❓ Hon Barbara Scott inquires about a study on the safety impact of 4WD vehicles and requests its tabling or commissioning. The Minister responds that a specific study hasn't been commissioned by the Office of Road Safety, but related research exists and informs policy.
AnsweredQoN 2520Legislative Council
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(1) Has the Office of Road Safety commissioned a study of four wheel drive vehicles, their impact on the safety of the general metropolitan road environment, their impact on the safety of pedestrians, and their impact on the safety of their drivers and passengers?
(2) If yes to (1), will the Minister please table the report?
(3) If no to (1), will the Minister, in view of the concerns coming to light regarding these vehicles, instruct the Office of Road Safety to immediately commission such a study?
(2) If yes to (1), will the Minister please table the report?
(3) If no to (1), will the Minister, in view of the concerns coming to light regarding these vehicles, instruct the Office of Road Safety to immediately commission such a study?
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Answered
14 September 2005
Responded by
Minister for Fisheries representing the Minister for Community Safety
Response time
28 days
1.
No, the Office of Road Safety has not commissioned a study of 4WD vehicles. In 2002 the Road Safety Council funded a study commissioned by the Department of Planning and Infrastructure which looked at safety issues in the Western Australian fleet. That report was published by the Road Safety Council. The Road Safety Council also publishes basic information on crashes by vehicle type and severity, which include 4WD vehicles, in its Annual Reported Road Crashes publication.
2.
Not Applicable
3.
Research into the level of road trauma associated with 4WDs has been undertaken by a number of organisations in the past five years, including by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau and the Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety in Queensland. Research on young pedestrians and reversing motor vehicles has been presented to Road Safety Research and Policing Conferences in the past. This research informs Government road safety policy and initiatives which recognise that the best way to enhance safety is to create consumer demand for enhanced safety features and raise public awareness of the extra care needed when driving 4WDs to ensure the safety of their families and other road users, including pedestrians.
No, the Office of Road Safety has not commissioned a study of 4WD vehicles. In 2002 the Road Safety Council funded a study commissioned by the Department of Planning and Infrastructure which looked at safety issues in the Western Australian fleet. That report was published by the Road Safety Council. The Road Safety Council also publishes basic information on crashes by vehicle type and severity, which include 4WD vehicles, in its Annual Reported Road Crashes publication.
2.
Not Applicable
3.
Research into the level of road trauma associated with 4WDs has been undertaken by a number of organisations in the past five years, including by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau and the Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety in Queensland. Research on young pedestrians and reversing motor vehicles has been presented to Road Safety Research and Policing Conferences in the past. This research informs Government road safety policy and initiatives which recognise that the best way to enhance safety is to create consumer demand for enhanced safety features and raise public awareness of the extra care needed when driving 4WDs to ensure the safety of their families and other road users, including pedestrians.
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