Road Safety

This report documents updates made to Austroads Guide to Road Safety Part 2: Safe Roads (AGRS Part 2) and Guide to Road Safety Part 7: Road Safety Strategy and Management (AGRS Part 7) published in 2024.

AGRS Part 2 was refreshed to address known deficiencies, including adding details of contemporary infrastructure treatments and add to those not presently covered, such as intersection treatments, treatments in urban environments and solutions to enhance safety for active road users.

AGRS Part 7 was expanded to include other network-wide concepts and processes, such as Network Safety Planning, Future State Modelling (backcasting) and Movement and Place Frameworks. It also identifies how the different parts/pillars of the Austroads Guide to Road Safety can be used to develop solutions that work towards network aspirations and reduce road trauma.

This report outlines the major changes made to the Guides. This includes where content from the original versions of the Guides can be found within the updated reports, and an overview of the new content provided in the updated guides. An example is also provided to demonstrate how the updated guidance would be practically interpreted by practitioners to deliver treatment outcomes that are more aligned with the Safe System approach.

Watch a webinar presented by Hafez Alavi and Paul Durdin on the key changes to AGRS Part 2 and AGRS Part 7.