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Sharing the road

Here is a selection of road safety intiatives from across Australia. Also see our information on bicycle  Advocacy and Issue sheets that include information to raise awareness of cycling and its benefits and debunk some commonly held beliefs.

Cycling Resource Centre
The Cycling Resource Centre is a on-line resource for cycling information.
This world class site developed by Austroads and Department for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government features a powerful search engine, topical pages ranging from infrastructure and funding to ride to school programs, road safety and cycling promotion. 

Queensland Transport: Bike Safety
Queensland Transport's cycling public education campaigns aim to improve road safety for cyclists. The "Keep your head in a helmet" campaign sought to educate children about the benefits of wearing a helmet while cycling.

Queensland Transport: Share the road public education campaign
Campaign overview: Over the last few years Queensland Transport has run a variety of public education campaigns that aim to raise awareness of issues affecting safe cycling. The "Share the road" campaign aimed to teach motorists and cyclists how to share the road safely. This campaign is one action stemming from the State Government's commitment to increase Queensland cycling rates from the current 2 per cent of all trips to 8 per cent by 2011. This was the first major Queensland Transport campaign to focus on improving

Road Safety South Australia
The
Inattention Campaign 2005/06 media campaign include radio and television spots, with the slogan "Good drivers just drive".

Northern Territory: Vulnerable Road users campaign

In road safety terminology, pedestrians, cyclists and others who are more at risk in a collision with a motor vehicle are known as vulnerable road users. The term can also include young people, the elderly, people with disabilities, Indigenous people, people from a non English speaking background and international tourists.

  • Click here to view the Vulnerable Road Users Campaign television commercials.

Amy Gillett Foundation
The Amy Gillett Foundation's primary objective is to reduce the incidence of injury and death caused by the interaction between cyclists and motorists. In doing so, we hope to promote a safe and harmonious relationship of shared respect between the two groups.

VicRoads: Sharing the Road
Sharing the Road is an initiative aimed at increasing awareness and observance of key behaviours that will lessen the chances of conflict on the road, and reduce the incidence of common casualty crashes involving cyclists. Sharing the Road has been developed by VicRoads and other members of the Victorian Bicycle Advisory Council, including Victoria Police, RACV, Bicycle Victoria, Cycling Promotion Fund and the Retail Cycle Traders Association. It is a community-based campaign being delivered in conjunction with Local Government, Roadsafe Community Road Safety Councils, and other organisations concerned with safe use of our roads.

Last Updated ( Thursday, 28 August 2008 )