A ROAD �)i);- SAFETY \'), COUNCIL
GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
ROAD SAFETY COUNCIL
Report on Activities 2018/19
In accordance with section 13 of the Road Safety CouncilAct 2002 The Hon Michelle Roberts BA DipEd MLA Minister for Road Safety
Dear Minister
Road Safety Council Annual Report on Activities 2018/19
Pursuant to section 13 of the Road Safety CouncilAct 2002, the Road Safety Council submits its report on its activities for the financial year ending 30 June 2019.
Yours sincerely
lain Cameron MPH, BPE, Dip Ed, FACRS, GAICD Chairman Road Safety Council
2 Contents 1 Overview 2018/19 ...... 4 2 Road Safety Council Governance ...... 5 2.1 Membership of the Road Safety Council ...... 5 2.2 Conflicts of Interest ...... 7 2.3 Meetings ...... : ...... 7 2.4 Board and Committee Remuneration ...... 7 2.5 Ministerial Directives ...... '...... 7 3 Road Trauma Trust Account ...... 8 4 Measures to improve road safety ...... 9 4.1 Intersection Safety ...... 9 4.2 Run-off Road Crashes ...... 9 4.3 Impaired Driving (Alcohol and Drug) ...... 10 4.4 Speed Management ...... 10 4.5 Vulnerable Road Users...... 11 5 Supporting Implementation and Results Focus ...... 13 5.1 Road Safety Commission ...... 13 5.2 Community Education Campaigns ...... 13 5.3 Community Grants ...... 13 6 Future Focus ...... 14 6.1 New Draft Road Safety Strategy development ...... 14
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1 Overview 2018/19 1 .1 .1 Council Focus Areas The Road Safety Council (Council) set the following priority areas for 2018/19 based on crash trends and in line with the State Road Safety Strategy TowardsZero to inform the use of Road Trauma· Trust Account (RTTA) funds: • Speed management; • Impaired driving (alcohol and drug); • Intersections; • Run-off road crashes; • Vulnerable road users; and • Supporting implementation and results focus.· The Council supported a range of programs, projects, research, campaigns, grants and events related to these priorities. 1.1.2 Road Safety Strategy- Towards Zero 2008- 2020 Towards Zero is based on implementing a Safe System approach to road safety for Western Australian road users. With investments in road infrastructure, promotion of vehicle safety features, targeted enforcement and education for safe road use, better results are being achieved. 1.1 .3 New Draft Road Safety Strategy development In June 2019, the Council commenced a process of community consultation to inform the State's next road safety strategy. 1.1.4 Road Safety Outcomes In 2018, 159 people lost their lives in crashes on WA roads. While this is the lowest number of �oad deaths recorded in a calendar year, there continues to be a noticeable difference between the number of deaths on metropolitan and regional roads. In the past five years, metropolitan deaths have declined by 24%, whereas the number of deaths on regional roads has declined by only 2%. Compared to other States and territories, WA's. rate of road deaths per 100,000 people was third last at the end of 2018 calendar year, behind only Tasmania and the Northern Territory. However, there has been a change in community attitudes and behaviour over the past decade that has led to a steady decline in the number of crashes involving a risk-taking behaviour, such as speeding, drink driving or not wearing a seatbelt. In 2018, the number of people killed or seriously injured (KSI) in crashes where speed was a factor dropped by 24%; and the number of KSI cyclists not wearing a helmet dropped by 26% compared to 2017. There was also a 70% reduction in KSI motorcyclists, from 349 to 279.
4 2 Road Safety Council Governance The Council, established in 1997, is a statutory body under Section 4 of the Road Safety Council Act 2002 (the Act). During 2018/19, the Council reported to the Hon Michelle Roberts BA DipEd MLA, Minister for Road Safety. Details of the Council's functions are provided under Section 5 of the Act. 2.1 Membership of the Road Safety Council The Council consists of: • the Chairman; • a road user representative; • a representative of local government; and • State Government agency appointees, as prescribed in the Act. 2.1.1.1 Membership of the Road Safety Council 2018/19
Name Position / Organisation Section of Act
Mr lain Cameron Chairman 6(1)(a)
Ms Anne Still Road user representative 6(1 )(b) Deputy member: (RAC) Ms Jill Darby
Cr Stephen Fox Deputy member: Local government 6(1)(c) Ms Terri-Anne Pettet
Vacant Road Safety Commission 6( 1)( d)
Vacant Department of Transport 6(1)(e)
Assist. Commissioner Paul Zanetti Deputy member: WA Police Force 6( 1)(f) Cmdr Scott Higgins
Mr Lindsay Hale Deputy member: Department of Education 6(1 )(g) Ms Catherine Shepherd
Dr Andrew Robertson Deputy Member: Department of Health 6(1)(h) Dr Denise Sullivan
5 Mr Doug Morgan Deputy Member: Main Roads WA 6(1)(i) Mr David Moyses
Vacant Department of Transport 6(1)U)
Ms Cath Meaghan Department of Planning, Lands 6(1)(k) Deputy Member: and Heritage Mr Damien Martin
Mr Rick Howe Deputy Member: Insurance Commission of WA 6( 1 )(I) Mr Kane Blackman
Since the end of the reporting period, the following appointments were made to the Council:
Date of Name Position / Organisation Section of Act appointment 16 September 2019 Ms Joan Brierley Department of Transport 6( 1)( e)
Mr Chris Davers ( deputy member Department of Transport 7 16 September 2019 for Ms Joan Brierley)
Ms Michelle Prior Department of Transport 6(1)U) 16 September 2019
Ms Ann-Marie Brits (deputy Department of Transport 7 16 September 2019 member for Ms Michelle Prior)
Ms Kellie Department of Education 6( 1)(g) 16 September 2019 Properjohn
Commander Mick Sutherland (deputy member WA Police Force 7 16 September 2019 for Asst Commission Paul Zanetti) Terri-Anne Pettet (deputy member WALGA 7 16 September 2019 for Cr Stephen Fox)
6 2.2 Conflicts of Interest At each Council meeting, members and deputies are required to declare any conflicts of interest with items to be discussed on the agenda. Members and deputies with declared conflicts of interest were requested not to participate in discussions or. decisions in relation to these matters. In 2018/19, the following conflicts of interest were declared: • The Chairman, Mr lain Cameron, is the Managing Director at the Department of Transport, an Independent Director on the Board of the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) and a Trustee of the Towards Zero Foundation (UK registered charity). ANCAP receives funding from the RTTA. • The Deputy member representing local government, Ms Terri Anne Pettet, is an Injury Matters Board Member. Injury Matters receives funding from the RTTA. • Ms Anne Still and Ms Jill Darby representing road users in relation to funding of the South West Rescue Helicopter and the Kimberley Vehicle and Driver Project. RAC receive· funding from the RTTA for these projects. • Assistant Commissioner Paul Zanetti in relation to funding for the Infringement Management Office (IMO). The WA Police Force receives funding from the RTTA for the IMO. 2.3 Meetings The Council held meetings on the following dates during the 2018/19 financial year: • . 30 August 2018 • 11 October 2018 • 27 November 2018 • 22 January 2019 • 28 February 2019 • 11 April 2019 • 29 April 2019 • 27June 2019 2.4 Board and Committee Remuneration Council members who are not Public Officersappointed under sections 6(1 )(a)(b) and (c) of the Act, including the Chairman, road user representative and the local government representative and their deputies, are entitled to receive $330 per meeting, which is less than four hours or $505 for a meeting longer than four hours. Eligible members are also entitled to motor vehicle allowances based on a cents-per kilometre basis, in accordance with Australian Taxation Office guidelines. However, none of the eligible Council members sought or received remuneration for meeting attendance or travel reimbursement during 2018/19.
2.5 Ministerial Directives During the 2018/19 financial year, no Ministerial directives were issued to the Council under section 6A of the Act.
7 3 Road Trauma Trust Account Road Trauma Trust Account 2018/19
Revenue Breakdown by Source Actual Infringement Revenue - Department of Transport (Transport) 76,526,421 Infringement Revenue - Department of Justice 18,687,210 Interest Revenue - Road Trauma Trust Account 1,515,664 Miscellaneous Revenue 433,509 Total 97,162,804
Expenditure Breakdown by Program / Projects Agency Actual Intersections 4,081,373 Metropolitan Intersection Crash Program Main Roads 2,743,817 Toodyay Road Intersection Crash Program Main Roads 1,280,000 Rural Intersection Advanced Warning Signs Main Roads 57,556 Run-OffRoad Crashes 34,777,777 Run-Off Road Crashes Road Improvements - State Roads Main Roads 18,278,136 Wheatbelt safety review - Toodyay Road Improvements Main Roads 4,766,000 - - Wheatbelt safety review - Great Eastern/Great Southern Highway Main Roads 5,430,565 Safety review - Indian Ocean Drive Improvements Main Roads 6,303,076 Impaired Driving (Drug and alcohol) 9,381,297 Impaired (alcohol and drug) driving detection WA Police Force 8,024,297 Increase Breath and Drug Testing 5,939,972 Expansion of Drug Testing Capabilities 1,005,577 Crash Blood Testing 225,000 Increased Roadside Alcohol and Drug Testing 853,748 Mental Health Alcohol Interlocks Assessment and Treatment Services 1,357,000 Commission Speed Management 22,647,281 Safe Speed Enforcement Program WA Police Force 13,896,818 Speed Camera Replacement Program 800,295 Automated TrafficEnforcement (ATE) - Expansion Program 1,977,523 WA Police Force; 11;119,000 IMO - Administration Costs Transport Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) Technology WA Pollce Force 286,831 Speed Monitoring Project Main Roads 100,000 Electronic School Zone Sign Project Main Roads 3,849,876 Enhanced Speed Enforcement Administration Costs Transport 4,513,757 Vulnerable Road Users 4,938,891 Road Aware (SDERA) Education 1,594,000 Data Linkage and Road Safety Analysis Health 126,000 P.A.R.T.Y. Program Health 350,020 WA Injury Prevention aided by State Trauma Registry Health 334,871 Road Trauma Support Services (IM/ICCWA) Injury Matters 847,000 WA Local Roadwise Community Road Safety Program Government 1,687,000 Association Supporting implementation and results focus 13,708,156 Road S�fety Commission - Campaigns Commission 6,904,103 Road Safety Commission - Commu�ity Grants Commission 132,607 Road Safety Commission - Administration Commission 6,671,445 Total 89,534,775
8 4 Measures to improve road safety Priority Areas In 2018/19, the Council supported a range of programs, projects, research, campaigns, grants and events for the established priorities to reduce death and serious injury on WA roads, under the Priority Areas as outlined below.
4.1 Intersection Safety 4.1.1 Metropolitan Intersection Program (Main Roads WA) This program aims to improve the safety of metropolitan road users by targeting high risk intersections with road safety improvements that are not eligible for improvements from other funding sources. Projects undertaken in 2018/19 included: • Remediation works completed to intersections at: o Toodyay Road and Stoneville / Reen Roads; and o Toodyay Road and Roland/ O'Brien Roads. • Service relocations at Wanneroo Road / Green Street / Walcott Street. • Design and pre-construction projects of intersections at: o Great Northern Highway/ Rutland Road; o Ennis Avenue/ Royal Palm Drive; o Stock Road / Beeliar Drive; o Guildford Road/ Garratt Road; o Armadale Road/ Eight Road. • Concept design for projects at: o Albany Highway / Burslem Drive; o Patterson Road/ Ennis Avenue; o McDowell Street / Orrong Road; o Marmion Avenue/ Ocean Reef Road; o Guildford Road / Collier Road; and o Karrinyup-Morley Highway/ Karrinyup Road. 4.1.2 Rural Intersection Advanced Warning Signs (Main Roads WA) RTTA funding was allocated in 2018/19 to begin the delivery of a Rural lnterse�tion Advanced Warning Signs trial. These signs will deploy a temporary 30km/h speed reduction at rural intersections that have experienced a high number of killed or serious injury crashes relative to the amount of trafficand will operate where vehicles are detected approaching on both roads to warn drivers and reduce the risk of a crash.
4.2 Run-offRoad Crashes 4.2.1 Indian Ocean Drive Safety Review (Main Roads WA) This program is part of the ongoing commitment to provide road safety improvements following the 2017 Highway Safety Review on Indian Ocean Drive. Progress in 2018/19 included: • Between Yanchep and Neergabby, Gingin - Intersection construction and roadside hazard removal completed. • Breton Bay, Gingin to Karakin, Gingin - Completed widening between overtaking lanes.
9 4.2.2 Regional Run-offRoad Crashes Safety Program (Main Roads WA) The Regional Run-offRoad Crashes Safety Program delivers road safety treatments including audible edge lines, wider (600mm) centre line, road safety barriers and shoulder widening on high-risk regional and remote WA roads. This program aims to reduce the rate at which people are killed or seriously injured in road crashes due to cars leaving the road. In 2018/19, Main Roads WA commenced and completed construction on several projects at the following locations: • South Western Highway (Ordnance Road to Walpole; Waroona to Yarloop; Wokalup to Brunswick) • South Western Highway (Waroona to Yarloop) • South Western Highway (Wokalup to Brunswick) • Great Northern Highway (Reedy Cue to Meekatharra); • Great Northern Highway (North of Duncan Road to North of Sophie Downs N Road, Halls Creek). 4.2.3 Other Road Safety Projects (Main Roads WA) • Toodyay Road in the Wheatbelt Region, and • Great Eastern Highway between Walgoolan and Southern Cross . 4.3 Impaired Driving (Alcohol and Drug) 4.3.1 Increased Impaired Driving Detection (Alcohol and Drug Testing) Program (WA Police Force) This program supports additional capacity in the WA Police Force to conduct additional roadside alcohol and other drug testing in metropolitan and regional areas to. achieve higher levels of safety, provide training of officers and enable blood testing of drivers involved in crashes. During 2018/19, the WA Police Force conducted: • 571,511 roadside random breath tests; • 31,951 roadside drug tests; and • 436 crash blood tests. 4.3.2 Alcohol Interlocks (Mental Health Commission) The WA Alcohol Interlock Scheme (AIS) aims to reduce the road safety risk posed by serious repeat drink drivers by fitting a breathalyzer and locking device to their vehicle. The Mental Health Commission delivers a complementary Alcohol Assessment and Treatment program as part of the AIS. 1,116 treatment sessions were delivered in 2018/19.
4.4 Speed Management 4.4.1 Enhanced Speed Enforcement Administration Costs (WA Police Force/ Transport) The Department of Transport and the WA Police Force manage the ongoing administrative functions related to traffic infringement processing in WA. This incorporates the administrative aspects of the collection and distribution of fines to the RTTA paid by citizens for speed and red-light camera infringements.
10 4.4.2 Automated Speed Camera Enhancement Project (WA Police Force) Automated Traffic Enforcement aims to achieve a reduction in road trauma. It has a deterrent effect on driver behaviour, reducing speeding which in turn results in fewer people being killed or seriously injured. This project implemented an additional five red-light speed cameras in WA at the following locations: • Welshpool - Orrong Road & McDowell Street; • Middle Swan -Reid Highway and Great Northern Highway • Mirrabooka -Alexander Drive and Beach Road; • Joondalup - Joondalup Drive and Hodges Drive; and • Myaree - Leach Highway and North Lake Road. 4.4.3 Speed Camera Replacements (WA Police Force) This program undertakes the procurement and replacement of assets .for the existing camera fleet. 4.4.4 Electronic School Zone Sign Project (Main Roads WA) This program replaces Electronic School Zone Signs and upgrades communication technology when required. 4.4.5 Speed Monitoring Project (Main Roads WA) This project funds the state-wide speed monitoring surveys that have been conducted since 2000, measuring vehicle speeds and speed limit compliance. Overall speed compliance in metropolitan WA was 69.5%, and 72.1 % in regional WA, which are.the highest reported levels of compliance. 4.4.6 Automatic Number Plate Recognition Technology (Main Roads WA) Automatic Number Plate Recognition Technology enhances the WA Police Force ability to identify unlicensed drivers and vehicles, and remove them from WA roads.
4.5 Vulnerable Road Users 4.5.1 School Drug Education Road Aware Program (Department of Education) The School Drug Education Road Aware Program (SDERA) promotes a shared responsibility for road safety within school communities in WA. SDERA delivers road safety programs through age appropriate programs that include students, educators and parents. 4.5.2 Data Linkage and Analysis (Department of Health) This project creates and maintains linkages between key datasets to provide a more complete understanding of road crashes and injuries, and funds the linkage of road safety datasets into the existing WA data linkage systems. This project contributes to the Safe System Foundations of Towards Zero by providing stakeholders with the following benefits: • a comprehensive picture of the burden of trauma, particularly road trauma; • an ability to support pro-active injury prevention programmes and research initiatives for the community of WA; and • assist the Government and other road safety agencies in meeting commitments pledged to the community, stakeholders and the national agenda.
11 Data is also used extensively for monitoring the WA Trauma System, from the time of injury· through to discharge and/or rehabilitation. Trauma Registry data can be used to analyse various trauma patient cohorts, e.g. severe injury and deaths on WA roads relation to speeding or safety device compliance. 4.5.3 Preventing Alcohol and Risk Related Trauma in Youth (PARTY) Program (Department of Health) The Royal Perth Hospital coordinates the PARTY Program across the State, which aims to promote injury prevention through reality education, enabling participants to recognise risks, make informed choices, and learn about potential traumatic consequences. 4.5.4 Road Trauma Support Services (Injury Matters) Road Trauma Support WA (RTSWA) aims to reduce the ongoing psychological and social distress for people affectedby road trauma in WA. RTSWA provides specialised trauma and bereavement counselling to those affected by road trauma, information and support, community engagement, and education and training. 4.5.5 RoadWise Community Road Safety Program (WALGA) RoadWise is a state-wide network of road safety advisors, in conjunction with the Road Safety Commission, that supports 67 RoadWise or local road safety committees to build community capacity for the planning and coordinated delivery of local and regional road safety activities.
12 5 Supporting Implementation and Results Focus 5.1 Road Safety Commission The operating costs of the Road Safety Commission are funded through the RTTA. As an administrative unit within the WA Police Force organisational structure, the Road Safety Commission, reports to Parliament through the Annual Report of the WA Police Force. Separate funding is also allocated from the RTTA to the Road Safety Commission to undertake community education campaigns and to administer the Road Safety Community Grants Program. 5.2 Community Education Campaigns The Road Safety Commission educates the community on road safety matters through mass media and different platforms, including television and radio commercials, billboards and bus backs, digital, online and print media.
A full list of published road safety campaigns for 2018/19 can be found at Appendix 1. 5.3 Community Grants The Road Safety Community Grant Program supports the development and implementation of a range of community led local projects and events related to road safety.
A full list of approved community grants for 2018/19 can be found at Appendix 2.
13 6 Future Focus 6.1 New Draft Road Safety Strategy development In 2018/19, the Council commenced preparations for the new road safety strategy to replace the Towards Zero strategy, which concludes in 2020. Towards Zero has achieved a 31 % reduction in the number of people killed or seriously injured in WA since the baseline of 2005-2007. At the request of the Minister, the Council is leading the development of the next road safety strategy beyond 2020, for consideration by the State Government.
14 Appendix 1 Road Safety Education Campaigns 2018/19
NEW CAMPAIGNS • We're Watching You: General Enforcement of Speed, Drink Driving, Mobile Phone use and seatbelts.
• The Serious Sale motorcycle safety (three videos, Digital only): Addressed motorcycle safety features, riding to the conditions and rider protective
• Zero Excuses (In Memoriam) - Seven West Media (Integrated Media Partnership): Highlighted the message that there are no excuses for risky behaviour while driving, and showed the extent of road trauma on the families left behind when someone is killed in a road crash
• Not on my road: Nine Perth (Integrated Media Campaign): Supported the message that risky driving behaviours effect other road users on the road.
• Physics of Speed. stopping distance game: (Digital only and on the Commission website)
15 • Streets Ahead road rules - Introduced into the West Australian (press and online): Regular fortnightly series to remind the community on lhe most asked about road rules and relevant road craft issues. -- STREETS AHEAD Belt up. You're worth holding onto. Unexpe • ROAO SAFETY TOWARDS ZERO CC�MUIIM • Impaired driving - Prescription drugs: A targeted campaign at pharmacies and selected GP clinics, reminding people of the dangers associated with some prescription medicines and driving. EXISTING CAMPAIGNS • Closer to Home: Asks the community 'how many people they think should die on the roads each year', in a manner to encourage support to aim for zero deaths on our roads. • Don't text and drive: Highlights how far you travel when your eyes are offthe road (driving blind) • Cyclist safety (Digital only): Reminder of the legislation for minimum passing distance and some cyclist rules • Don't trust your tired self: Address the fatigue issue while driving • ANCAP Safe Vehicles promoting to look for the star rating when buying a new or used vehicle. • Robo-Man Safe Vehicles Promoting safety features of vehicles for first car buyers. 16 Appendix 2 Road Safety Community Grants Program APPROVED PROJECT AND EVENT GRANTS IN 2018/19 O,senlsotkmN•mc Grant ID Grant Name ApproffdAmount CftVoiStlrlin« P729 Please Slow Down Consider our Kids - Ph1:5e N s 24,999.00 SurfincWffiern Australia P719 "Metes Don't let Metes Drue Drive" s 13,000.00 Shire of Esperance P7H Ei�rance 'Slow Down and Enjoythe Ride' Campalen s 6,60000 TheMult ia.ttural CommunitiesCouncil of WA NRSW2019l0 Road safety Seminar5 s 6,250 00 Lake Grace Roadwisc P7t4 Gi!ottine the MMsace s l,51700 City ol GomeUs P715 City of Gosnells RoadwiSe lnJttattve s 1,n1.oo Multicultu�I Community Coundt of WA P740 Driver Awareness Workshops s 2,200.00 City of Stlrlinc P734 FIX'N' Drive s 2,000.00 Murray CommunitySafety and Crimi!'Prl!!nntion RefiNence Group P74l Consider our Kids $ 1,990.00 City of MandurahRoadwtse Advisory Group S8l2 City of Manduro.hChristmas Paceant $ 1,300.00 Oandara1an Community Re�urce Ci:>:nlre IM SAlO Decorate Your Gate s 1,300,00 Geographl!Bay Table Te-nnisClub Irle. S871 SouthwMt:Open Table Tennis Championship s 1,3CNlOO 11\dianOcean Festival Inc. S785 Jurien Bay's Indian Ocean Festival $ 1,300.00 MalldurahRotary Duct Race Inc S844 Mandurah RotaryDuck Race s 1,300.00 NorthamSenior Citizens Sod al Club SS4g Stick to the Speed Umlt $ 1,300.00 ShlnJu Matsurf S772 2018 ShiniuMatsuri $ 1,300.00 Shinju Mi!ltsuri Inc S846 2019 Shinju Mat:luri $ 1,300.00 Shire of Chlttertne S808 Wear Ya WeU1es. $ 1,300 00 Shire of Nannup .... 2019 Nannup FllmlfyFun Day $ 1,300.00 Thelions Ck.ib of Northam S792 Lions CommunityMarkets $ 1,300.00 Toodyay Aj"ricultural Socie� Inc. $764 165th Toodyay Agricultural Show $ 1,300.00 o Todyay Community Safetyand Crime Prevention AssociationInc. S:784 Christmas Street PartyRoad SafetyDisplay $ 1,300.00 Upper Great S KEY Event Grants ProjKt Grants National Road Safety Week Gn:llnts 17