A new Tasmanian road safety campaign highlights changes in road safety attitudes over the years and continues to challenge the myth that driving just a few kilometres over the speed limit is okay. The next phase of the Road Safety Advisory Council’s (RSAC) Over is Over campaign will hit television screens and social media from…
This weekend’s game between ‘Real Mates’ Colts teams Ulverstone and Wynyard will help shine the light on road safety, promoting positive attitudes and behaviours when on the road. As part of an ongoing partnership between the North West Football League (NWFL) and the Road Safety Advisory Council (RSAC), Saturday’s game has been designated a Road…
Vulnerable road users account for approximately one third of road fatalities each year in Tasmania. Last year 12 of the 36 fatalities on Tasmanian roads were vulnerable users – seven were motorcyclists, four were pedestrians and one was an ATV rider. In our major towns and cities, pedestrians and cyclists represent one in four serious…
Even the smallest of distractions while driving can have devastating consequences. “If your eyes leave the road for even a second, it increases the likelihood of having a crash,” said the Chair of the Road Safety, Scott Tilyard. “Distracted drivers are not only a danger to themselves, but also to their passengers and other road…
The Road Safety Advisory Council has partnered with the Hawthorn Football Club to dedicate Saturday’s match against St Kilda as a Road Safety round. It’s part of National Road Safety Week activities, for which Tasmania is the host state, and focuses on reducing death and serious injuries on our roads. Now in its 11th year,…
Reminding motorists to slow down when passing emergency and roadside assistance workers is the focus of today’s theme for National Road Safety Week. “Protect those who Protect and Assist Us serves as a reminder that for our emergency and roadside assistance workers, the road is their office, and like any workplace this should be a…
Tasmanians are being urged to join the more than 60 thousand road users around the country who have already taken the Road Safety Pledge, promising to Drive so Others Survive. National Road Safety Week, which runs from 5-12 May, is an annual initiative of the Safety Australian Roads and Highways (SARAH) Group. This year Tasmania…
Tasmania’s Driver Reviver program is hitting the road with a fresh, new look, complete with a versatile multipurpose trailer to assist in reducing road trauma. “This is a new look and feel Driver Reviver for Tasmania, enabled through a $50,000 injection from the Motor Accidents Insurance Board to the SES,” said Assistant Director of the…
Getting home safely is the focus of a new road safety campaign which is urging all drivers to think about their driving behaviour this holiday period. With the tagline ‘We’re looking out for you these holidays’, the campaign highlights the fact that if you break the rules, being caught is one of the best possible…
The Tasmanian Government and Road Safety Advisory Council’s (RSAC) Click.Store.Go campaign, which was launched in April this year, will now see a new phase as mobile phone and seatbelt detection cameras have completed testing and begin enforcement in Tasmania. “We’ve undertaken an extensive education and awareness campaign to let Tasmanians know these cameras are coming…