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Victoria’s Top 20 Programme targeting lane departure crash risk has slashed fatalities by 77% and hospital bed days by 74% on 1,800 kilometres of high-risk regional roads – findings shared by AusRAP this week at the Australasian Road Safety Conference in Perth.
The case study was showcased by Austroads on behalf of Victoria’s Department of Transport and Planning (DTP), as part of the new AusRAP National Dashboard.
Before the Top 20 Programme, a person in the state of Victoria was 4-5 times more likely to be killed or seriously injured in a crash on a regional road, compared to a metropolitan road. The majority of crashes were high-energy head-on collisions or run-off-road crashes resulting in significant road trauma.
The programme prioritised road safety investment in roadside and median flexible safety barriers, wide centrelines, rumble strips and roundabouts.
