ROAD SAFETY
NOMINEES CITY OF GOLD COAST Seniors Safe Travel Guide The City of Gold Coast’s (the City) Seniors Safe Travel Guide is a 33-page publication aimed at addressing the overrepresentation of seniors in road crash statistics on Gold Coast roads, by providing information on how they can be safe users of the City’s transport system. The publication provides benefits and key information regarding walking, cycling, public transport and community transport use and encourages seniors to proactively consider their future travel needs. The publication provides hints and tips on safe driving for seniors, outlines key health information and directs readers to a self-assessment driving checklist. Over 12,000 copies of the publication have been distributed to stakeholders and residents within the City, with overwhelmingly positive feedback from the community.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND MAIN ROADS A Crash Testing Evaluation to Prevent Injuries and Fatalities by Mitigating Vehicle Windscreen Spearing Risk from Road Signs Fatal incidents have occurred in Queensland and New South Wales involving sight boards spearing through vehicle windscreens. These crashes occurred at rural T-intersections where the impacting vehicle was travelling at high speed on the continuing carriageway. A testing program was undertaken to test various end treatments to preventing sign spearing into the vehicle. A low-cost treatment was developed and can be applied to both new and existing signs. The testing program involved ten crashes at 100km/h with both four-wheel drives and light passenger vehicles. The research showed that windscreen penetration could be prevented by utilising cost effective treatments.
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