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Stronger road safety performance monitoringperformance monitoring in South Australia
Presented by Tamra FedojukSenior Statistician
R d S f t P liRoad Safety Policy
Outline
•Introduction
•Challenges for road safety in South Australia•Challenges for road safety in South Australia
•Current progress
K P f I di t•Key Performance Indicators
•Road Safety Progress Report
•Conclusion
Introduction
•South Australia has experienced the greatest road safety improvement of all jurisdictions in Australasia in the last 5 yearsyears
•The reduction in road trauma has been achieved through implementing a range of initiatives
•In consolidating recent progress and preparing for further improvements, attention has been given to improving South Australia’s road safety performance monitoring systemsy p g y
Challenges for Road Safety in South Australia
South Australia has a total population of around 1.6 million people
Challenges for Road Safety in South Australia
South Australia has a total population of around 1.6 million people
•Two thirds live in the it l it f Ad l idcapital city of Adelaide
Challenges for Road Safety in South Australia
South Australia has a total population of around 1.6 million people
•Two thirds live in the it l it f Ad l idcapital city of Adelaide
•One third lives in rural and remote areas of the Stateremote areas of the State
Challenges for Road Safety in South Australia
South Australia has approximately 125 fatalities and 1300 serious injuries per year
O t f t lit t i 6 2 f t liti 100 000Our current fatality rate is 6.2 fatalities per 100,000 population. This compares to:
•Australia 7 3•Australia – 7.3
•Sweden – 5.2 (2007)
G B i i 0•Great Britain – 5.0 (2007)
•USA – 13.6 (2007)
•South Korea – 12.7 (2007)
Challenges for Road Safety in South Australia
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Challenges for Road Safety in South Australia
Main contributors to the road toll in South Australia:
Speed•Speed
•Drink and drug driving
•Non wearing of seatbelts
•Fatigue
•Inattention
South Australia’s Targetsg
South Australia has set two main road safety targets as
part of the ‘South Australia’s Strategic Plan 2007’:p g
•To reduce road fatalities to less than 90 persons per
year by 2010y y
•To reduce serious injuries to less than 1000 per year
by 2010.by 2010.
South Australia’s Progress & Target- Fatalities
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Current trend: 96
Actual numberAugust 2009
- 123 fatalities
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South Australia’s Progress & Target- Serious injuries
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South Australia’s Progress & Target- Serious injuries
The South Australian Road Safety Action Plan
2008-2010 was released by the Government of
South Australia in July 2008.South Australia in July 2008.
The Action Plan outlines four key areas containing
f S fpriority road safety actions based on the Safe
System approach, they include:
•Safer Roads
•Safer Speeds
•Safer Road Users
Safer Vehicles•Safer Vehicles
Performance Indicators
OECD recommends developing safety performance indicators that
include:
• Levels of mean traffic speeds
• Levels of drink driving• Levels of drink driving
• Vehicle safety ratings
Performance Indicators
Performance indicators are essential in determining road safety performance
Outcome measures clearly indicate current road trauma trends and opportunities for intervention.
Safety performance indicators should contain data that is:Safety performance indicators should contain data that is:
• Clearly defined
• reliable• reliable
• readily available and within a reasonable timeframe
South Australia’s Key Performance yIndicators (KPIs)
South Australia has two headline KPIs:
1. Number of fatalities in a 12 month period
2. Number of serious injuries in a 12 month period
South Australia’s Key Performance yIndicators (KPIs)
A further set of KPIs were developed that sit under the four main
i th A ti Plareas in the Action Plan.
These KPIs monitor the implementation of new and ongoing
initiatives and the progress towards the 2010 target.
KPI – Safer Roads
Strategy 1: To create safer roads and more forgiving roadsides
to minimise the impact of human error on road trauma
KPIKPI: Single vehicle run off road casualty ycrashes
Photograph courtesy of RARU Research Report ‘Severe and Fatal Crashes due to Roadside Hazards’
Safer roadsKPI Si l hi l ff d hKPI – Single vehicle run off road crashes
Large proportion of crashes occur in rural and remote
areas:areas:
•60% of fatal crashes•60% of fatal crashes
•50% of serious crashes
The majority of these areThe majority of these are
single vehicle crashes
Safer roadsKPI Si l hi l ff d hKPI – Single vehicle run off road crashes
•This KPI measures the scale of programs and safety improvement in
maintaining and upgrading safer roadsides in South Australia.
•Safer roads includes general improvements, maintenance and
targeted investments in road infrastructure e.g.
•Shoulder sealing
•Median wire rope barriers
•Black spot treatments
Safer roadsKPI Si l hi l ff d hKPI – Single vehicle run off road crashes
P t d tProgress to date
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KPI – Safer Speedsp
Strategy 2: Lower traffic speeds for the benefit and protection
of all road users
KPIs:
• Average traffic speed in• Average traffic speed in
urban areas (km/h)
Average traffic speed in• Average traffic speed in
rural areas (km/h)
Safer speedsKPI – Average traffic speeds in both urban and rural areas
Lower travel speeds = fewer crashes.
Decreasing travel speeds
chosen by drivers and riderschosen by drivers and riders
is essential in gaining a safer
road systemroad system.
Safer speedsKPI Average traffic speeds in both urban and rural areasKPI – Average traffic speeds in both urban and rural areas
This KPI measures the effect of introducing
countermeasures such as:•Fixed speed cameras
•Automatic enforcement
e.g. point to point cameras
•Specific policing operations for
rural highways
•Lower speed limits
Safer speedsKPI A t ffi d i b th b d l
P t d t b d
KPI – Average traffic speeds in both urban and rural areas
Progress to date on urban roads:
55 6555 5456 84
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urban roads
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2003 2005 2007 2008 2009 2010
Safer speedsKPI A t ffi d i b th b d l
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KPI – Average traffic speeds in both urban and rural areas
Progress to date on rural roads:
102.82 100km/h102.01102.01100
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KPI – Safer Road Users
KPI
Strategy 3: Improve the key safety behaviours of all road users
KPIs:
• Number of drivers or riders killed
with BAC above the legal limitwith BAC above the legal limit
• Number of young people aged 16-
24 years killed or seriously injuredy y j
Safer road users - KPIs Number of drivers or riders killed with BAC above the legal limitNumber of young people (16-24) killed or seriously injured
Improving road user behaviour is fundamental in the achievement of
a safer road system.
Two main contributors to the South
Australian road toll:
•drink drivers (with BAC 0.05 or more)
•Younger people aged 16 to 24 years
Safer road users - KPIs Number of drivers or riders killed with BAC above the legal limitNumber of young people (16-24) killed or seriously injured
Actions specific to improving the behaviour and safety of
young people and reducing the incidence of drink driving
include:
•Stronger legislation such as mandatory alcohol interlocks g g y
for repeat drink drive offenders
•Reviewed graduated licensing scheme for novice driversg g
•Tougher policing and improved education
Safer road users - KPIsNumber of drivers or riders killed with BAC above the legal limitNumber of drivers or riders killed with BAC above the legal limit
Progress to date – drink drivers and riders:
3235
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Number of drivers and
17 16
10
15
20riders killed with BAC above the
legal limit
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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Safer road users - KPIsNumber of young people (16-24) killed or seriously injuredNumber of young people (16 24) killed or seriously injured
Progress to date – young people aged 16 to 24 years:
455 442500
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Number of young l (16 24)
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300people (16-24) killed or
seriously injured
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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
KPI – Safer Vehicles
Strategy 4: Improve the crash worthiness of the South
Australian vehicle fleet
KPIs:
% f hi l ld i S th• % of new vehicles sold in South
Australia with a 4 star rating or higher
• % of new vehicles sold in South
Australia with electronic stability control
Safer vehicles - KPIs % of new vehicles sold with a star rating of 4 or higher% of new vehicles sold with ESC
South Australia has one of the oldest car fleets in Australia – average
age of vehicles are approximately 11 years
Improving vehicle safety:p g y
•Minimises the risk of crashes
•Reduces the severity of injury when
a crash occurs
Safer vehicles - KPIs % of new vehicles sold with a 4 star rating of 4 or higher% of new vehicles sold with a 4 star rating of 4 or higher
Progress to date – sales of new vehicles with a 4 or 5 star safety rating:
80%90%
75%80%
60%
70%
80%
Percentage of hi l
30%
40%
50%new vehicles sold in SA with
ESC
0%
10%
20%
2008 2009 2010
Safer vehicles - KPIs % of new vehicles sold with ESC% of new vehicles sold with ESC
Progress to date – sales of new vehicles with ESC:
60%
32%
39%
50%
40%
50%
Percentage of hi l
17%
32%
20%
30%new vehicles
sold in SA with ESC
5%8%
11%
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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Road Safety Reporting
To be successful in implementing change in road safety throughout
the community it is important to:
•Foster effective partnerships between organisations
•Enable community participation
•Regularly report road safety crash information
South Australian Road Safety Progress R tReport
The aim of the report is to:
•Review road safety activity in South Australia each quarter
•Report progress in implementing the road safety strategy by monitoring the
number of fatalities and serious injuries
•Collaborate all elements of road safety reporting including crash data, levels
of police enforcement data and compulsory third party insurance claims
•Make road crash information available and easily accessible and understood
to the wider public
South Australian Road Safety Progress Reporty g p
The report has been made possible by a partnership between three key
Government departments:
•South Australia Police
•South Australian Motor Accident Commission
•South Australian Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure
South Australian Road Safety Progress Report
The main elements of the report are:
•Fatalities and serious injuries against set targets
•Cost of road crashes
•Travel, economic and crash casualty indicators
•Speeding, drink driving, inattention and non restraint use
Police enforcement
Road crashesRoad crashes
•Overview of road user groups
•Reporting of fatal and serious crashes by local government areas•Reporting of fatal and serious crashes by local government areas
South Australian Road Safety Progress ReportF t liti d i i j i- Fatalities and serious injuries
•The monitoring of death and serious injury due
to road crashes is a meaningful indicator for
both road safety stakeholders and a daunting
reminder for the whole community.
•The report monitors fatalities and serious
injuries per month and progress towards the
2010 targets.
Conclusion
To consolidate recent improvements in the road toll two new reporting
frameworks were established:
•Key Performance Indicators
•Progress Reportg p
These reporting systems have been a key element in establishing a
collaboration between the 3 major road safety Government departments j y p
and has the real potential of achieving the set road safety targets.
Acknowledgements
Co authors: Martin Small and Paula NormanCo authors: Martin Small and Paula Norman
Organisations: South Australia Police SA Motor AccidentOrganisations: South Australia Police, SA Motor Accident
Commisssion and Dept for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure
Further information.www.dtei.sa.gov.au/roadsafety