Lloyd`s List DCN is proud to announce its 2nd Road Safety Summit in Sydney, March 8th & 9th 2011 In the last decade, 17,268 people were killed and 220,000 were admitted to hospital with serious injuries as a result of road crashes at an estimated cost to the community of $17 billion each year.
Ensuring the safest possible drivers, using the safest possible vehicles, on the safest possible roads is a common goal for stakeholders in the Australian road network.
By bringing together transport operators, industry associations, academics, and safety professionals, Road Safety 2011 will facilitate an open exchange on current policy and the future planning priorities towards achieving optimum safety out on the road - and prevent the next serious accident before it happens!
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS - Beyond the road toll Understanding the true cost of road trauma
- National Road Safety Strategy 2011-2020
- A global perspective of road safety - Developing an international standard for road safety traffic management
- Performance Based Standards
- Telematics
- Engineering road safety solutions
- Applying safety ratings to all new vehicles in Australia Can it be done?
- Driving improved fleet safety on our roads
- Understanding the behavior of high-risk road users
- A review of road safety mass media campaigns
- Safety driven productivity improvement - The path to fewer heavy vehicle fatalities
- Technology for road safety
