❓ A WA parliamentary question probes the Road Safety Council's stance on billboards along freeways and highways, particularly the Forrest Highway, and the government's control over their placement. The response clarifies the Council's limited support for billboards primarily for road safety messaging and outlines the roles of Main Roads WA and local governments in regulating them.
AnsweredQoN 3414Legislative Council
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(1) Does the Road Safety Council support the construction of advertising billboards alongside freeways and highways in Western Australia?
(2) Does the Road Safety Council provide any guidelines regarding billboards on Freeways or Highways?
(3) What measures does the Government have to control billboards on Freeways or Highways?
(4) Is the Road Safety Council ever consulted prior to billboards being approved on Highways and Freeways?
(5) Does the Road Safety Council support billboards alongside the Forrest Highway?
(6) Was the Road Safety Council consulted prior to any billboards being erected alongside the Forrest Highway?
(7) If no to (5), what action is the Government taking to remove or prevent more billboards being erected on freeways and highways?
(2) Does the Road Safety Council provide any guidelines regarding billboards on Freeways or Highways?
(3) What measures does the Government have to control billboards on Freeways or Highways?
(4) Is the Road Safety Council ever consulted prior to billboards being approved on Highways and Freeways?
(5) Does the Road Safety Council support billboards alongside the Forrest Highway?
(6) Was the Road Safety Council consulted prior to any billboards being erected alongside the Forrest Highway?
(7) If no to (5), what action is the Government taking to remove or prevent more billboards being erected on freeways and highways?
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Answered
14 March 2011
Responded by
Minister for Energy representing the Minister for Road Safety
Response time
26 days
(1)
The Office of Road Safety, on behalf of the Road Safety Council, has supported the use of advertising billboards, particularly in regional areas where advertising opportunities are less frequent than in metropolitan areas, for the promotion of road safety initiatives.
(2)
Guidelines for the construction of advertising billboards on Freeways and Highways are provided by Main Roads WA and the relevant local government authority.
(3)
See (2) above.
(4)
The Office of Road Safety, on behalf of the Road Safety Council, has been consulted in some instances prior to billboards being approved.
(5)
The Office of Road Safety, on behalf of the Road Safety Council, was offered the opportunity to advertise at a number of sites along the Forrest Highway. One billboard is currently being used to promote the use of seatbelts in all driving situations. This is particularly important in regional areas where recent crash statistics indicate that around 30 per cent of fatal country crashes involved people not wearing seatbelts.
(6)
See (5) above.
(7)
Not applicable.
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The Office of Road Safety, on behalf of the Road Safety Council, has supported the use of advertising billboards, particularly in regional areas where advertising opportunities are less frequent than in metropolitan areas, for the promotion of road safety initiatives.
(2)
Guidelines for the construction of advertising billboards on Freeways and Highways are provided by Main Roads WA and the relevant local government authority.
(3)
See (2) above.
(4)
The Office of Road Safety, on behalf of the Road Safety Council, has been consulted in some instances prior to billboards being approved.
(5)
The Office of Road Safety, on behalf of the Road Safety Council, was offered the opportunity to advertise at a number of sites along the Forrest Highway. One billboard is currently being used to promote the use of seatbelts in all driving situations. This is particularly important in regional areas where recent crash statistics indicate that around 30 per cent of fatal country crashes involved people not wearing seatbelts.
(6)
See (5) above.
(7)
Not applicable.
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