Safe System Hub
Your one-stop hub for guidance, resources and tools to support practical road safety delivery using Safe System principles.
Use advanced search →Applying Vision Zero & the Safe System Principles
The Safe System approach recognises that humans are vulnerable and make mistakes. It aims to create a road system where those mistakes do not result in death or serious injury.
- Evidence-based approach to eliminating fatal and serious injuries
- Shared responsibility across road designers, vehicle manufacturers, and users
- Holistic integration of speed, infrastructure, vehicles, and behaviour
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Find the right guidance by exploring Safe System pillars, practical themes, or supporting resources and tools.
Safe System
Browse what's offered under the Safe System approach and its supporting principles.
Key Areas
Address road safety challenges by exploring different road user groups, road environments, and crash patterns.
Resources and Tools
Access supporting guidance, resources, with practical tools and techniques.
Austroads Guide to Road Safety
The Austroads Guide to Road Safety is the framework practitioners use to put the Safe System into practice. The seven-part series covers the conceptual foundation, safe roads and roadsides, speed limits and management, network planning, project performance, audits and risk assessment.
- The framework Austroads members align their road safety strategies to
- Practical guidance for designing, operating and assessing safer networks
- A common reference shared across road agencies in Australia and New Zealand
Featured Guidance
A selection of the latest and most relevant resources to support your road safety work.
