Issues

"Australian Drivers Association (Inc.) 'ADRA', is here to serve as a watchdog and voice for the Australian road user."

ADRA propose a more practical strategy for road safety in Australia is needed.
Deaths on Australian roads involve many factors, and there is a clear need to find new ways to reduce our increasing road death toll.
Research and statistics have shown that several important causes of accidents are being ignored in favour of the easier and more lucrative focus on speed cameras, and driver distraction, as opposed to the wider issues of driver inattention and misjudgement.

The majority of accidents and fatalities occur in Regional areas and it is proposed that more practical strategies need to be implemented to reduce these country fatalities.
The proposed strategies to be considered are;
Systematic appraisal of regional roads based on the AUSRAP report on improved road design. The regional roads need to modified to be more forgiving

• Improved use and effectiveness of road signage and road treatments to alert drivers to speed changes and generally improve driver behaviour.
  
  
• An increase in the use of traffic calming in residential areas.
  
  
• Refocus of driver education on driver inattention and misjudgment.
  
  
• Regional driver education and reinforcement campaign using mobile message boards reminding drivers of the penalties for not wearing seatbelts etc.
  
  
• To increase the visibility of police vehicles on our roads, both in the city and on regional roads.
  
  
• To change the funding of the Office of Road Safety and the Road Safety Council and ensure that road safety measures are evidence and outcome based.
  
  
• Provide more accurate, relevant and meaningful analysis of the research on road accidents and fatalities to ensure that the most current and relevant studies are considered.
  
  
• The use and effectiveness of vehicle design and technology and implementing viable new technologies that will enhance road safety.
  
  
• The use of driver training systems and other educational measures to improve driver competence and behaviour.
  
  
• Ways in which the Government can engage industry and employee representative bodies in support of improved road safety measures.
  
  
• Implementation of the Safety Warning System in Australia.

(download or link to latest Road Safety Strategy Report)

Other Issues that ADRA is pursuing on behalf of the driving public :

• Application of the National Measurements Act to ensure accuracy of Speed Cameras.
  
  
• Maintaining drivers rights to use Driver Warning Systems or Safety Radar Detectors as safety warning receivers in Western Australia.

ADRA Reports:

Practical Strategy for Road Safety in Australia

Safety Radar Detectors & SWS in Western Australia