Under the plan more than 700 lives will be saved each year by 2010. Achieving this target will require the efforts of all parties involved in road safety, which includes road users, the media, police, health care providers, schools, local government, vehicle builders and employers. In particular it will require leadership by the Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments, Mr Anderson said. Together there are a number of things we can do, for example, continue the existing road safety initiatives that have reduced fatalities from 30.4 per 100,000 population in 1970 to 9.3 in 1999. We can focus on the objectives identified in the strategy and carry out the activities described in the action plan.
States can also adopt other initiatives that address their local issues.
The Australian Transport Council earlier endorsed the Strategy and the supporting Action Plan for 2001 and 2002 at its two-day meeting in Launceston.