Bernard CarlonActing Executive DirectorCentre for Road SafetyTransport for NSW

October 2015

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National Road Safety Forum 2015

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Keynote speech – Tony Bliss

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Evolving knowledge and tools

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Source: Mark Stevenson, Tony Bliss (2015)

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Technology – Themes and Future Directions

Workplace Road Safety – Themes and Future Directions

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Partnerships – Themes and Future Directions

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National Road Safety Forum - Way Forward…..

• Replaced the National Advisory Council on Road Safety attended by

Ministers.

• Has alternated between Commonwealth and state/territory hosts

since 2012.

• September 2015 Ministers meeting agreed to seek advice from

Agency Heads about hosting another Forum.

• Need to explore how the Forum’s considerations should be advanced

and by who, in order to improve its effectiveness.

• Need to assess the forums impact nationally.

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Trend in fatalities

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Trend in hospitalised injuries

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Trend in Fatalities NSW

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Over the past decade (2005 to 2014p) fatalities have decreased by 39 per cent

Serious Injury trends in NSW

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Over the nine year period total serious injuries have increased by 12 per cent

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The way forward…….