National Road Safety Week is an initiative from the Safer Australian Roads and Highways (SARAH) Group, partnering with road safety organisations and government to highlight the impact of road trauma and ways to reduce it.

Each year approximately 1300 people are killed on Australian roads and another 40,000 people are seriously injured.

In Tasmania last year 43 people died and over 270 were seriously injured.

Jurisdictions around the country are working to reduce this toll. Tasmania has a long-term vision of zero serious injuries or deaths on our roads, but need the help of all road users if this is to be achieved.