DIRECTIONSWestern Australia’s Road Safety Education Action Plan

2015-2017

CONTRIBUTING TO THE WESTERN AUSTRALIANTOWARDS ZERO ROAD SAFETY STRATEGY 2008-2020

REPORTPriority Outcomes

Since 2011, the WA Road Safety Education Committee (WARSEC) have collaborated biennially to create an action plan titled Directions: A Road Safety Education Plan for Western Australian Schools and Communities with School Drug Education and Road Aware (SDERA) leading the process and publishing the document on behalf of WARSEC.

The three priority areas in Directions 2015-2017 provide a framework for describing the range of programs and services that are freely available for early childhood, school and community settings in WA.

This report summarises the achievement of the actions described in each priority area.

Directions

Priority 1Build a positive road

safety culture in schools and early childhood

services

ROAD SAFETY EDUCATION PRIORITIES

Priority 2Promote safe

behaviours among young road users

Priority 3Strengthen

leadership and collaboration of road safety education in

WA

ResultsOf the 92 actions reported on by the WARSEC agencies for the period of 2015-2017, 97% were achieved.

Priority 1Build a positive road safety culture in schools and early childhood services

21 of the 22 actions were achieved in

terms of supporting schools and early

childhood services to build a positive

road safety culture.

96%

All 6 actions were achieved in terms

of providing professional

development for early childhood

services and schools.

100%

All 6 actions were achieved in terms of updating resources

to reflect current research.

100% 100%

All 4 actions were achieved in terms of developing best practice resources.

100%

All 13 actions were achieved in terms

of promoting a positive road safety

culture.

Priority 2Promote road safety behaviours among young road users

All 8 actions were achieved in terms of

supporting young road users to adopt safer behaviours.

100%

All 19 actions were achieved in terms of student-centred

actions to assist young road users adopt safer

behaviours.

100%

Priority 3Strengthen leadership and collaboration of road safety in WA

2 out of 2 actions were achieved in

terms of providing leadership in road safety education.

100%

10 out of 12 actions were achieved

in terms of communicating and

promoting road safety education knowledge.

83%

RecommendationsWARSEC and member agencies will explore opportunities to expand and coordinate road safety education efforts in WA based on this report, the next action plan Directions 2017-2019, and relevant research.

DIRECTIONSWestern Australia’s Road Safety Education Priority Outcomes Report

for 2015-2017Published October 2017

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