Road safety priorities

Safer Journeys discussion document: What should our road safety priorities be?

Our research shows five major areas of concern and five areas where we could do much better. We also need to focus on three other current or emerging areas. These are the proposed priority areas:



While there are more than 60 initiatives proposed in this discussion document, it is not the intention to introduce anything like that number. We must strike a balance that meets the expectations of road users who have widely differing views about how many road rules there should be and what constitutes a road safety initiative. We must also consider the resources available and the kinds of interventions that can make a real difference to the road toll.

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