Excerpts from opening Speech of the Australian Road Safety Awards by the Hon John Adjaka NSW Parliamentary Secretary for Transport and Road.
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The NSW road toll in in 2011 was 364, 41 Less than 2010 and the lowest road toll since 1926 but still 364 too many. The NSW government has developed a 10 year safety strategy for NSW. Earlier this year the government announced the NSW speed camera review & strategy. The review found that in the first year since the introduction of mobile speed cameras there has been a 90% reduction in fatalities. At red light and speed camera locations casualties have been reduced by 26%.
At fixed camera locations there has been a 87% reduction in fatalities and 30% reduction in injuries. The question for those whom do not appreciate speed and red light cameras is what would occur if they did not exist., the simple answer is fatalities would increase. We know speeding in NSW is a factor in about 40% of fatalities.
Government has been working to deliver range of improvements including:
- Development of a safer driver course for learner drivers.
- A $17m commitment to fast track the rollout of flashing lights at school zones over 3 years.
- Supporting the Westmead Hospital has held bstreetsmart forum, seen this year by 14,000 school student attend the forum.
- Developing specialised rest areas to meet the needs of long distance HGV drivers.
- In October NSW gov established a 'Community Road Safety Fund'ensuring that any revenue raised from all the cameras will go towards improving road safety.
- A new share the roads campaign.
- Strategies to improve safety for vulnerable road users including pedestrians.
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