The Guide to Road Safety, in association with other key Austroads publications, provides road safety practitioners with the knowledge and techniques to enable the application of Safe System principles.
The continuing reduction in road trauma is a key objective of all Austroads members. The Guide to Road Safety aims to provide tools to assist organisations to fulfil this objective.
The Guide is structured as follows:
Part | Content |
|---|---|
An overview of the Austroads Guide to Road Safety and the Safe System approach | |
Guidance on assessing and treating roads to reduce the risk of fatal or serious injury crashes | |
Guidance on the management of vehicle speeds for improved road safety | |
Guidance on influencing behaviours for safe people and communities | |
Guidance on safe vehicles and vehicle safety features | |
Guidance on the procurement, management and implementation of road safety audits. | |
Guidance on road safety strategies and road safety management |
This restructured version of the Guide to Road Safety was published in July 2021.
The table below maps the previous parts to the 2021 structure.
Superseded Guide Parts | 2021 Guide Parts |
|---|---|
Part 1: Road Safety Overview | |
Part 2: Road Safety Strategy and Evaluation | |
Part 3: Speed Limits and Speed Management | |
Part 4: Local Government and Community Road Safety | |
Part 5: Road Safety for Rural and Remote Areas | |
Part 6: Managing Road Safety Audits (updated in 2022) | |
Part 6A: Road Safety Auditing (consolidated into a single part 6 in 2022) | |
Part 7: Road Network Crash Risk Assessment and Management | |
Part 8: Treatment of Crash Locations | |
Part 9: Roadside Hazard Management |