and behind the scenes: Alana McCallum and Greg Ryan from VicRoads. A special thanks to Alana who guided me when I found myself taking over after Steve Hedger left. Sgt Dave Burton; S/C Steve Evans; Lyn Smith, Yvonne Magyar, Jyoti Gosh, Cr Paulene Durnin and Cr Tony Wolfe and Arthur Peters (community member) who is not sure if he will continue on but has been encouraged to do so. A special thank you to Carolyn Little for keeping up with us at the meetings and producing accurate comprehensive minutes. It goes without saying that we are looking at interesting times for the future of RoadSafe in this region and I and other committee members have committed to being involved and contributing in the future to achieve the goals under the new model. Laurie Arundale Chairperson RoadSafe Baw Baw

The past year has been successful in many ways for the Baw Baw Roadsafe Group, particularly with the introduction of the L to P’s program, which by all accounts has been a resounding success.

The Baw Baw Traffic Management Unit (now know as the Baw Baw Highway Patrol) has had a great deal of success targeting driving driver behaviour with a number of TAC funded operations. These operations targeted such things as back roads speeding, mobile phones, seat belts and the ongoing off road motorcycle issue.

The results of these operations showed a marked reduction in offences being committed, though the level of offences committed is still too high. A continued high level of enforcement seems to be effective.

Off-road riders are in the main, riding late model, good condition bikes. They are registered, licensed and wearing good quality safety clothing. Again for the small percentages who do not comply periodic enforcement works quite well.

There has been an increase in the number of preventable fatal collisions have occurred in Baw Baw Shire. This was not a good result. The causes generally appear to be inappropriate or excessive speed, inattentiveness, carelessness and a basic disregard for the road rules.

Due to changes in the collision reporting criteria, off-road motorcycle collisions are now differentiated from on-road collisions and should not skew the collision figures as much.

Due to a large number of reports and lobbying by different groups the Princes Freeway at Longwarry North at the Sand Road intersection, has now been zoned an 80 km/h zone. This has seen a reduction in the number and severity of collisions occurring at this intersection. There is still a high incidence of non compliance at this intersection with respect to both speeding and failing to stop at the stop signs. Baw Baw Highway Patrol regularly monitors this intersection and at this time, it would appear that this is the most effective method of minimising the danger.

Baw Baw Highway Patrol recently detected a driver travelling west at a speed in excess of 200 km/h through the intersection, losing control of his vehicle a short time after passing through the intersection, crossing the centre median strip onto the east bound carriageway. He was also found to be driving whilst having a BAC of over 0.05 on a probationary licence in a unregistered vehicle. His vehicle narrowly missed one vehicle travelling in the same direction and one vehicle travelling in the opposite direction. He will be appearing in court shortly.

On a final note, it has been a pleasure working with the committee during this past year. It is regrettable the local RoadSafe is no more due to the rationalisation of the RoadSafe mod-el. I wish the new RoadSafe Gippsland all the best for the coming year.

Steve EVANS Leading Senior Constable 25853

Overview & Highlights

The East Gippsland Community Road Safety Council was formed in 1989 and was one of the most influential committees in the state. For the past 21 years members of the inaugural committee and later those of the RoadSafe East Gippsland committee, have delivered numerous programs to people across the municipalities of the East Gippsland and Wellington shire councils covering cyclists, pedestrians, those on horses and all aspects of horse power such as motorcycles, motor cars and heavy vehicles.

Unfortunately the number of people in the community willing to be involved in road safety has diminished over the past two years to the point the committee has succumbed to not being able to function effectively. As a result the decision was made to disband the East Gippsland RoadSafe committee and join with the Latrobe RoadSafe committee in forming the newly designed Gippsland RoadSafe.

During the past 12 months the remaining committee members of RoadSafe East Gippsland have continued to promote road safety and deliver programs to encourage road safety.

Through Gippsland RoadSafe, road safe programs will be delivered throughout the East Gippsland and Wellington Shire Council areas through partnerships with the East Gippsland and Wellington Shire Councils and their respective road safety personnel.

The Eastern Regions Motorcycle Working Party will continue to address the issue of motorcycle rider behaviour and safety within the region due mainly to the efforts of Daryl Townsend the East Gippsland Shire Council road safety person.

Programs:

Alcohol & Drugs: The Looking After Our Mates (LAOM) program continues to be one of the best presentations delivered by RoadSafe and the demands for its involvement is growing from sporting clubs to Secondary Colleges for Muck Up Day and industries such as Esso Longford for its employees. The presentation provides a good message about alcohol and drugs that people can easily relate to.

Since July 1st 2009 the following sessions have been presented:

Orbost Secondary College Year 11 &12

Orbost FNC

Lindenow FNC

Yarram Secondary College Year 10 & 11

Maffra FNC Under 16 & 18’s

Maffra FNC Seniors, Reserves, Netballers and Community Members

Omeo FNC

Rosedale FNC

Fatigue: A large area of RoadSafe East Gippsland’s boundary is considered a fatigue zone and with fatigue difficult to combat the committee relies heavily on the motoring public doing the right thing by taking breaks when they feel fatigued. The McDonald Restaurant company is a main sponsor of RoadSafe and their stores in Sale and Bairnsdale operate 24 hours a day. Many of the roadside banners carry the message of fatigue with the McDonald sponsored golden arches logo encouraging drivers to stop and take a break.

Speed: RoadSafe East Gippsland continued promoting the importance of inappropriate speed through the media both electronically and on TV, radio and print with the support of the Gippsland Times Sale and the Bairnsdale Advertiser. The group utilised the two Speed Observation Trailers (SOS) both for motorists to check their vehicles speedo, and to promote speed kills by use of appropriate messages. The VMS units were also used to gather data on traffic speeds when complaints were received about speeding vehicles in a particular street. Feedback was given to the local police and to the complainant for their reassurance that something was being done about their concerns. Fixed Banners and Mobile Billboards as well as the hire of Visual Message Signs (VMS) from Coates Hire, were also used on long weekends especially to spread the message about speeding.

Banners: Five of the regions banner sites received a new motorcycle and speed related banner through funding received from the TAC Community Grants ‘Eastern Region Motorcycle Campaign’.

The motorcycle slogans as requested by TAC are in line with the transport commission’s current motorcycle campaign with two banners featuring a picture of gloves or boots adding to the effect of the banner.

Motorcycle boots could save your toes/Speeding is your biggest killer

Motorcycle gloves could save your fingers/Speed pay the price

Protective clothing could save your skin/Slowing down wont kill you

The banners were allocated to sites with high volumes of motorcycle traffic during the MotoGP and Superbike events these sites being:

A number of sites have been hit by vandalism and theft, with the Providence Ponds site having both banners stolen which included the new motorcycle themed banner over the past 12 months.

A new banner was erected at the Bruthen site to be slashed on its first raising, while wind damage has seen the banner at the Stratford site severely damaged.

At the present time of raising both the Stratford and Providence Ponds sites are without banners.

Billboards: Two new skins were provided to the Wellington Mobile Billboard both motorcycle themed and taken from TAC’s current billboard art work. Both skins refer to the ‘Save Your Skin’ campaign and will be on display during key motorcycle events in the region including Super Bikes and Moto GP.

Princes Highway, Cann River Monaro Highway, Cann River

South Gippsland Highway, Yarram Princes Highway, Providence Ponds

Princes Highway, Rosedale Princes Highway, Rosedale