“30 new road safety signs are currently being installed. These signs are being used to encourage people to take care when they are driving,” said Mr Hargreaves.

“Road safety is no accident. Road safety happens through the efforts of many individuals and many groups in our society, both government and non-government. Each one of us has a role to play.

“The ACT generally has a good road safety record in comparison to other parts of Australia and other parts of the world, but there is no reason to be complacent. Each year, there are about 7,000 on-road crashes in the ACT, with an economic cost to the community of some $180 million.

“Last year I launched the ACT Road Safety Strategy and Action Plan which provide a framework for addressing key road safety issues in the ACT, by applying the “4 Es” of road safety (education, encouragement, engineering and enforcement) in an integrated way.

A copy of the 2007 Strategy and Action Plan can be found at

http://www.tams.act.gov.au/move/roads/road_safety/act_road_safety_strate...

“These new signs are one way to educate and remind drivers and the community to take care when driving.

Topic
Text
Location

Speeding
Speed kills

Speeding hurts
Tuggeranong Parkway

William Hovell Drive

Coppins Crossing Road

Majura Road

Hindmarsh Drive

Barry Drive

Morshead Drive

Pialligo Avenue

Federal Highway

Kings Highway

Belconnen Way

Distraction
Don’t tailgate

Drive n text UB Next
Tuggeranong Parkway

Northbourne Avenue

Commonwealth Avenue

Drakeford Drive

Drink driving
Don’t drink and Drive

Don’t drink and Drive it’s a crime
Ginninderra Drive

Gundaroo Drive

Barton Highway

Barry Drive

Cotter Road

Seat belts
Wear your seatbelt

Buckle up
Majura Road

Gundaroo Drive

Pialligo Avenue

Monaro Highway

Isabella Drive

Fatigue
Stay awake take a break
Barton Highway

Monaro Highway

Federal Highway

Kings Highway