hobson's bay road safety strategy 2011-2013

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HOBSONS BAY

ROAD SAFETYSTRATEGY


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Hobsons Bay City Council, Road Safety Strategy 2011 - 2013

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Introduction ..................................................................................................... 41.1 Rationale for the Road Safety Strategic Plan ........................................... 41.2 Implementing and Monitoring the Plan ..................................................... 4

2. Evaluation of the Previous Strategic Plan....................................................... 52.1 Effects of the Previous Strategy ............................................................... 52.2 Summary of Action Taken to Date ........................................................... 62.3 Safety Around Schools ............................................................................ 6

2.3.1 Other School-Related Issues...................................................................... 72.4 Speed Limits & Speeding ......................................................................... 72.5 Safe Pedestrian Access to Community Facilities ..................................... 82.6 Older Drivers ............................................................................................ 8

2.7 Novice Drivers.......................................................................................... 93. Road Safety Strategy 2011 - 2013 ............................................................... 10

3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................ 103.2 Pedestrians ............................................................................................ 103.3 Cyclists .................................................................................................. 123.4 Motorcyclists .......................................................................................... 143.5 Car Drivers ............................................................................................. 153.6 Car Passengers ..................................................................................... 17

4. Road Safety Strategy 2011 2013 .............................................................. 205. Appendix 1 - Achievements: Road Safety Strategic Plan 2008 2010 ........ 24

5.1 Table - Achievements: Road Safety Strategic Plan 2008 2010........... 25


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TABLE OF FIGURES

FIGURE 1:HOBSONS BAY: ALL CASUALTIES BY YEAR2................................................................................. 5

FIGURE 2 HOBSONS BAY: %AGE OF SERIOUS INJURY FOR USER GROUPS BY YEAR ............. ............. ........... 6

FIGURE 3: HOBSONS BAY - PEDESTRIAN CASUALTIES BY YEAR ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. 10

FIGURE 4: HOBSONS BAY 2005 2009: PEDESTRIANS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED ....................... ...... 11

PER 1,000 POPULATION BY AGE GROUP .................................................................................................. 11

FIGURE 5: HOBSONS BAY 2004 2010: CYCLIST CASUALTIES BY YEAR .............. ............. ............. ............. 13

FIGURE 6: HOBSONS BAY 2005 2009: CYCLISTS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED ........... ............. ............ 13


FIGURE 7: HOBSONS BAY 2004 2010: MOTORCYCLIST CASUALTIES BY YEAR ............... ............. ............. 14

FIGURE 8: HOBSONS BAY 2005 2009: MOTORCYCLISTS KILLED & SERIOUSLY INJURES ............ ............. .. 15


FIGURE 9: HOBSONS BAY 2004 2010: DRIVER CASUALTIES BY YEAR ............. ............. ............. ............. .. 16

FIGURE 10: HOBSONS BAY 2005 2009: DRIVERS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED ............ ............. .......... 17

PER 1,000 POPULATION BY AGE GROUP .................................................................................................. 17FIGURE 11: HOBSONS BAY CAR PASSENGER FATAL & SERIOUS INJURIES 2005 2009 BY GENDER ........... 18

FIGURE 12: HOBSONS BAY 2004 2010: CAR PASSENGER CASUALTIES BY YEAR ................. ............. ........ 18

FIGURE 13: HOBSONS BAY 2005 2009: CAR PASSENGER CASUALTIES 2005 - 2009 ............ ............. ........ 19


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1.INTRODUCTION1.1 Rat i onale for the Road Safety Strategi c Plan

On average, over the five-year period from 2004 to 2010, every 4 months on roads inHobsons Bay:

1 person was killed 28 people were hospitalised 45 people received injuries requiring treatment.

The impact of these deaths and injuries on families, friends and the broader communityis incalculable. Serious road crash injuries often require months of rehabilitation andongoing medical treatment disrupting families and causing financial difficulty.

The costs to tax-payers and rate-payers are extremely high the total cost of eachperson killed in a crash has been estimated by the Bureau of Transport Economics1 at

$1 million. For each person seriously injured the total cost is $325,000, and, for otherinjuries, the total cost is about $11,600. Applying these estimates to the Hobsons Bayroad toll for the 5 years to the end of 2010, accidents in Hobsons Bay have cost tax-payers, rate-payers and the community $166,983,600.00

Even small reductions in the road toll can free up millions of dollars that might be usedfor improving our infrastructure and providing better levels of service.

Finally, the Road Safety Strategic Plan emphasises the need for an all-of-Council

approach to road safety that involves the community in an ongoing and iterative process.Road safety is not simply about road signs. Cars do not stop for red traffic lights: driversstop cars when they see red traffic lights. Fortunately, most drivers do stop for red lights,but the road crash statistics for Hobsons Bay show that drivers are not so careful in all


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2.EVALUATION OF THE PREVIOUS STRATEGIC

PLAN

2.1 Effect s of the Previous Strat egy

In the period since 2003, the total number of persons injured on roads in Hobsons Bayhas fallen significantly a 58% reduction from a high of 340 casualties in 2005 to a low

of 199 casualties in 2010. This compares more than favourably with a reduction of25.56% for total number of persons injured in the Melbourne Statistical Division over thesame period.

Figure 1:Hobsons Bay: All Casualties by Year2

Overall in Hobsons Bay there has been a decline in all categories of road casualties


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Figure 2 Hobsons Bay: %age of Serious Injury for User Groups by Year2

2.2 Summ ary o f Act ion Taken t o Date

A detailed breakdown of actions taken under the previous Road Safety Strategy iscontained in the Appendix to this report, headed, Achievements: Road Safety StrategicPlan 2008 2011. Councils road safety role involves a great deal of education andpublicity. These activities are necessarily ongoing as new individuals enter the differenttarget age cohorts. Many Council road safety activities involve third parties, such as theEducation Department, VicRoads and Police; in these areas, Councils function is toadvocate interventions by other agencies and to argue for appropriate funding to provide

such interventions. In those areas of the strategy where Council is able to actunilaterally, such as minor road improvements, Council has substantially achieved thegoals set in the Strategy. Major works, require prioritisation and funding and typicallyrequire a somewhat longer time for implementation. Perhaps the major experienced i d f h 2008 2010 S i h f l f i i d f


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The period 2008 2011 saw the consolidation of several schools into Primary throughSecondary institutions and the opening of one additional independent school. These

changes involved the Council in substantial work in ensuring that schools with largerenrolments had adequate safety for larger numbers of pedestrians.

The latter part of this period saw Commonwealth Government funding for newinfrastructure in many schools. The Council was very much involved in ensuring safe

joint use by builders, parents and school children of roads in the vicinity of schools.

Councils Safety Around Schools program involves school staff and broader school

communities in enhancing road safety for children in the vicinity of schools. Councilpromotes traffic safety education materials and programs within schools to fosterawareness of the importance of safety. The Councils policy of zero tolerance forparking offences around schools is a means of stressing the importance that theHobsons Bay Community places on safety of its school children.

2.3.1 Other School-Related Issues

There has been an increase in interest by schools in bicycle riding in the municipality.Bicycle riding is a means of improving the health and fitness of school-aged children andestablishing an exercise regime that may continue into adult life. The Council, inassociation with RoadSafe Westgate Community Road Safety Council, continues topromote the VicRoads program, BikeEd in primary schools in the municipality. Schoolssigning up to the program have access to a range of curriculum documents thatassociate bicycle road safety with mainstream curriculum areas. The program is notsimply academic as bicycles are made available to children who do not have their own

bicycles to practise riding in a traffic free environment. In 2010 Hobsons Bay CityCouncil assisted RoadSafe Westgate Community Road Safety Council in completelyrenovating its bicycle trailer and the bicycles it contains.


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in these areas to remind drivers of speed limits and as a means of providing data toPolice.

During the period 2008 2010 additional strip shopping speed zones applications weremade to VicRoads for Pier Street in Altona, and for Roads through JK Grant Reserve. Aplan has been prepared for the establishment of a similar zone in the WilliamstownShopping Precinct.

In 2010, the Council adopted a speed zoning guideline, Reducing the Risk. Thisguideline establishes speed zoning indicators for Council officers and provides strong

community and political support for application to VicRoads for speed re-zoning withinthe municipality.

Compliance with school zone speeds remain highly problematic on arterial roads andsome local roads. There remains a need for VicRoads to negotiate an alteration inguidelines for speed enforcement to enable policing to occur in many smaller schoolzones. The Council has managed to extend the 40 kph speed zone on Bladin StreetLaverton to incorporate the new Childrens Crossing serving St Martin de Porres CatholicSchool.

2.5 Safe Pedest r ian Acc ess to Comm uni ty Fac i l i t ies

Pedestrian safety is especially important around municipal and other community facilitiesbecause these are areas in which higher pedestrian movements can be expected. Theterm pedestrian includes persons in wheelchairs (whether motorised or not), people

using mobility scooters and children riding toy vehicles (e.g. tricycles and skateboards).Councils Road Safety Coordinator has produced for VicRoads a publication addressingthe use of motorised wheelchairs.


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In an ageing society, older drivers are an issue of some concern. This concern is

evidenced by the Report of the Parliamentary Road Safety Committee into older driversreleased in late October 2003. Between the 2001 and 2006 censuses, the secondfastest growing group in Hobsons Bay was those aged over 60 (6% growth), onlyexceeded by the 50-59 year age group (10% growth). Overall growth in themunicipality over this period was only 0.5%.

RoadSafe Westgate and Altona resident, Mr Leigh Hardinge, together with Hobsons BayCity Council have organised 8 Older Drivers Information Days during the reporting

period. All have been well attended and evaluations have been highly positive.RoadSafe Westgate has funded the incidental costs whilst Police and VicRoads havefunded the attendance of their officers. It is intended that these informative sessions willcontinue in 2011. Their continuation, beyond July 2011 will depend on alternativefunding as VicRoads has altered the methodology it uses for community road safetyfunding.

Older drivers are under-represented in crash involvement on a population basis.However, those over 75 years of age are over-represented when statistics are adjusted

for kilometres driven. There is a substantial body of international research suggestingthat much of this crash risk is an artefact of crash reporting systems which only reliablyreport casualty crashes. Since older people are more susceptible to injury than youngerpeople, they are simply more likely to be injured if they are involved in a crash.

Councils Road Safety Coordinator has been involved with VicRoads in the preparationof educative materials for older drivers. The Victorian Older Driver Handbook is regularlydistributed gratisthrough Council Libraries and the Civic Parade offices.

The increasing proportion of older drivers in the road user population means thatcontinuing education and publicity aimed at health and driving skills is a necessity.


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shortcoming, Keys Please was offered to those no longer at school at the AltonaMeadows Library complex.

Hobsons Bay City Council and RoadSafe Westgate Community Road Safety Councilhave extended support to the Fit to Drive program. The Fit to Drive Foundation ischaired by Leigh Hardinge, ex-Mayor and Altona resident. The Foundation uses a peereducation process, with senior welfare students from nearby universities as facilities ofan extended discussion program, using resources from Police, SES and otheremergency services to bring home to young people the risks of poor driving and thepossible severe consequences to self, family and friends.

3.ROAD SAFETY STRATEGY 201 1 - 2013

3.1 In t roduct ion

The 2011 to 2013 Road Safety Strategic Plan is informed by the latest available crashstatistics available from VicRoads. Unfortunately the latest statistics at the time ofwriting are for 2009. As a consequence, crash analysis for this Strategy is based on the5 years until 31 December 2009. Where possible, Police data has been interpolated intoVicRoads data to give a more up-to-date picture.

The following analyses provide a statistical basis for the 2011 2013 road safetystrategy.

3.2 Pedestr ians

Fatal pedestrian crashes have remained relatively stable over the seven year period.Moderate increases in Overall, there have been crashes in which pedestrians were sentto hospital and those in which they required medical treatment Although reliable data is


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Figure 4: Hobsons Bay 2005 2009: Pedestrians Killed or Seriously Injuredper 1,000 Population by Age Group


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The numbers of elderly women involved in serious of fatal pedestrian crashes willescalate.

The data indicate that a pedestrian road safety strategy should concentrate on those ofschool age and those aged 60 or more.

A major problem with all categories of unprotected road users is that they are notrequired to carry identification. This makes the Police enforcement task extremelydifficult. Police need some confirmation of identity in order to issue an InfringementNotice, the only rational alternative being arrest. As a consequence, Police are oftenreluctant to enforce the Rules. Without enforcement, education and engineeringinterventions are not so effective.

3.3 Cycl is ts

Unlike protected road users (cars, etc), over the period 2004 to 2010, casualty crashesinvolving cyclists have not seen the significant decreases that have been observed fordrivers. This is shown in Figure 5. The difference may, at least in part, be explained bythe dramatic increase in cycling and the accompanying increase in bicycle lanes andpaths over recent years.

It is clear from Table 6 that people of secondary school age 13-15 years of age are athigh risk. At even higher risk, however, are those 40 to 60 years of age. In both theseat-risk groups males are at substantially higher risk than females.

The peak for middle aged cyclists is similar to that for middle-aged motorcyclists. There

is unfortunately little research bearing on crash involvement of cyclists, but it would bepossible to hypothesise an aetiology similar to that proposed with regard tomotorcyclists. Middle-aged people opt to return to cycling as a way of staying fit andperhaps reducing costs and do so, relying on the skills they developed as children or


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Figure 5: Hobsons Bay 2004 2010: Cyclist Casualties by Year

A major problem with all categories of unprotected road users is that they are notrequired to carry identification. This makes the Police enforcement task extremelydifficult. Police need some confirmation of identity in order to issue an InfringementNotice, the only rational alternative being arrest. As a consequence, Police are oftenreluctant to enforce the Rules. Without enforcement, education and engineeringinterventions are not so effective.

Figure 6: Hobsons Bay 2005 2009: Cyclists Killed or Seriously injuredPer 1,000 Population by Age Group


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3.4 Motorcyc l i s ts

Like cyclists and pedestrians, motorcyclists are unprotected road users. As unprotectedroad users, in the event of a crash, motorcyclists will suffer more serious injuries than theoccupant of a four wheeled vehicle in a crash where the forces are similar.

Statewide, motorcyclists have a serious injury rate 34 times higher than that of caroccupants and a fatality rate 4 times higher than all road users combined 3.

In Hobsons Bay in the period 2004 to 2010, other injuries (not requiring hospitalization)have trended downwards and, consequently total injuries have shown a decrease.There are, fortunately, too few fatal crashes on which to assess a trend, however,serious injuries, over the same period have trended upwards.

Moreover, motorcyclists have quite different crash characteristics than other road users.The Transport Accident Commission reported that in 2007 47% of the motorcyclistskilled in Victoria were involved in single vehicle crashes. This was confirmed by Hull(2008) who found that, analysing Definitions Classifying Accidents for the period 2002 2007, motorcyclists were under-represented, compared with other vehicles in two andmultiple vehicle crashes and over-represented in off road on straight and off road oncurve crashes which are single vehicle crashes and that this was the case in bothmetropolitan and rest of Victoria locations4.

Figure 7: Hobsons Bay 2004 2010: Motorcyclist Casualties by Year


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Figure 8: Hobsons Bay 2005 2009: Motorcyclists Killed & Seriously Injures

Per 1,000 Population by Age Group

Figure 8 shows the age distribution of fatal and serious motorcycle crashes. Almost allof these crashes involved male riders. The most at-risk group remains the novicegroup those between 18 and 29 years - with a second peak for those in their thirtiesand forties.

There is now quite reliable psycho-neurological evidence that those under age 25 haveless developed mental capacity to perceive hazards and this explains their generallyhigher involvement in road crashes. Motorcycles are more difficult to operate than cars,balance and differential manual front and rear brakes being two examples.

Victoria is now one of the few remaining States that do not mandate off road training


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Data on non-injury crashes, so it is extremely difficult to determine whether the overalldecrease in injury crashes is the result of generally more careful driving. It is probable,

however that increasing levels of passive safety built into modern cars and trafficcalming infrastructure within the municipality explain much of the decrease in injurycrashes.

Hoon driving remains a matter of concern and generates a significant number ofcomplaints to Council officers. Traffic calming infrastructure can reduce hoon incidentsin hot-spots, but cannot remove the problem, often simply displacing the behaviour.Whilst vehicle confiscation legislation has undoubtedly assisted in addressing the moresevere forms of the anti-social behaviour, the period for which a car is impounded forfirst and second offences would appear inadequate.

Figure 9: Hobsons Bay 2004 2010: Driver Casualties by Year


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Figure 10: Hobsons Bay 2005 2009: Drivers Killed or Seriously Injuredper 1,000 Population by Age Group

3.6 Car Passenger s

Overall, the total number of car passenger casualties has decreased over the period2004 2010. Although trending downwards, the other injury indicates a slight upward

trend between 2009 and 2010. This prompts the conclusion that total crashes are notdecreasing, but that improved vehicle technology and road environments decrease theextent of trauma in those crashes that do occur.

R f T bl hi hli h i l l di bi f d l


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Figure 11: Hobsons Bay Car Passenger Fatal & Serious Injuries 2005 2009 by Gender

Figure 12: Hobsons Bay 2004 2010: Car Passenger Casualties by Year


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Figure 13: Hobsons Bay 2005 2009: Car Passenger Casualties 2005 - 2009


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4.ROAD SAFETY STRATEGY 2011 2013

ID No Issue Strategy Tactics Desired Outcomes Responsibilities

1.1 Pedestrians SafetyAroundSchools

Periodical review of parking restrictionsand traffic movement; Ongoingissuance of warning notices and zerotolerance enforcement.

Reduce traffic congestion, improveconspicuity of children; education of localresidents, parents and school children;parking restrictions compliance

Local Laws Dept.Road Safety CoordinatorVictoria Police

1.2 Traffic safetyeducation inschools

Encourage school awareness of andadoption into syllabi of traffic SafetyEducation materials.

Greater teacher participation in safety aroundschools

VicRoadsRoad Safety Coordinator

1.3 Encouragesafe walkingof children

Promote and support Governmenthealth initiatives walking & cycling;Promote community appreciation ofpedestrians as road users.

Reduce Traffic Congestion near schools;encourage walking to school as communityhealth measure; encourage communityintegration with school.

HBCC CommunityServices; Road SafetyCoordinator; StateGovernment

1.4 Encouragesafe walkingof adults

Support Walk to Work Days; advocatewalk & ride programs; PedestrianRoad Rules publicity

Reduce traffic congestion and pollution;Walking perceived as health activity; HBCC CommunityServices; Road SafetyCoordinator; StateGovernment

1.5 OlderpedestrianSafety

Provide older pedestrian seminars onrequest; undertake on-road educationcampaigns; disseminate pamphlets

Reduce older pedestrian road toll Road Safety Coordinator;Victoria Police; VicRoads

1.6 Safety inActivityAreas

Prepare schemes for 40 kph zones inareas of high pedestrian activity;monitor activity areas for possiblesafety interventions.

Improve access to community facilities;reduce pedestrian road toll.

HBCC Traffic & Transport;Road Safety CoordinatorVictoria Police; VicRoads;Local Laws

Road Rules

Enforcement

Encourage Police enforcement of

pedestrian road rules;

Reduce pedestrian road toll; encourage

appreciation of pedestrian as road user.


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2.1 Cyclists Safer BicycleAccess

Continue roll-out of on-road bicyclelanes; monitor road markings for

bicycle lanes; continue improvement tooff-road bicycle paths.

Reduce cyclist road toll; improveattractiveness of cycling as alternative to

polluting forms of transport.

VicRoads; BicycleVictoria; HBCC Traffic &

transport.

2.3 BicycleFriendlySchools

Encourage school-uptake of VicRoadsbicycle school programs; encourageadoption of school police no helmet no bike;

Reduce cycling road toll; encourageappreciation of cyclist as road user;

Road Safety Coordinator;school staff; VicRoads.

2.4 Road RulesEnforcement

Encourage Police enforcement ofcyclist road rules; discuss withstakeholders ways of reducing bicycletheft and providing cyclist identification

Reduce cycling road toll; encourageappreciation of cyclist as road user;encourage compliance.

Road Safety Coordinator;HBCC Traffic & Transport;VicRoads; Victoria Police.


3.1 Motorcyclists SaferMotorcycleAccess

Continue monitoring of road surfacesfor loose material.

Reduce motorcyclist road toll, especiallysingle vehicle crashes.

HBCC Traffic & transport,CityWide

3.2 MotorcycleEnvironmentEngineering

Ensure that motorcycle operationrequirements are considered whenorganising road works

Reduce number of crashes resulting fromless forgiving road environments

Road Safety Coordinator;VicRoads, HBCC CapitalWorks & Assets

3.3 MotorcyclistEnforcement

Encourage Police enforcement ofcyclist road rules; discuss withstakeholders ways of reducing bicycle

theft and providing cyclist identification

Reduce motorcycling road toll; encourageappreciation of cyclist as road user;encourage compliance.

ID No Issue

3.4 MotorcyclistEducation

Promote awareness of young peopleand parents about relatively high crashrisk of motorcycles; Encourage olderadults returning to motorcycling toundertake rider training.

Reduce motorcycle road toll; improve safetyawareness

Road Safety Coordinator;Honda Rider Training;RoadSafe Westgate;VicRoads

Cyclists


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4.1 Car Drivers Speed &Speeding

Deploy Variable Message Boards inareas of speeding; cooperate with

Police in identifying and treating areasof concern; associated publicity

Reduce severity of crashes caused byexcessive speed

Road Safety Coordinator;HBCC Local Laws;

Victoria Police; RoadSafeWestgate

4.2 Hoondriving

Monitor police and resident complaints;implement minor works; encouragepolice enforcement; maintain HBCCLocal Law provisions.

Reduce risk to road users caused by Hoonbehaviour; improve residential amenity.

Road Safety Coordinator;HBCC Local Laws;Victoria Police; RoadSafeWestgate

4.3 SaferVehicles

Improve Councils Safer Vehiclespolicy with a view to ensuring that 2ndhand vehicles sold by Council haveinherent high safety; promote thispolicy to Hobsons Bay industries &residents.

Provide quality OH&S for HBCC workers;reduce injury severity to all road users in theevent of a crash. Promote this policy toothers in the municipality.

Road Safety Coordinator;RoadSafe Westgate;CityWorks.

4.4 Safer Drivers Implement a Council Safer Driverspolicy for internal OH&S and legalliability purposes; promote this policy toHobsons Bay industries & residents.

Provide quality OH&S for HBCC workers;reduce potential for crashes. Promote thispolicy to others in the municipality.

Road Safety Coordinator;RoadSafe Westgate;CityWorks.

4.5 OccupantRestraints

Encourage parents to be aware of andupgrade child restraints to the 2009standards; Encourage awareness ofdriver responsibility for the restraint ofall vehicle occupants.

Reduce injury severity in event of a crash Road Safety Coordinator;HBCC CommunityServices; Victoria Police;RoadSafe Westgate.

4.6 UnlawfulParking

Encourage community understandingof inconsiderate and illegal parking asbeing socially unacceptable

Improve safety for all road users; decreasenumber of conflict situations.

Road Safety Coordinator;HBCC Local Laws;Victoria Police; HBCCCustomer Service.

4.7 Older Drivers Continue commitment to Senior DriverExpo at Victoria University

Improve safety awareness of older drivers Road Safety Coordinator;Victoria Police; VicRoads;RoadSafe Westgate.

4.8 NoviceDrivers

Continue commitment to providingKeys Pleaseand Fit to Driveprogramsin secondary schools

Improve novice driver road rules compliance& reduce crash risk

Road Safety coordinator;Victoria Police;Emergency ServicesVictoria;


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5.1 CarPassengers

Adult femalepassengers

Empower female passenger to refuselifts from intoxicated or speeding

drivers

Reduce involvement of adult females aspassengers in crashes.

Road Safety Coordinator;RoadSafe Westgate;

Victoria Police.5.2 Child

PassengersEducate drivers about new childrestraint rules

Reduce child passenger road toll Road Safety Coordinator;HBCC ChildrensServices; RoadSafeWestgate; VicRoads


6.1 Drugs &Alcohol

MonitorLiquor

LicenceApplications

Intervene where appropriate to restrictof oppose the issue of inappropriate

liquor licences

Reduce drink-driving; restrict capacity foradditional alcohol, especially by young party-

goers.

Road Safety Coordinator


6.1 BroaderWest ofMelbourne

SupportRoadSafeWestgate

Promote road safety activities acrossMelbournes west

Improve road safety awareness acrossbroader area

Road Safety Coordinator


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5.APPENDIX 1 - ACHIEVEMENT S: ROAD SAFETY STRATEGIC PLA N 200 8 201 0


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5.1 Table - Achi evem ents: Road Safety Strate gic Plan 2008 2010ID No Issue Strategy Tactics Desired Outcomes Outcomes1.1 Pedestri

ansSafety AroundSchools

Periodical review of parkingrestrictions and traffic movement;Ongoing issuance of warningnotices and zero toleranceenforcement.

Reduce traffic congestion,improve conspicuity of children;education of local residents,parents and school children

Ongoing monitoring of areas around schools andparking restriction compliance. Much expandedworkload because of school consolidation andnumerous major school construction activities.New Childrens Crossings established, GrievePde, Altona, Civic Pde, Altona. PedestrianOperated Signals installed on Kororoit Creek Rd

Ferguson Street roundabout; Pedestrianoperated signals installed, McArthurs Road,Altona Nth.

1.2 Traffic safetyeducation inschools

Encourage school awareness ofand adoption into syllabi of trafficSafety Education materials.

Improve school appreciation ofand childrens knowledge ofroad law and safe behaviour

Fit 2 Drive and Keys Please programsundertaken in all public and most privatesecondary schools. Continued development anddistribution of personalised pamphlets re legalparking areas. New Safety Around Schoolspamphlets developed.

1.3 Encourage safewalking ofchildren

Promote and support WalkingSchool Bus programs; Promotecommunity appreciation ofpedestrians as road users.

Reduce Traffic Congestion nearschools; encourage walking toschool as community healthmeasure; encourage communityintegration with school.

Walking School Bus program fundingdiscontinued by VicHealth. HBCC offer ofcontinuing technical support to schools continuingwithout financial support. New signage on thenarrow Road-over rail Cole Street bridge with anorder placed for speed cushions near thepedestrian entrances near the crest of the bridge.

1.4 Encourage safewalking of adults

Support Walk to Work Days;advocate walk & ride programs;Pedestrian Road Rules publicity

Reduce traffic congestion andpollution; Walking perceived ashealth activity;

Continued roll-out of speed cushions in areaswith high pedestrian activity. Pedestrian RoadRules pamphlet developed and distributed;pedestrian crossing installed across ChampionRoad, Williamstown North, near Kororoit CreekRoad.

1.5 Encourage Safewalking of olderpedestrians

Deliver WalkSafe and similarolder person pedestrian safetyprograms; Promote communityappreciation of pedestrians asroad users.

Reduced involvement of elderlypedestrians in crashes;community involvement insafety for all road users

Ongoing program to introduce 40 kph zones inactivity areas used by older persons. Continuingpublicity.


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ID No Issue Strategy Tactics Desired Outcomes Outcomes

1.6 Pedestrians(Contd)

CommunityPedestrianSafety

Monitor crash statistics forpedestrian black spots;implement reduced speed zones

in areas of high pedestrianactivity; advocate installation ofroad furniture and signs toimprove driver caution & toincrease separation betweenpedestrians and motor vehicles

Reduced pedestrian crash risk;More pedestrian-friendlyenvironment; greater

community identification

Pedestrian operated signals installed, KororoitCreek Rd, near Ferguson Street, McArthurs Rd,Altona Nth; Application to VicRoads for 40 kph

zone in Altona Village submitted; applicationfor40 kph zone in Williamstown retail precinct inpreparation; pedestrian outstands on TheEsplanade, Williamstown. Council approvedSpeed Zone Guidelines, Reducing the Risk in2010. Already VicRoads approval has beenreceived for the establishment of a 40 kph zoneon roads within JK Grant Reserve.

2.1 Cyclists Bicycle laneseparation

In new works and reconstructionworks implement physical orspatial separation betweencyclists and motor traffic, where

possible

Decreased cyclist crashes;increased safety margin thusencouraging cycling.

Green surface treatment at a high risk location:Mason & McIntosh Streets, Altona North;

2.2 Safe Cyclingroutes

Cycle paths and lanes designedwhere possible so as not to leadcyclists into traffic conflict; cyclingpaths & trails to providereasonably direct route.

Decreased cyclist crashes;increased safety promotingcycling. Cyclists usingdesignated lanes & paths

Laverton Creek Trail extension; Maintenance andrefreshing of bicycle lanes on roads throughoutthe municipality as an ongoing program. Majorshared path development on Hyde Street &Douglas Parade.

2.3 BicycleEducation

Promote BikeEd in Hobsons BaySchools

Increased cycling to school andless traffic congestion aroundschools; increased cyclist safety

The school programs BikeEd (primary) and CycleOn (secondary) continue to be offered throughoutHobsons Bay.

2.4 Bicycle helmetenforcement

BikeEd Schools to adopt NoHelmet No Bike policy forfunding; Encourage enforcementby Police Bicycle Unit.

Decreased cyclist crash injuries Bicycle Safety pamphlet, prepared during the lastStrategys lifetime continues to be distributed atcycling events

2.5 Bicycle lightingenforcement

Encourage Police to enforcebicycle lighting; promote BicycleVictoria bicycle lighting programs

Decreased cyclist crashes Very limited success. Problem with youngerchildren and enforcement difficulty with norequirement to carry ID when riding


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ID No Issue Strategy Tactics Desired Outcomes Outcomes2.7 Cyclists

(Contd)Cycle CrashMonitoring

Evaluate cycle crashes to detectmultiple crash sites &environmental factors

Decreased cyclist crashes;increasing cycle-friendly roads

Despite reported increased usage, crashnumbers are low, relative to usage.

3.1 Motorcyclists

Motorcycle-sensitive roadfurniture

Review existing and assessproposed road furniture to ensureit does not create hazards formotorcyclists

Reduced motorcycle crash risk R&D undertaken with Maribyrnong with partialfunding from SafeRoads indicates gravelsurrounding road furniture to be a problem. Nowmonitored and reported for sweeping. Reportedat RoadSafe Conference 2009.

3.3 MotorcyclistEducation

Promote rider training for newand returning motorcyclists.

Better trained motorcyclists In association with Honda Australia RiderTraining and RoadSafe Westgate, conductedAnnual Rider Awareness Days. These wereextremely well attended.

3.4 MotorcyclePublicity

Promote awareness of issuesrelated to motorcycle crashes.

Safety Aware motorcyclists Distribution of Council and RoadSafe WestgatePamphlet, Thinking About Motorcycling. Localpublicity of Motorcycle Awareness Days.

3.5 Crash Monitoring Investigate motorcycle crashlocations, especially sites ofmultiple crashes;

More motorcycle sensitive roadenvironments

Research project undertaken in 2009-2010 inassociation with Maribyrnong City Councilinvolved identifying most dangerous motorcycleblack-spots and black-lengths and developingsimple treatments. Paper describing the processdelivered to RoadSafe Conference 2009.

3.6 Promote use ofsafety equipment

Promote protective clothing formotorcyclists both on-road andoff-road; promote helmet wearingboth on-road and off-road.

Reduced injuries resulting frommotorcycle crashes

In association with HART and RoadSafeWestgate provided prizes of safety clothing asincentive for attendance at Motorcycle Training.

4.1 Cars Advocate full orpartial control

traffic lights

In crash evaluation, considerpotential for conflicting turning

movements.

Reduced intersection conflict. Most major intersections already treated.Metering lights installed on the western approach

to the roundabout at Kororoit Creel Road andMillers Road.


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ID No Issue Strategy Tactics Desired Outcomes Outcomes4.3 Daylight running

lightsPromote use of daylight runninglights or headlights on Counciland commercial vehicles

Increased vehicle conspicuity;crash risk reduction

HBCC Vehicle Guidelines now recommendpurchase or rental of vehicles with automaticheadlights.

4.4 Off-rampcongestionwarning

Promote installation of off-rampcongestion warning lights onfreeway6s

Reduced risk of high speedrear-end crashes

VicRoads is aware of the problem.

.4.5 Vehicle SafetyEquipment

Encourage purchase of vehicleswith high safety ratings;encourage safety updates ofAustralian Design Rules

Increased vehicle safetystandards

HBCC Vehicle Guidelines now recommendpurchase or rental of vehicles with 5-star safetyratings.

4.6 Occupant SafetyDevices

Promote continuous use of seatbelts; Promote use of appropriatechild restraints

Improved occupant safetyMajor campaign via Childrens Services toacquaint new parents with Road Rules childrestraint changes. Discounts offered to parentsto check or install compliant child restraints.

4.7 Bull-bars Continue campaign to ban bull-

bars in urban areas

Improved occupant and

pedestrian safety

Campaign conducted photographing illegal bull-

bars and requesting police to intervene.4.8 Speed &

SpeedingMaintain monitoring of speedzone compliance; deploy radardetection and speed displaydevices; cooperate with police toenforce speed compliance

Reduce injury level of crashes,especially pedestrian crashes

Ongoing cooperation with TMU Williamstown todeploy speed detection devices in areasidentified as excessive speed areas. Majorcampaigns mounted in school zones.

4.9 Deter risk-takingbehaviour

Promote Police Dob-in-a-hoonhotline: Publicise importance oflane-keeping; Deter stop linecreep behaviours

Ensure conspicuity ofpedestrians and laneclearances for turning vehicles

With RoadSafe Westgate and using Councilwebsite and Pelican Post promoted Dob-in-a-hoon. Ongoing publicity to foster communityintolerance of unsafe driving.

4.10 Crash monitoring Monitor crash involvement,especially multiple crash sites;

investigate factors that contributeto crashes

Detect and remediate crashcausation factors

This is an ongoing issue. It has resulted in theinstallation of intersection platforms and

establishment of speed humps on approach tostop signs and pedestrian facilities.

5.1 CommercialVehicles

Sharing roadswith heavyvehicles

Promote awareness of heavyvehicles time to stop andovertaking behaviour; Promotesignificance of Do Not OvertakeTurning Vehicle signs.

Reduce car-heavy vehiclecrashes

Continued distribution of pamphlet Sharing theRoad with Heavy Vehicles.


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5.2 Tail-gating andcutting-in

Promote road-sharing attitude ofheavy vehicle drivers; deterinappropriate lane changes;

deter dangerous overtaking

Reduced car-heavy vehiclecrashes

Distributed pamphlet Sharing the Road withHeavy Vehicles.

5.3 Speed &Speeding

Promote awareness of &compliance with speed zones;enforce speed limits againstcommercial vehicles (includingtrades vehicles & taxis);cooperate with police inidentifying hot-spots.

General compliance with speedrestrictions

Ongoing work with Victoria Police targetingspeeding. Deployment of Variable Messageboards in areas where speeding is a concern.

5.4 Fatigue Promote awareness of causes,early symptoms of fatigue &appropriate coping strategies.

Reduced commercial vehiclecrash risk

Distributed VicRoads material regardingspeeding; supported RoadSafe Easter anti-fatigue campaigns

5.5 DangerousParking

Promote awareness ofdangerous parking practices;enforce minimum parking safetystandard

Increased conspicuity for otherroad users

Ongoing campaign: in association with LocalLaws, Police and VicRoads TSS, monitor heavyvehicle parking and advocate enforcement whereappropriate.

6.1 Buses Bus StopPlacement

Advocate temporary bus stopplacement away from roadworks; Advocate permanent busstop placements on oppositesides of road to enableinstallation of pedestrian facilitieswhere warrants are met.

Increased passenger safety;increased following traffic safety

Ongoing project to ensure bus stops areseparated from road works and other ongoingsituations where visibility is restricted.

6.2 Bus Stop Safety In new developments and majorreconstructions, construct busstop facilities to deter passengerscrossing roads in front of stoppedbus

Increased passenger safety Ongoing project to ensure that bus stops onopposite sides of the road are located to ensurethat passengers crossing roads are not obscuredby buses.

6.3 Buses departingstops

Foster appreciation of Give Wayto Bus signs

Increased passenger safety,decreased rear end crashes

Undertaken as part of Heavy Vehicle program.

6.4 Promote safeSchool Bus use

Promote Getting There Safelyto secondary schools

Improve bus passenger safety HBCC supports RoadSafe Westgate in theproliferation of this program.


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ID No Issue Strategy Tactics Desired Outcomes Responsibilities7.1 Alcohol

& DrugsPassengers ofDrink-drivers

Encourage passengers to refuseto drive with drink-affecteddrivers

Reduce injuries to passengersof drink-drivers

Ongoing negotiations with TAC, VicRoads,RoadSafe Westgate to achieve this objective.

7.2 Liquor Licensing Monitor Liquor Licenceapplications and permitconditions;

Improved resident amenity;uncongested access in localstreets; reduction of crime andunsafe driving.

In association with HBCC Planning Dept, oppose24 hour licences.

7.3 Drug & Alcoholenforcement

Assist Police with trafficmanagement of booze and drugbus installations

Ensure safety of alcohol & drugenforcement operations

Depot staff regularly assist Police in theestablishment of random breath test locations.

7.4 Alcohol onCouncil premises

Require persons serving liquor inCouncil premises to use stafftrained in Responsible Serving ofAlcohol; Promote Looking AfterOur Mates program for clubs.

Reduce Council exposure toliability; ensure compliance withlegislation

Enquiries continue to locate appropriate devicesand ongoing maintenance at an appropriateprice.

7.5 Under Ageservice ofalcohol, sale anddistribution ofdrugs

Leases and hirers of Councilowned premises required torefuse alcohol service to underage persons and to actively deterdrug sale and use.

Reduce Council exposure toliability; ensure compliance withlegislation

Australian Drug Foundation presentation LookingAfter Our Mates staged at sporting clubs eachyear. HBCC has actively promoted this programby mailouts to local sporting associations.

7.6 Council policy onstaffrepresentingCouncil atfunctions wherealcohol is served

Council requires moderation ofits official representatives;Council provides taxi vouchers inappropriate situations

Reduce Council exposure tovicarious liability

HBCC policy provides limited assistance inrespect of official functions.

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