Clubs WA’s partnership with the Road Safety Commission presents a unique opportunity to communicate road safety messages to a wide range of road users across WA.
Clubs WA Road Safety
Through our network of community-owned registered and licensed clubs across the State, the Road Safety Commission is able to highlight a range of issues that contribute to road trauma in WA to many social and demographic groups, including young drivers, regional groups and seniors.
Almost 500,000 West Australians, of all age groups, belong to at least one WA club.
Community Grants
The Government of Western Australia has made funds available from the Road Trauma Trust Account (RTTA) for community initiatives that assist in promoting road safety messages across the state. The Road Safety Community Grant Program supports the development and implementation of sustainable projects and one-off community activities related to road safety.Applications must be received at least three months prior to the event and are assessed bi-monthly. Applications close on the last Friday of February, April, June, August, October and December at 5.00pm.
Road Safety Community Grants are available to support either community events or projects.
Learn more about Road Safety Community Grants here.
Visitors to WA – ‘On the Road’ Multilingual Safe Driving Guides
The On the Road safe driving guides are available in seven different languages and include Western Australian road rules and key road safety messages.
Learn more or download your own copy here.
Drink Driving
Drink Driving – Drinking kills driving skills. Alcohol is responsible for just over a quarter of the people killed on our roads. With a blood alcohol concentration of 0.05 the risk of being involved in a crash doubles, with a BAC of 0.08, you are seven times more likely to crash and 25 times more likely with a BAC of 0.15.
Road Safety Commission: It doesn’t take much to put you over the limit. For men, it’s no more than 2 standard drinks in the first hour and 1 each hour following. For women, it’s no more than 1 per hour. Plan ahead. Don’t drink and drive.
Skipper Program
The Skipper Program aims to discourage people from drinking and driving and rewards people who plan ahead to get themselves, their friends and family home safely.
The liquor industry and the Road Safety Council run the skipper program at licensed premises to discourage people from drinking and driving. It rewards designated drivers with free soft drinks for volunteering to look after their friends who are having a few drinks.
Licensed venues wanting to participate in the Skipper Program or order promotional materials should contact the Office of Road Safety on 9323 4688.
Further information about the Skipper Program is available on the Office of Road Safety website here.
Vehicle Safety
Buying a new car
When looking for a new car that’s right for you, a good place to start is with the ANCAP safety rating. Cars with 5-star ratings provide much better protection in a crash than those with a lower rating. Cars with higher ANCAP stars do not necessarily cost more. In fact, many reasonably priced makes and models score well in safety ratings and in some cases, better than some of the more expensive models.
Buying a used car
When you’re in the market for a second hand car, safety shouldn’t take a back seat. There are two important factors you may not have thought about:
- It is important that your vehicle offers you good protection from injury in a crash.
- It is also important that your vehicle offers good protection to other road users, such as pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists or the drivers of other vehicles involved in a crash.
Learn more about safe vehicles on the Road Safety Commission website here.
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Poster: Lower Your Standards. A Guide to staying under 0.05 |
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Imagine zero road deaths and serious injuries in WA
Clubs WA members have been asked to consider how bold they are willing to be, to reduce the number of lives lost on Western Australian roads over the next decade.
To stimulate the road safety conversation in the community, the Road Safety Council has released a Consultation Paper along with a Feedback Form to gather the thoughts of all road users.
The Consultation Paper provides detailed information about road trauma in WA and explains the Safe System, which is key to a vision of Zero deaths and serious injuries.
The Safe System recognises that it’s not possible to prevent all crashes, but aims to prevent serious injuries by seeking to better manage the interaction between road users, roads and roadsides, travel speeds and modes of transport.
The paper also outlines two scenarios to start the discussion – one that will result in a moderate reduction in road trauma by 2030, the other is designed to produce a rapid decline in road deaths and serious injury.
“Over the life of the State Government’s current road safety strategy, Towards Zero 2008 – 2020, there has been a 30 per cent reduction in road trauma in WA,” said Road Safety Council Chairman Iain Cameron.
“Last year, there were 159 deaths on WA roads, and while this is the lowest figure since records began in 1961, for families and friends any death is one too many.
“With other jurisdictions in Australia and around the world aiming for zero by 2050, it’s time for Western Australia to have the debate as a community about how far do we want to go and is zero possible?
“Driver training, vehicle safety features, roadside barriers, wider shoulder sealing and audible edge lines are saving lives, and we will continue to gain benefits from those road safety measures.
“The Road Safety Council has now turned to the international evidence and considering speed limits is something we need to look at as a community.
“That evidence shows that in many different countries around the world, a 10 per cent reduction in speed equals a 33 per cent reduction in road trauma.
“For whatever reason, that’s compelling. While we don’t like it, we have to face up to it and talk about it.”
The Road Safety Council encourages Clubs WA members to get involved in the community consultation process by visiting the Imagine Zero website or registering for a community forum in their area.