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Transafe WA 15th Road Transport Industry Safety Forum

Sergeant Andrew Norton Officer in Charge & District Traffic Coordinator Great Southern Traffic Unit

Great Southern District

• Occupies 100’271 km2
• 11 individual Local

Government Agencies

• Regional population is

77’511 (Census 2016)

• 4’820 km of sealed

road

• 10’158 km unsealed

road

Sealed Highways

• Albany Highway
• South Coast Highway
• Great Southern Highway
• Brookton Highway
• Muir Highway
• Coalfields Highway
• South Western Highway

There is a mix of long haul transport, seasonal tourist and commuter traffic using these roads. Heavy vehicle traffic increases significantly during the harvest season and traffic volumes vary greatly at the commencement of the agricultural areas around Albany.

Great Southern District

• Predominantly unsealed roads except within the

urban centres within the Great Southern District.

• These roads vary depending on topography, local

environment and usage.

• Subject to deterioration at flood-ways during heavy

rain events.

• The state default maximum speed limit is 110km/h.

Local Government Roads

Great Southern Traffic Enforcement Unit

Enforce Traffic Laws Target Unsafe Road-User Behaviour Build Road Policing Capability

Enforce Traffic Laws

• Enhanced Speed Enforcement

Aim: Achieve greater compliance with posted speed limits

• Enforce Use of Restraints

Aim: Increase compliance with the wearing of seatbelts and other restraints by drivers and passengers of vehicles

• Impaired Driving

Aim: Contribute to a reduction of the incidence of fatalities and serious injuries caused by alcohol and drug-impaired drivers

• No Authority to Drive (Unlicensed Drivers)

Aim: Detect and deter unlicensed drivers driving on WA roads

Target Unsafe Road-User Behaviour

CATERGORY ‘A’ OFFENCES

KPI OF 90% effort towards ‘Category A’ Offences:

• Impaired Driving – Drugs and/or Alcohol
• Reckless / Dangerous / Careless Driving
• Speeding
• No Authority to Drive
• Mobile Phones/Non-use of Restraints

212 76 SEATBELT

Briefs/ Infringements Cautions

3727 3094 SPEEDING

Briefs/ Infringements Cautions

2194 4995 OTHER

Briefs/ Infringements Cautions

Target Unsafe Road-User Behaviour

Source: WA Police

165 82% 17 8% 20 10%

ROADSIDE DRUG TESTS YTD March 2018

Meth Cannabis Both

Target Unsafe Road-User Behaviour

2216 Total Roadside Drug Tests 202 Positive Results

124 72% 21 12% 26 15% 1 1%

STATION (EVIDENTIAL) DRUG TESTS YTD March 2018

Meth Cannabis Both Fail to Comply

212 Total Station Drug Tests 171 Positive Results

*Source: WA Police - March 2017- March 2018

Build Road Policing Capability

• Capacity Building

Aim: Integrate road policing training into training programs for all police officers.

• Driver Education

Aim: Utilise traffic stops to promote driver awareness on road laws and road safety

• Partnership and Community Engagement

Aim: Align enforcement with Towards Zero and Office of Road Safety road user education campaigns. Contribute to the achievement of WA Police Key Performance Indicators for Towards Zero.

Fatal and Serious Crashes

• 351 people were killed or seriously

injured (KSI) in the Great Southern region from 2012-2016

• 71 people were killed or seriously

injured in the Great Southern region in 2016.

• KSI rate is 113.7 per 100,000

population.

• 61% of KSI were male.
• 19% of KSI were aged 17-24 year olds

Types of Crashes

Most of the fatal and serious crashes that

• ccur in the regional areas of Western

Australia involve only one vehicle which has either run off the road and/or collided with an object or rolled over.

• 42% were single vehicle hitting an object

(excludes animals).

• 21% were non-collision single vehicle

rollover or run-off-road crashes.

• 57% occurred on 110 km/h speed zones.
• 12% occurred on roads with speed zones of

50 km/h.

Fatalities by Behavioural Factor- WA 2017

Source: Road Safety Commission

16 28 35 50

10 20 30 40 50 60

FATIGUE INATTENTION ALCOHOL SPEED

Number of Fatalities by Behavioural Factor - 2017

Fatalities by Speed Zone - WA 2017

Source: Road Safety Commission

10 20 30 40 50 60 70

Not Recorded <=40kph 50kph 60kph 70kph 80kph 90kph 100kph 110kph

Fatalities by Speed Zone

Types of Crashes in 2016

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

Hit Object Non Collision Right Angled Indirect Right Angled Hit Pedestrian Head On Rear End Sideswipe Same Direction Passenger Fell Hit Parked Vehicle Unknown

FATAL and SERIOUS INJURY CRASH TYPES - 2016

Source: Road Safety Commission

KILLED and SERIOUSLY INJURED WITH HEAVY VEHICLES ONLY BY ROAD USER IN WA 2017

Source: Main Roads WA

0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 Driver Passenger Driver Passenger Driver Passenger Pedestrian Driver Passenger Pedestrian Driver Passenger Prime Mover Prime Mover & 1 Trailer Road Train Truck Truck & 1 Trailer

KSI with Heavy Vehicles Only - 2017

Fatal Hospital Medical

Driver Behaviour

For the 5 year period from 2012-2016:

• Seatbelts were not worn by 10% of vehicle
• ccupants killed or seriously injured.
• Speed was a factor in the 22% of fatal and

serious crashes.

• At least one driver/rider with a blood

alcohol concentration of 0.05 or higher was recorded in 9% of fatal and serious crashes.*

• Research indicates fatigue was a factor in

23% of fatal and serious crashes.#

Great Southern Crashes

13 12% 31 29% 62 59% CRASHES (March 2017- March 2018)

Fatal Serious Injury

Source: WA Police

Forgetting for a moment that every fatal crash costs

• ver $1million…

Every fatal and serious traffic crash is a tragedy that touches everyone in our communities.

Please, drive safely.

Thank You