Roundtable prioritises reducing risky road use in Australia

Media Release from The Hon Carol Brown MP, Minister for Infrastructure and Transport

MEDIA RELEASE | Tuesday 11 July 2023

Reducing road trauma in Australia by driving down risky road behaviours was the key priority for an industry roundtable held in Adelaide today by the Australian Government.

Chaired by Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Carol Brown, the roundtable brought together representatives from 20 organisations that directly support or rely on advancing road safety.

These included road safety research, transport industry, alcohol and drug, First Nations health, youth advisory, insurance, and motoring and cycling organisations.

Productive discussions were held on a number of critical areas to understand how we can improve seatbelt use, reduce drink and drug driving, and minimise other risky road behaviours such as distracted driving and speeding.

Reducing risky road use on Australian roads is one of nine priorities included in the National Road Safety Strategy 2021-30, a nationally agreed plan to reduce road fatalities by 50 per cent by 2030.

For more information on the strategy and its priorities, visit: www.roadsafety.gov.au/nrss.