Other Crashes

Overview

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Key risk consideration for other crashes
Primary Safe System lever
Linked guidance and references

Applying the Safe System Elements

Each Safe System pillar plays two distinct roles — preventing incidents before they happen, and reducing harm when they do.

Proactive / Preventative

Treatments and policies that prevent incidents involving other crashes before they occur.

How Safe Roads & Roadsides design choices prevent risk to other crashes.
Treatments and engineering measures that reduce exposure.
Speed-management or policy levers that lower crash likelihood.
Investment priorities and standards to embed in delivery.

How Safe Speeds design choices prevent risk to other crashes.
Treatments and engineering measures that reduce exposure.
Speed-management or policy levers that lower crash likelihood.
Investment priorities and standards to embed in delivery.

How Safe People design choices prevent risk to other crashes.
Treatments and engineering measures that reduce exposure.
Speed-management or policy levers that lower crash likelihood.
Investment priorities and standards to embed in delivery.

How Safe Vehicles design choices prevent risk to other crashes.
Treatments and engineering measures that reduce exposure.
Speed-management or policy levers that lower crash likelihood.
Investment priorities and standards to embed in delivery.

Reactive / Mitigative

Treatments and policies that reduce the severity of incidents involving other crashes when they occur.

How Post-Crash Response reduces severity for other crashes when a crash occurs.
Infrastructure and vehicle features that absorb crash energy.
Trauma response, recovery and after-care pathways.
Data and learning loops that drive continuous improvement.

Examples in Practice

See how this is applied in real-world road safety initiatives.

Case Study

Austroads · 11 Feb 2024

Case Study: Urban Intersection Safety Upgrade Program

A metropolitan program upgrading high-risk intersections with raised platforms, signal phasing and treatments to cut intersection crashes.

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Case Study

Austroads · 5 Oct 2023

Case Study: Safe People - Regional Driver Behaviour and Enforcement Program

A regional program combining driver-behaviour education, targeted enforcement and engagement to cut trauma on rural and outer-urban roads.

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Case Study

Austroads · 30 May 2023

Case Study: Post-Crash Response - Emergency Care and Response Time Improvement

A regional initiative to shorten emergency response and definitive-care times for serious crashes on remote main roads.

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Relevant Resources

Find guidance, research, and reference materials related to this area of road safety.

Project

Austroads · 1 May 2024

Project: Applying Safe System Principles to Rural Road Networks

Cross-jurisdiction project investigating cost-effective Safe System treatments for high-speed rural roads, with pilot installations in three states.

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Webinar

Austroads · 18 Apr 2024

Webinar: Applying the Safe System Approach in Practice

Recorded webinar with Austroads experts discussing practical application of Safe System principles in project design and delivery.

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Webinar

Austroads · 28 Feb 2024

Webinar: Speed Management - From Strategy to Signs on the Road

A deep dive into the end-to-end speed-management process, from strategic targets through to road-section speed limit decisions.

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Guide to Road Safety - Executive Summary

Publication

Austroads · 1 Nov 2023

Guide to Road Safety - Executive Summary

Summary of the Austroads Guide to Road Safety for senior decision-makers, highlighting key Safe System actions and investment priorities.

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Publication

Austroads · 12 May 2021

National Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030

The ten-year Australian strategy for reducing road trauma, built on Safe System principles and aligned with the UN Decade of Action.

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A practical Austroads tool that supports Safe System assessment and decision-making across the road network.

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