❓ I refer to the Road Smart Kickstart Program of education around e-rideable safety in WA public schools, and I ask: (a) How many schools is this program intended to be delivered into, and over what per
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I refer to the Road Smart Kickstart Program of education around e-rideable safety in WA public schools, and I ask: (a) How many schools is this program intended to be delivered into, and over what period; (b) As of March 2026, how many schools has the program been delivered into; (c) What is the total budget allocated to the rollout of this program; (d) What is the departmental and other FTE allocated to the rollout of this program; (e) What metrics are being used to measure the effectiveness of this program; and (f) Will the Minister table any metrics received to date?
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5 May 2026
Responded by
Minister for Road Safety
Response time
2 days
(a-b) The Cook Government launched the Road Smart Kickstart road safety education program as a pilot in 2025, targeting Year 7 and 8.
I was pleased to attend the official launch in June last year and experience this great program for myself, alongside students from the John Calvin school in Albany.
The interactive program uses five gamified learning stations, one of which addresses age-appropriate e-rideable safety. The program was trialled across 31 schools in 2025, reaching 1,690 students through the delivery of 87 sessions. Kickstart was delivered at 16 schools from the beginning of Term 1, 2026 up to 30 March 2026, with bookings made with a further 57 schools as at 17 April.
(c) $15.2 million has been allocated over 2025/26 and 2026/27 to deliver both the Road Smart Kickstart program and the Year 9 Road Smart Interactive program.
(d) 13 FTE are dedicated to delivering the two Road Smart programs as at 30 March 2026, with active recruitment to support the statewide rollout of the programs continuing.
(e) Program effectiveness is assessed through student-reported knowledge, attitudes, and behavioural intent, including willingness to change road safety behaviour. Additional indicators measuring program delivery include school reach and participation rates, facilitator performance, and teacher feedback.
(f) Program effectiveness metrics as at 17 April 2026, based on 772 student survey responses, are as follows
Key Metrics
Metric
Result
[Understanding of] Factors contributing to road safety
84%
I have a role to play in improving road safety
84%
[Understand how to] Make safer choices
83%
Recommend Road Smart to a friend
71%
Knowledge Questions
Question
Result
Importance of correct protective gear
92%
How feeling tired affects safety
88%
How distractions impact road safety
87%
Impacts of speed in a crash
87%
Factors contributing to road safety
85%
How things I do affect safety of others
84%
Effects of risky road user behaviour
83%
What the safe system approach means
67%
Attitude Questions
Question
Result
Road safety is important for community/family/friends
92%
Road safety is important to me
89%
I have a role to play to improve road safety for myself family friends
86%
Learning Intent
Question
Result
Use learnings to make safe road decisions
81%
Behaviour Questions
Question
Result
Make safer choices while walking/riding/wheeling or in the car
86%
Speak up when I see unsafe behaviours
80%
Talk to friends about how to keep safe when travelling on the road
69%
I was pleased to attend the official launch in June last year and experience this great program for myself, alongside students from the John Calvin school in Albany.
The interactive program uses five gamified learning stations, one of which addresses age-appropriate e-rideable safety. The program was trialled across 31 schools in 2025, reaching 1,690 students through the delivery of 87 sessions. Kickstart was delivered at 16 schools from the beginning of Term 1, 2026 up to 30 March 2026, with bookings made with a further 57 schools as at 17 April.
(c) $15.2 million has been allocated over 2025/26 and 2026/27 to deliver both the Road Smart Kickstart program and the Year 9 Road Smart Interactive program.
(d) 13 FTE are dedicated to delivering the two Road Smart programs as at 30 March 2026, with active recruitment to support the statewide rollout of the programs continuing.
(e) Program effectiveness is assessed through student-reported knowledge, attitudes, and behavioural intent, including willingness to change road safety behaviour. Additional indicators measuring program delivery include school reach and participation rates, facilitator performance, and teacher feedback.
(f) Program effectiveness metrics as at 17 April 2026, based on 772 student survey responses, are as follows
Key Metrics
Metric
Result
[Understanding of] Factors contributing to road safety
84%
I have a role to play in improving road safety
84%
[Understand how to] Make safer choices
83%
Recommend Road Smart to a friend
71%
Knowledge Questions
Question
Result
Importance of correct protective gear
92%
How feeling tired affects safety
88%
How distractions impact road safety
87%
Impacts of speed in a crash
87%
Factors contributing to road safety
85%
How things I do affect safety of others
84%
Effects of risky road user behaviour
83%
What the safe system approach means
67%
Attitude Questions
Question
Result
Road safety is important for community/family/friends
92%
Road safety is important to me
89%
I have a role to play to improve road safety for myself family friends
86%
Learning Intent
Question
Result
Use learnings to make safe road decisions
81%
Behaviour Questions
Question
Result
Make safer choices while walking/riding/wheeling or in the car
86%
Speak up when I see unsafe behaviours
80%
Talk to friends about how to keep safe when travelling on the road
69%
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