From: Are we there yet? Australian road safety targets and road traffic crash fatalities
 | Strategy | Targets | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
NSW | Road Safety 2010 | halve the road toll, saving 2,000 lives by 2010 | • reference year = 1998 during which there were 556 RTC fatalities • thus, target is assumed to be no more than 253 fatalities in 2010 • average no. of fatalities 2007-2009 = 423 |
Vic. | Arrive Alive 2008-2017 | save an extra 100 lives per year by the end of 2017, prevent over 2,000 serious injuries per year and reduce the severity of serious injuries | • reference year (assumed to be) 2007 during which there were 332 fatalities • thus, target assumed to be no more than 232 fatalities in 2017 |
Qld | Queensland Road Safety Strategy 2004-2011 'safe4life' | less than 5.6 deaths per 100,000 by 2011 | • fatality rate 2009 = 7.5 per 100,000 |
SA | The South Australian Road Safety Strategy 2003-2010 | does not identify a state-specific target but refers to the national target of 5.6 deaths per 100,000 by the end of 2010 | • fatality rate 2009 = 7.3 per 100,000 |
WA | Towards Zero: getting there together 2008-2020 | 11,000 fewer people killed or seriously injured by 2020 (if strategy fully implemented) • represents a 40% ↓ on the average number of people killed or seriously injured each year between 2005 & 2007 |  |
Tas. | Tasmanian Road Safety Strategy 2007-2016 | a 20% ↓ by 2010 in serious injuries & fatalities from 2005 a 20% ↓ by 2015 in serious injuries & fatalities from 2010 a 20% ↓ by 2020 in serious injuries & fatalities from 2015 | • reference year = 2005 during which there were 51 fatalities • a 20% ↓ would be ≈ no more than 41 fatalities in 2010 • average no. of fatalities 2007-2009 = 50 |
ACT | ACT Road Safety Strategy 2007-2010 | achieve better than the national target of 5.6 fatalities per 100,000 | • fatality rate 2009 = 3.4 per 100,000 |
NT | Northern Territory Road Safety Strategy 2004-2010 | no more than 15 fatalities per 100,000 in 2010 • represents more than a 40% ↓ on current levels | • reference year = 2003 during which there were 26.5 fatalities per 100,000 • fatality rate 2009 = 13.8 per 100,000; • however, average fatality rate 2007-2009 = 24.7 per 100,000 |