Road Safety - Greater Dandenong

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GREATER DANDENONG STRATEGY 2016-22 Road Safety

Transcript of Road Safety - Greater Dandenong

GR

EA

TE

R

DA

ND

EN

ON

G

STRATEGY

2016-22

Road

Safety

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ate

r D

an

de

no

ng

Ro

ad

Sa

fety

Str

ate

gy

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16

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Ro

ad

Sa

fety

Act

ion

s -

Co

mm

un

ity

Safe

ty P

lan

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. 19

Th

ere

's n

o o

ne

som

eo

ne

wo

n't

mis

s

Tow

ard

s Z

ero

– T

AC

Cam

paig

n

Gre

ate

r D

an

de

no

ng

Ro

ad

Sa

fety

Str

ate

gy

20

16

-22

3

Ma

yo

r’s

Fo

rew

ord

Inju

rie

s a

nd

de

ath

s ca

use

d b

y ro

ad

cra

she

s re

sult

in

de

vast

ati

ng

so

cia

l,

em

oti

on

al,

ph

ysic

al a

nd

fin

an

cia

l co

nse

qu

en

ces

for

ou

r co

mm

un

ity.

Th

e C

ity

of

Gre

ate

r D

an

de

no

ng

ack

no

wle

dg

es

its

role

in p

rovi

din

g a

sa

fe

tra

vel e

nvi

ron

me

nt

for

resi

de

nts

an

d v

isit

ors

.

A k

ey

pa

rt o

f th

is r

ole

is t

o im

ple

me

nt

act

ivit

ies

dir

ect

ed

at

red

uci

ng

th

e

like

liho

od

an

d s

eve

rity

of

roa

d c

rash

es.

Gre

ate

r D

an

de

no

ng

Co

un

cil b

elie

ves

it c

an

infl

ue

nce

th

e b

eh

avi

ou

r o

f ro

ad

use

rs b

y w

ork

ing

in p

art

ne

rsh

ip w

ith

ke

y ro

ad

sa

fety

bo

die

s a

nd

oth

er

com

mu

nit

y p

art

ne

rs.

Th

e G

rea

ter

Da

nd

en

on

g R

oa

d S

afe

ty S

tra

teg

y 2

01

6-2

2 is

ba

sed

on

th

e ‘

Safe

Syst

em

’ p

hilo

sop

hy

tha

t h

as

be

en

ad

op

ted

by

the

Sta

te a

nd

Fe

de

ral

go

vern

me

nts

. T

he

Sa

fe S

yste

m a

ims

to m

inim

ise

ro

ad

inju

rie

s a

nd

de

ath

s b

y

taki

ng

a h

olis

tic

ap

pro

ach

th

at

con

sid

ers

th

e in

tera

ctio

n b

etw

ee

n r

oa

d u

sers

,

roa

d in

fra

stru

ctu

re a

nd

ve

hic

les.

Th

e R

oa

d S

afe

ty S

tra

tegy

20

16

-22

pro

vid

es

gu

ida

nce

to

Co

un

cil i

n d

eliv

eri

ng

roa

d s

afe

ty a

ctiv

itie

s o

ver

the

co

min

g y

ea

rs t

ha

t m

ee

t th

e n

ee

ds

of

ou

r

div

ers

e c

om

mu

nit

y.

By

wo

rkin

g t

oge

the

r w

e b

elie

ve w

e c

an

ha

ve a

po

siti

ve in

flu

en

ce o

n

imp

rovi

ng

ro

ad

sa

fety

an

d e

nsu

rin

g o

ur

com

mu

nit

y ca

n t

rave

l to

de

stin

ati

on

s in

a s

afe

, h

ea

lth

y a

nd

su

sta

ina

ble

ma

nn

er.

I a

m c

on

fid

en

t th

at

this

str

ate

gy

will

ass

ist

in r

ed

uci

ng

th

e im

pa

ct o

f ro

ad

tra

um

a t

hro

ug

ho

ut

the

Cit

y o

f G

rea

ter

Da

nd

en

on

g.

Ma

yo

r C

r H

ea

ng

Ta

k.

Gre

ate

r D

an

de

no

ng

Ro

ad

Sa

fety

Str

ate

gy

20

16

-22

Ro

ad

Sa

fety

in

Gre

ate

r D

an

de

no

n

Th

e I

ssu

e

Ro

ad

sa

fety

is a

ke

y co

nce

rn f

or

the

re

sid

en

ts o

f G

rea

ter

D

Inju

rie

s a

nd

de

ath

s ca

use

d b

y ro

ad

cra

she

s re

sult

in

de

va

st

em

oti

on

al,

ph

ysic

al a

nd

fin

an

cia

l co

nse

qu

en

ces

wit

hin

ou

r

Th

e C

ity

of

Gre

ate

r D

an

de

no

ng

Co

un

cil a

ckn

ow

led

ges

its

ro

safe

tra

vel e

nvi

ron

me

nt

for

resi

de

nts

an

d v

isit

ors

an

d c

om

act

ivit

ies

tha

t a

im t

o r

ed

uce

th

e in

cid

en

ce a

nd

se

veri

ty o

f r

Imp

rovi

ng

ro

ad

sa

fety

re

qu

ire

s a

co

llab

ora

tive

ap

pro

ach

be

sta

keh

old

ers

, in

clu

din

g t

he

co

mm

un

ity.

Im

pro

vem

en

ts t

o

infr

ast

ruct

ure

an

d r

oa

d u

ser

be

ha

vio

ur

are

re

qu

ire

d t

o a

ch

ou

tco

me

. T

he

se im

pro

vem

en

ts c

an

be

loo

sely

ca

tego

rise

d

ed

uca

tio

n a

nd

en

forc

em

en

t.

Wh

o d

oe

s w

ha

t?

En

gin

ee

rin

g

Th

e C

ity

of

Gre

ate

r D

an

de

no

ng

is r

esp

on

sib

le f

or

the

ma

na

roa

ds.

So

me

ro

ad

sa

fety

tre

atm

en

ts o

n t

he

loca

l ro

ad

s,

sig

na

ls a

nd

sp

ee

d li

mit

s, a

lso

re

qu

ire

ap

pro

val f

rom

Vic

Ro

a

Art

eri

al R

oa

ds

wit

hin

th

e C

ity

of

Gre

ate

r D

an

de

no

ng

are

m

Vic

Ro

ad

s.

Ed

uca

tio

n

Th

ere

are

a n

um

be

r o

f ro

ad

sa

fety

ed

uca

tio

n p

rog

ram

s d

e

Vic

tori

a.

Fu

nd

ing

fo

r th

ese

pro

gra

ms

is o

fte

n p

rovi

de

d b

y

Go

vern

me

nt,

th

rou

gh

Vic

Ro

ad

s a

nd

th

e T

AC

(T

ran

spo

rt A

c

Co

mm

issi

on

). P

rog

ram

s a

re d

eliv

ere

d b

y a

wid

e r

an

ge

of

p

an

de

no

ng

rea

ter

Da

nd

en

on

g.

in d

ev

ast

ati

ng

so

cia

l,

ith

in o

ur

com

mu

nit

y.

ges

its

role

in p

rovi

din

g a

an

d c

om

mit

s to

imp

lem

en

t

eri

ty o

f ro

ad

cra

she

s.

pro

ach

be

twe

en

nu

me

rou

s

en

ts t

o b

oth

ro

ad

ed

to

ach

ieve

a s

afe

r

tego

rise

d in

to e

ng

ine

eri

ng

,

the

ma

na

ge

me

nt

of

loca

l

roa

ds,

su

ch a

s tr

aff

ic

m V

icR

oa

ds.

ng

are

ma

na

ge

d b

y

ram

s d

eliv

ere

d t

hro

ug

ho

ut

vid

ed

by

the

Sta

te

spo

rt A

ccid

en

t

an

ge o

f p

eo

ple

incl

ud

ing

go

vern

me

nt

em

plo

yee

s a

nd

co

mm

un

ity

de

live

ry o

f th

ese

pro

gra

ms

wit

hin

th

e s

o

Ro

ad

Safe

So

uth

Ea

st.

Ro

ad

Safe

So

uth

E

gro

up

, o

f w

hic

h t

he

Cit

y o

f G

rea

ter

Da

nd

En

forc

em

en

t

Th

e e

nfo

rce

me

nt

of

ille

ga

l be

ha

vio

ur

spe

ed

ing

is p

rim

ari

ly t

he

re

spo

nsi

bili

ty o

Just

ice

an

d V

icR

oa

ds

are

als

o a

ble

to

en

f

Wit

h t

he

exc

ep

tio

n o

f e

nfo

rcin

g p

ark

ing

resp

on

sib

le f

or

the

en

forc

em

en

t o

f ill

eg

safe

ty.

En

gin

ee

rin

g

Ed

uca

tio

n

4

mm

un

ity

me

mb

ers

. A

ssis

tan

ce w

ith

th

e

in t

he

so

uth

ea

st r

eg

ion

is p

rovi

de

d b

y

So

uth

Ea

st is

a c

om

mu

nit

y ro

ad

sa

fety

ter

Da

nd

en

on

g is

a m

em

be

r.

re

lati

ng

to

ro

ad

sa

fety

su

ch a

s

sib

ility

of

Vic

tori

a P

olic

e.

Th

e D

ep

art

me

nt

of

le t

o e

nfo

rce

so

me

ro

ad

sa

fety

re

gu

lati

on

s.

pa

rkin

g r

est

rict

ion

s, C

ou

nci

l is

no

t

t o

f ill

eg

al

be

ha

vio

ur

in r

ela

tio

n t

o r

oa

d

gin

ee

rin

g En

forc

em

en

t

Gre

ate

r D

an

de

no

ng

Ro

ad

Sa

fety

Str

ate

gy

20

16

-22

5

Co

nte

xt

Po

licy

Co

nte

xt

An

inte

gra

ted

ap

pro

ach

to

de

velo

pin

g p

olic

ies

an

d s

tra

teg

ies

at

a lo

cal l

eve

l

is v

ita

l. W

hile

de

velo

pin

g t

his

Str

ate

gy,

con

sid

era

tio

n h

as

the

refo

re b

ee

n

giv

en

to

a w

ide

va

rie

ty o

f e

xist

ing

an

d p

lan

ne

d lo

cal,

re

gio

na

l, s

tate

, n

ati

on

al

an

d in

tern

ati

on

al d

ocu

me

nts

.

Loca

l

Th

e s

tra

teg

ic d

ire

ctio

n o

f G

rea

ter

Da

nd

en

on

g C

ou

nci

l ste

ms

fro

m t

he

Co

un

cil P

lan

. T

he

Co

un

cil P

lan

ou

tlin

es

the

bro

ad

pri

ori

tie

s o

f C

ou

nci

l, a

nd

all

Co

un

cil s

tra

teg

ies

an

d p

olic

ies

ste

m f

rom

th

e P

lan

.

Th

e C

ou

nci

l P

lan

20

13

-20

17

ou

tlin

es

the

vis

ion

of

Co

un

cil a

s:

“Gre

ate

r D

an

den

on

g i

s a

sa

fe,

vib

ran

t C

ity

of

op

po

rtu

nit

y f

or

all

to v

isit

, wo

rk, l

ive

an

d p

lay

.”

Th

e C

ou

nci

l Pla

n s

ets

cle

ar

ob

ject

ive

s fo

r th

e C

ity

wh

ich

are

gro

up

ed

into

thre

e k

ey

are

as:

Pe

op

le:

A h

ea

lth

y, a

ctiv

e a

nd

sa

fe c

om

mu

nit

y

A c

ity

tha

t ce

leb

rate

s it

s d

ive

rsit

y w

ith

pri

de

Pla

ce:

An

en

viro

nm

en

tally

su

sta

ina

ble

cit

y

A c

ity

pla

nn

ed

fo

r th

e f

utu

re

Op

po

rtu

nit

y:

A t

hri

vin

g a

nd

re

silie

nt

eco

no

my

A p

roa

ctiv

e C

ou

nci

l th

at

liste

ns

an

d le

ad

s

A p

rio

rity

of

the

Co

un

cil P

lan

is t

o im

pro

ve s

afe

ty in

pu

blic

sp

ace

s a

nd

imp

rove

pe

rce

pti

on

s o

f sa

fety

in G

rea

ter

Da

nd

en

on

g.

A k

ey

act

ion

un

de

rta

ken

to

he

lp a

chie

ve t

his

is t

he

de

velo

pm

en

t a

nd

ad

op

tio

n o

f C

ou

nci

ls

Co

mm

un

ity

Safe

ty P

lan

20

15

-22

.

A n

um

be

r o

f o

the

r C

ou

nci

l str

ate

gie

s a

nd

po

licie

s h

ave

be

en

co

nsi

de

red

du

rin

g t

he

de

velo

pm

en

t o

f th

e R

oa

d S

afe

ty S

tra

tegy

, to

en

sure

co

nsi

ste

ncy

an

d c

oh

esi

ven

ess

. T

he

se S

tra

teg

ies

an

d P

olic

ies

incl

ud

e,

bu

t a

re n

ot

limit

ed

to:

Cit

y o

f G

rea

ter

Da

nd

en

on

g C

om

mu

nit

y Sa

fety

Pla

n

Co

mm

un

ity

We

llbe

ing

Pla

n

Gre

ate

r D

an

de

no

ng

Wa

lkin

g S

tra

teg

y

Gre

ate

r D

an

de

no

ng

Su

sta

ina

bili

ty S

tra

teg

y

Gre

ate

r D

an

de

no

ng

Pla

nn

ing

Sch

em

e

Cit

y o

f G

rea

ter

Da

nd

en

on

g C

hild

ren

’s P

lan

Co

un

cils

Co

mm

un

ity

Sa

fety

Pla

n 2

01

5-2

2

Th

e C

om

mu

nit

y Sa

fety

Pla

n f

or

Gre

ate

r D

an

de

no

ng

20

15

-22

se

ts t

he

sce

ne

for

a s

afe

an

d t

hri

vin

g c

om

mu

nit

y a

chie

ved

th

rou

gh

pro

vid

ing

a v

isio

n f

or

com

mu

nit

y sa

fety

, id

en

tifi

cati

on

of

safe

ty p

rio

riti

es

for

Co

un

cil a

nd

an

act

ion

pla

n a

ime

d a

t a

chie

vin

g t

his

vis

ion

. O

ne

of

the

ke

y p

rio

rity

are

as

cove

red

by

this

pla

n is

:

Sa

fety

fo

r R

oa

d U

sers

, P

ed

est

ria

ns

an

d C

om

mu

ters

Gre

ate

r D

an

de

no

ng

Ro

ad

Sa

fety

Str

ate

gy

20

16

-22

6

Th

e C

om

mu

nit

y Sa

fety

Pla

n h

igh

ligh

ts t

ha

t sa

fety

fo

r re

sid

en

ts w

hile

th

ey

are

co

mm

uti

ng

wit

hin

an

d o

ut

of

the

Cit

y is

an

ess

en

tia

l co

mm

un

ity

safe

ty

con

sid

era

tio

n.

Mo

tori

sts,

cyc

lists

an

d p

ed

est

ria

ns

wit

hin

Gre

ate

r D

an

de

no

ng

ten

d t

o h

ave

wo

rse

ou

tco

me

s a

s ro

ad

s u

sers

th

an

re

sid

en

ts o

f th

e r

est

of

the

me

tro

po

lita

n a

rea

.

A k

ey

ob

ject

ive

wit

hin

th

e C

om

mu

nit

y Sa

fety

Pla

n is

:

Imp

rov

e s

afe

ty f

or

all

ro

ad

use

rs t

hro

ug

h d

ev

elo

pm

en

t a

nd

en

do

rse

me

nt

of

Co

un

cil’

s R

oa

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rea

s:

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un

ity

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lan

ob

ject

ive

s:

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ject

ive

1 -

Im

pro

ve s

afe

ty f

or

all

roa

d u

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th

rou

gh

de

velo

pm

en

t

an

d e

nd

ors

em

en

t o

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l’s

Ro

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fety

Str

ate

gy.

Ob

ject

ive

2 -

Ad

dre

ss s

afe

ty c

on

cern

s a

t p

ub

lic t

ran

spo

rt n

od

es

thro

ug

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art

ne

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ips,

ap

pro

pri

ate

de

sig

n a

nd

loca

tio

n.

Ob

ject

ive

3 -

Pro

mo

te v

eh

icle

sa

fety

th

rou

gh

ed

uca

tive

pro

gra

ms

on

roa

d la

w c

om

plia

nce

.

Ob

ject

ive

4 -

Im

pro

ve s

afe

ty f

or

pe

de

stri

an

s a

nd

cyc

lists

th

rou

gh

th

e

pro

mo

tio

n o

f a

cce

ssib

le in

fra

stru

ctu

re.

Ad

dit

ion

al R

oa

d S

afe

ty S

tra

teg

y p

rio

riti

es:

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k co

ntr

ibu

tors

, su

ch a

s sp

ee

d,

alc

oh

ol,

dru

gs,

fa

tig

ue

an

d

dis

tra

ctio

ns

Ch

ildre

n a

nd

yo

uth

Acc

ess

an

d m

ob

ility

Vu

lne

rab

le r

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sers

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ure

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hic

le s

afe

ty

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nit

ori

ng

an

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ev

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un

cil’

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ran

spo

rt T

ea

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vers

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th

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ple

me

nta

tio

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nit

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ng

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d

rep

ort

ing

on

th

e a

ctio

ns

of

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Gre

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an

de

no

ng

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20

16

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22

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ally

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Str

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me

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th

e n

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ds

of

the

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de

no

ng

co

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un

ity.

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e R

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ten

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lan

20

15

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ny

sig

nif

ica

nt

cha

ng

es

to t

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Co

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un

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lan

sh

ou

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on

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tri

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for

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pre

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nsi

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revi

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of

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Ro

ad

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fety

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ate

gy.

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an

de

no

ng

Ro

ad

Sa

fety

Str

ate

gy

20

16

-22

17

Ro

ad

Sa

fety

Act

ion

s -

Co

mm

un

ity

Sa

fety

Pla

n

Pri

ori

ty a

rea

: S

afe

ty f

or

use

rs,

pe

de

stri

an

s a

nd

co

mm

ute

rs

S

tra

teg

ies

Act

ion

s W

he

n

Re

spo

nsi

bil

ity

Ob

ject

ive

1 -

Pro

mo

te v

eh

icle

sa

fety

th

rou

gh

ed

uca

tiv

e p

rog

ram

s o

n r

oa

d l

aw

co

mp

lia

nce

CS

P 4

.1.1

Sup

po

rt a

nd

fa

cilit

ate

ed

uca

tio

n p

rog

ram

s a

nd

cam

pa

ign

s w

ith

Ro

ad

Safe

Sou

th E

ast

an

d o

the

r

sta

keh

old

ers

to

imp

rove

safe

ty a

nd

co

mp

lian

ce w

ith

roa

d r

ule

s.

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mo

te v

eh

icle

sa

fety

info

rma

tio

n a

t co

mm

un

ity

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nts

,

pro

gra

ms

in C

ou

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go

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spo

rt P

lan

nin

g

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dia

an

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om

mu

nic

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on

s

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Ro

ad

s

Ro

ad

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So

uth

Ea

st

CS

P 4

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Se

ek

fun

din

g a

nd

pro

mo

te p

rog

ram

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ovi

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rive

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t a

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st

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tori

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e

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P 4

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P

rom

ote

th

e c

orr

ect

se

lect

ion

an

d in

sta

llati

on

of

veh

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stra

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nd

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po

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nit

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de

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to

ha

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na

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go

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fra

stru

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re P

lan

nin

g

Ma

tern

al a

nd

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ea

lth

Serv

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Ob

ject

ive

2 -

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dre

ss s

afe

ty c

on

cern

s a

t p

ub

lic

tra

nsp

ort

no

de

s th

rou

gh

pa

rtn

ers

hip

s, a

pp

rop

ria

te d

esi

gn

an

d l

oca

tio

n

CS

P 4

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Imp

rove

co

mm

un

ity

safe

ty

in a

nd

aro

un

d p

ub

lic

tra

nsp

ort

no

de

s, r

ela

ted

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ng

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Imp

rove

sa

fety

in a

nd

aro

un

d r

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ay

sta

tio

ns

thro

ug

h

the

ap

pro

pri

ate

pla

cem

en

t a

nd

ho

urs

of

du

ty o

f

Pro

tect

ive

Se

rvic

es

Off

ice

rs.

By

July

20

17

V

icto

ria

Po

lice

CS

P 4

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R

eq

ue

st t

ha

t p

ub

lic t

ran

spo

rt s

top

s a

re in

sta

lled

in

act

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ne

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ch a

s sh

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pin

g a

nd

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sid

en

tia

l pre

cin

cts

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cco

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nce

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h c

om

mu

nit

y sa

fety

pri

nci

ple

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ch a

s

pa

ssiv

e s

urv

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an

ce a

nd

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ar

sig

htl

ine

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go

ing

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rea

ter

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nd

en

on

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usi

ne

ss

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ast

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nn

ing

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un

ity

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pm

en

t

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P 4

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E

nco

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ge

an

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up

po

rt e

ffe

ctiv

e p

ub

lic li

gh

tin

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imp

rove

th

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afe

ty o

f p

ed

est

ria

ns,

cyc

lists

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d o

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r co

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ute

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t ti

me

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On

go

ing

In

fra

stru

ctu

re P

lan

nin

g

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ate

r D

an

de

no

ng

Ro

ad

Sa

fety

Str

ate

gy

20

16

-22

18

S

tra

teg

ies

Act

ion

s W

he

n

Re

spo

nsi

bil

ity

Ob

ject

ive

3 -

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pro

ve

sa

fety

fo

r p

ed

est

ria

ns

an

d c

ycl

ists

th

rou

gh

th

e p

rom

oti

on

of

acc

ess

ible

in

fra

stru

ctu

re

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P 4

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po

rt a

nd

un

de

rta

ke

init

iati

ves

tha

t p

rom

ote

cycl

ing

an

d w

alk

ing

as

a s

afe

an

d a

cce

ssib

le m

od

e o

f

tra

nsp

ort

.

Co

nsi

de

r th

e f

ea

sib

ility

of

a d

ed

ica

ted

ro

ad

sa

fety

off

ice

r fo

r C

ity

of

Gre

ate

r D

an

de

no

ng

.

By

July

20

17

In

fra

stru

ctu

re P

lan

nin

g

Co

mm

un

ity

De

velo

pm

en

t

CS

P 4

.3.2

P

rom

ote

sa

fe e

nvi

ron

me

nts

fo

r w

alk

ing

an

d c

yclin

g.

By

20

21

Sp

ort

an

d R

ecr

ea

tio

n

He

alt

h a

nd

We

llbe

ing

Infr

ast

ruct

ure

Pla

nn

ing

CS

P 4

.3.3

E

nco

ura

ge

ap

pro

pri

ate

nig

ht

tra

din

g in

an

d a

rou

nd

pe

de

stri

an

tra

nsi

t zo

ne

s a

nd

pre

cin

cts,

to

imp

rove

pe

rce

pti

on

s o

f sa

fety

.

On

go

ing

G

rea

ter

Da

nd

en

on

g B

usi

ne

ss

Infr

ast

ruct

ure

Pla

nn

ing

Co

mm

un

ity

De

velo

pm

en

t

Gre

ate

r D

an

de

no

ng

Ro

ad

Sa

fety

Str

ate

gy

20

16

-22

19

Ro

ad

Sa

fety

Act

ion

s -

Ad

dit

ion

al

Pri

ori

ty -

Ris

k co

ntr

ibu

tors

Acti

on

T

ime

fra

me

Le

ad

Re

spo

nsi

bil

ity

S

up

po

rt

1.1

In

ass

oci

ati

on

wit

h R

oa

dSa

fe S

ou

th E

ast

, co

nti

nu

e t

o a

dvo

cate

fo

r

an

d p

rom

ote

th

e im

ple

me

nta

tio

n o

f p

rog

ram

s th

at

hig

hlig

ht

the

imp

act

th

at

alc

oh

ol a

nd

dru

gs

(le

ga

l an

d il

leg

al)

, fa

tig

ue

, sp

ee

d,

ho

on

be

ha

vio

ur

an

d d

istr

act

ion

s h

ave

on

dri

vin

g a

bil

itie

s, e

g:

o

Fi

t to

Dri

ve

o

Loo

kin

g A

fte

r O

ur

Ma

tes

o

Wis

er

Dri

ver

o

Ke

ep

ing

Sa

fe a

nd

Mo

bile

On

go

ing

T

ran

spo

rt

Ro

ad

Safe

So

uth

Ea

st

Fit

to D

rive

Fou

nd

ati

on

RA

CV

TA

C

1.2

C

on

tin

ue

to

uti

lise

Co

un

cil’

s ‘S

pe

ed

Ale

rt M

ob

ile t

raile

r’ t

o p

rom

ote

roa

d s

afe

ty,

eg

. in

loca

l 50

km

/h s

tre

ets

an

d 4

0 k

m/h

sch

oo

l sp

ee

d

zon

es

to r

em

ind

mo

tori

sts

to d

rive

at

an

ap

pro

pri

ate

sp

ee

d.

On

go

ing

T

ran

spo

rt

1.3

A

ssis

t V

icto

ria

Po

lice

wit

h t

arg

ete

d e

nfo

rce

me

nt

of

spe

ed

ing

an

d

ho

on

be

ha

vio

ur,

th

rou

gh

on

go

ing

lia

iso

n a

nd

da

ta p

rovi

sio

n.

On

go

ing

T

ran

spo

rt

Vic

tori

a P

olic

e

1.4

C

on

tin

ue

to

en

forc

e p

ark

ing

re

stri

ctio

ns

thro

ug

ho

ut

the

mu

nic

ipa

lity

to p

rom

ote

th

e s

afe

pa

rkin

g a

nd

mo

vem

en

t o

f

veh

icle

s.

On

go

ing

R

eg

ula

tory

Se

rvic

es

1.5

R

ais

e t

he

aw

are

ne

ss o

f th

e R

oa

d R

ule

s th

rou

gh

va

rio

us

Co

un

cil

pro

gra

ms

an

d p

ub

lica

tio

ns.

On

go

ing

T

ran

spo

rt

Me

dia

&

Co

mm

un

ica

tio

ns

1.6

A

dvo

cate

to

Vic

Ro

ad

s to

pro

vid

e a

dd

itio

na

l re

sou

rce

s to

ove

rse

as

dri

vers

an

d r

esi

de

nts

ne

w t

o V

icto

ria

as

pa

rt o

f th

e li

cen

sin

g p

roce

ss

to a

ssis

t w

ith

kn

ow

led

ge

of

the

Ro

ad

Ru

les.

By

Jun

e 2

01

7

Tra

nsp

ort

V

icR

oa

ds

Gre

ate

r D

an

de

no

ng

Ro

ad

Sa

fety

Str

ate

gy

20

16

-22

20

Pri

ori

ty -

Ch

ild

ren

an

d y

ou

th

Acti

on

T

ime

fra

me

Le

ad

Re

spo

nsi

bil

ity

S

up

po

rt

2.1

P

rom

ote

th

e c

orr

ect

se

lect

ion

an

d in

sta

llati

on

of

ve

hic

le c

hild

rest

rain

ts b

y p

rovi

din

g li

tera

ture

an

d o

pp

ort

un

itie

s fo

r re

sid

en

ts t

o

ha

ve r

est

rain

ts p

rofe

ssio

na

lly f

itte

d.

By

July

20

17

T

ran

spo

rt

Ro

ad

Safe

So

uth

Ea

st

2.2

W

ork

wit

h p

rim

ary

an

d s

eco

nd

ary

sch

oo

ls t

o im

ple

me

nt

ed

uca

tio

n

an

d in

fra

stru

ctu

re p

rog

ram

s th

at

pro

mo

te s

afe

tra

vel t

o a

nd

fro

m

sch

oo

l as

pe

de

stri

an

s, c

yclis

ts a

nd

pa

sse

ng

ers

.

Lon

g

Tra

nsp

ort

Sc

ho

ols

2.3

In

ass

oci

ati

on

wit

h R

oa

dSa

fe S

ou

th E

ast

, co

nti

nu

e t

o a

dvo

cate

fo

r

pro

mo

te p

rog

ram

s fo

r n

ovi

ce d

rive

rs t

ha

t a

dd

ress

th

e is

sue

s o

f

ine

xpe

rie

nce

, o

ver-

con

fid

en

ce a

nd

ris

k ta

kin

g.

Pro

gra

ms

ma

y

incl

ud

e

o

Fit

to D

rive

o

Ke

ys P

lea

se

o

Loo

kin

g A

fte

r O

ur

Ma

tes

By

July

20

17

T

ran

spo

rt

Ro

ad

Safe

So

uth

Ea

st

Yo

uth

Se

rvic

es

2.4

C

on

tin

ue

to

imp

lem

en

t th

e L

2P

lea

rne

r d

rive

r m

en

tor

pro

gra

m t

o

ass

ist

dis

ad

van

tag

ed

lea

rne

r d

rive

rs t

o g

ain

th

e r

eq

uir

ed

12

0 h

ou

rs

of

dri

vin

g p

ract

ice

pri

or

to g

ain

ing

th

eir

Pro

ba

tio

na

ry L

ice

nse

.

On

go

ing

Y

ou

th S

erv

ice

s V

icR

oa

ds

2.5

E

nco

ura

ge

su

pe

rvis

ors

of

lea

rne

r d

rive

rs t

o p

art

icip

ate

in t

he

‘Le

sso

ns

Fro

m T

he

Ro

ad

’ p

rog

ram

by

pla

cin

g a

lin

k o

n C

ou

nci

l’s

we

bsi

te t

o t

he

Vic

Ro

ad

s a

n o

n-l

ine

re

sou

rce

. T

he

re

sou

rce

pro

vid

es

info

rma

tio

n a

nd

ad

vice

re

ga

rdin

g s

up

erv

isin

g a

lea

rne

r d

rive

r

un

de

rta

kin

g t

he

ir r

eq

uir

ed

12

0 h

ou

rs o

f d

rivi

ng

exp

eri

en

ce.

By

July

20

17

T

ran

spo

rt

Vic

Ro

ad

s

Gre

ate

r D

an

de

no

ng

Ro

ad

Sa

fety

Str

ate

gy

20

16

-22

21

Pri

ori

ty -

Acc

ess

an

d m

ob

ilit

y

Acti

on

T

ime

fra

me

Le

ad

Re

spo

nsi

bil

ity

S

up

po

rt

3.1

In

ass

oci

ati

on

wit

h R

oa

dSa

fe S

ou

th E

ast

, co

nti

nu

e t

o a

dvo

cate

fo

r

an

d p

rom

ote

pro

gra

ms

tha

t e

nco

ura

ge

old

er

resi

de

nts

to

pla

n t

he

ir

futu

re t

ran

spo

rt o

pti

on

s so

th

at

the

y ca

n r

em

ain

sa

fe a

nd

act

ive

in

the

co

mm

un

ity,

su

ch a

s

o

Ke

ep

ing

Sa

fe a

nd

Mo

bile

o

Wis

er

Dri

ver

By

July

20

20

T

ran

spo

rt

Qu

alit

y &

In

clu

sio

n

Ro

ad

Safe

So

uth

Ea

st

RA

CV

TA

C

3.2

E

nsu

re t

he

de

sig

n o

f ro

ad

an

d p

ath

infr

ast

ruct

ure

ad

dre

ss t

he

req

uir

em

en

ts o

f th

e D

isa

bili

ty D

iscr

imin

ati

on

Act

19

92

.

On

go

ing

C

ity

Imp

rove

me

nt

Tra

nsp

ort

Te

am

Pri

ori

ty -

Vu

lne

rab

le r

oa

d u

sers

Acti

on

T

ime

fra

me

Le

ad

Re

spo

nsi

bil

ity

S

up

po

rt

4.1

P

rom

ote

sa

fe c

yclin

g a

nd

wa

lkin

g a

s h

ea

lth

y, s

afe

an

d s

ust

ain

ab

le

wa

ys t

o m

ove

aro

un

d t

he

mu

nic

ipa

lity

thro

ug

h t

he

imp

lem

en

tati

on

of

the

act

ion

s id

en

tifi

ed

in C

ou

nci

ls W

alk

ing

an

d C

yclin

g S

tra

teg

ies.

By

July

20

20

Sp

ort

& R

ecr

ea

tio

n

Ro

ad

Safe

So

uth

Ea

st

Bic

ycle

Ne

two

rk

Vic

tori

a

Tra

nsp

ort

4.2

In

ass

oci

ati

on

wit

h R

oa

dSa

fe S

ou

th E

ast

, co

nti

nu

e t

o a

dvo

cate

fo

r

an

d p

rom

ote

pro

gra

ms

tha

t p

rom

ote

sa

fe c

yclin

g,

mo

torc

yclin

g a

nd

wa

lkin

g e

g.

Bik

e E

d.

On

go

ing

T

ran

spo

rt

Ro

ad

Safe

So

uth

Ea

st

Gre

ate

r D

an

de

no

ng

Ro

ad

Sa

fety

Str

ate

gy

20

16

-22

22

Pri

ori

ty -

In

fra

stru

ctu

re

Acti

on

T

ime

fra

me

Le

ad

Re

spo

nsi

bil

ity

S

up

po

rt

5.1

A

dd

ress

re

sid

en

t co

nce

rns

reg

ard

ing

ro

ad

sa

fety

. E

nsu

re r

oa

d

safe

ty c

on

cern

s a

re c

on

sid

ere

d b

y su

ita

bly

qu

alif

ied

en

gin

ee

rs.

On

go

ing

T

ran

spo

rt

5.2

P

rovi

de

on

go

ing

fu

nd

s fo

r ro

ad

sa

fety

tre

atm

en

ts t

o a

dd

ress

pri

ori

ty

loca

tio

ns,

wh

ere

th

e g

rea

test

ro

ad

sa

fety

ris

ks a

re id

en

tifi

ed

. (v

ia

Co

un

cil’

s Lo

cal A

rea

Tra

ffic

Ma

na

ge

me

nt

pri

ori

tisa

tio

n p

rog

ram

)

On

go

ing

T

ran

spo

rt

5.3

C

on

tin

ue

to

co

nst

ruct

an

d m

ain

tain

infr

ast

ruct

ure

to

pro

vid

e f

or

safe

tra

vel b

y a

ll ro

ad

use

rs in

acc

ord

an

ce w

ith

Co

un

cils

Ro

ad

Ma

na

ge

me

nt

Pla

n

On

go

ing

In

fra

stru

ctu

re S

erv

ice

s A

sse

t P

lan

nin

g

Civ

il D

eve

lop

me

nt

5.4

C

on

tin

ue

to

ap

ply

fo

r st

ate

an

d f

ed

era

l fu

nd

ing

fo

r th

e

imp

lem

en

tati

on

of

roa

d a

nd

pa

th in

fra

stru

ctu

re t

o a

dd

ress

sa

fety

con

cern

s, e

g.

the

Bla

ck S

po

t P

rog

ram

On

go

ing

T

ran

spo

rt

Pri

ori

ty -

Ve

hic

le s

afe

ty

Acti

on

T

ime

fra

me

Le

ad

Re

spo

nsi

bil

ity

S

up

po

rt

6.1

E

nsu

re s

afe

ty c

on

tin

ue

s to

be

a k

ey

com

po

ne

nt

of

sele

ctin

g a

nd

ma

inta

inin

g f

lee

t ve

hic

les

use

d b

y C

ou

nci

l off

ice

rs.

By

July

20

17

Fl

ee

t T

ran

spo

rt

6.2

W

ork

wit

h t

he

Na

tio

na

l He

avy

Ve

hic

le R

eg

ula

tor

(NH

VR

) to

en

sure

he

avy

ve

hic

les

use

ap

pro

pri

ate

str

ee

ts t

o c

on

du

ct t

he

ir b

usi

ne

ss.

On

go

ing

T

ran

spo

rt

NH

VR

Vic

Ro

ad

s

Gre

ate

r D

an

de

no

ng

Ro

ad

Sa

fety

Str

ate

gy

20

16

-22

23

Sum

ma

ry o

f A

dvo

cacy

Act

ion

s

Seve

ral o

f th

e a

ctio

ns

liste

d w

ith

in t

his

Stra

teg

y fo

cus

on

ad

voca

cy,

in r

eco

gn

itio

n

tha

t a

dd

ress

ing

th

e p

rio

rity

issu

es

ide

nti

fie

d b

y th

e c

om

mu

nit

y re

qu

ire

s in

pu

t

fro

m a

wid

e r

an

ge

of

sta

keh

old

ers

.

Th

e a

dvo

cacy

act

ion

s w

ith

in t

he

Str

ate

gy

focu

s o

n o

bta

inin

g o

ngo

ing

an

d in

cre

ase

d

inve

stm

en

t fr

om

th

e S

tate

an

d F

ed

era

l

Go

vern

me

nts

into

ed

uca

tio

n p

rog

ram

s a

nd

roa

d s

afe

ty in

fra

stru

ctu

re w

ith

in t

he

reg

ion

.

1.1

In

ass

oci

ati

on

wit

h R

oa

dSa

fe S

ou

th E

ast

, co

nti

nu

e t

o a

dvo

cate

fo

r a

nd

pro

mo

te t

he

imp

lem

en

tati

on

of

pro

gra

ms

tha

t h

igh

ligh

t th

e im

pa

ct t

ha

t a

lco

ho

l an

d d

rug

s (l

eg

al a

nd

ille

ga

l),

fati

gue

, sp

ee

d,

ho

on

be

ha

vio

ur

an

d

dis

tra

ctio

ns

ha

ve o

n d

rivi

ng

ab

iliti

es,

eg

:

o

Fit

to D

rive

o

Loo

kin

g A

fte

r O

ur

Ma

tes

o

Wis

er

Dri

ver

o

Ke

ep

ing

Sa

fe a

nd

Mo

bile

1.6

A

dvo

cate

to

Vic

Ro

ad

s to

pro

vid

e a

dd

itio

na

l re

sou

rce

s to

ove

rse

as

dri

vers

an

d r

esi

de

nts

ne

w t

o V

icto

ria

as

pa

rt

of

the

lice

nsi

ng

pro

cess

to

ass

ist

wit

h k

no

wle

dg

e o

f th

e R

oa

d R

ule

s.

2.3

In

ass

oci

ati

on

wit

h R

oa

dSa

fe S

ou

th E

ast

, co

nti

nu

e t

o a

dvo

cate

fo

r p

rom

ote

pro

gra

ms

for

no

vice

dri

vers

th

at

ad

dre

ss t

he

issu

es

of

ine

xpe

rie

nce

, o

ver-

con

fid

en

ce a

nd

ris

k ta

kin

g.

Pro

gra

ms

ma

y in

clu

de

o

Fit

to D

rive

o

Ke

ys P

lea

se

o

Loo

kin

g A

fte

r O

ur

Ma

tes

3.1

In

ass

oci

ati

on

wit

h R

oa

dSa

fe S

ou

th E

ast

, co

nti

nu

e t

o a

dvo

cate

fo

r a

nd

pro

mo

te p

rog

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