Presented by : Cr Bob Wenger August 2014. Vision Drivers, riders, cyclists and pedestrians across Wellington Shire are educated, responsible and safe.

Wellington Road Safety and Action Plan 2014-2017

Presented by :Cr Bob Wenger

August 2014

OverviewVisionDrivers, riders, cyclists and pedestrians across Wellington Shire are educated, responsible and safe. MissionWe use our collective knowledge and expertise to influence, create and implement, local road safety initiatives, programs and partnerships for the benefit of our community. BackgroundThe Wellington Community Road Safety Committee was registered as a Local Community Road Safety Group in the Victorian Community Road Safety Partnership Program in 2013. The committee comprises members from Wellington Shire Council, government departments, statutory bodies and community members that have an interest either directly or indirectly in road safety.  The Committee works in collaboration with the Gippsland Road Safety Network to ensure a coordinated approach to local program development and delivery within the local community. porate Volunteering Making

What the data tells us

 Information sources:VicRoads, Road Safety performance information for WellingtonVictoria Police reportsLocal knowledge and experience The Victoria Police data was able to provide information about the possible contributing causal factors. In 2012, WELLINGTON was ranked 36th out of 79 municipalities in terms of the number of people killed in road crashes and 34th in terms of the number of people seriously injured in road crashes

PrioritiesPriority 1: Driver DistractionDriver distraction accounted for approximately 69% of all collisions in Wellington

Priority 2 Senior Road Users and PedestriansOf all fatalities involving older persons 32.26% are pedestriansThe causal factor for fatalities involving older persons are varied however the standout statistics are:Driver Error 45.16% andPedestrian Negligence 20.97%.

Priority 3 Young Road Users26.17% of drivers killed or injured are between the age of 18 to 25.29.72% of passengers killed or injured are between the age of 18 to 25

Priority 4 Motorcycle Safety29% of all crashes in Wellington occur “Off Road” with 4 out of 10 crashes occurring in the bush 

Resources• Wellington Shire Council part -time Road Safety Officer .2EFT• Student work placement support (60 days) Monash University• VicRoads funding = $18,900 (Victorian Community Road Safety

Partnership Program 2014-2015

Road safety initiatives and results to 2000

Road safety initiatives and results to 2011

Introduction of the GLS in 2008

What are we doing?Young Drivers• School road safety education audit completed• F2D Peer Presenter training for Wellington Shire Youth Councillors• Liaison with F2D Foundation to deliver Year 11 Workshops• Delivering 3 x Looking After our Mates workshops• Young driver community events– Sale Show/Fatality Free Friday• L2P program Gippsland East• Rural Proofing

What are we doing?Older Drivers• Older Driver Road Safety Forums – Sale, Yarram and Heyfield• Partnership with RACV Years Ahead Program• Research on how older drivers are transitioning from driving to non-drivingDriver Distraction• Promoting ‘apps’ that disable texting while driving, eg Road Mode• Raise awareness for young people through utilizing Youth Council facebook

page• Developing Fact Sheets on what to do to minimise distractions whilst driving

Motorcycle Safety• Partnership with Department of Environment and Primary Industries (DEPI),

Gippsland RoadSafe, WSC and VicPol to educate off-road motorbike riders

Safer Driver Workplace policies• Working with interested stakeholders to develop or review Safer Driver

protocols

Thankyou

Any Questions?

Cr Bob Wenger

Sheryl McHughVulnerable Persons and Road Safety Project OfficerWellington Shire Council

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