National Road Safety Week (NRSW) raises awareness of the impact of road trauma and highlights the importance of safer behaviour on our roads. The focus this year is Drive so Others Survive, highlighting how your driving habits impact other road users.

Each year, approximately 1,300 people are killed and more than 40,000 people are seriously injured on Australian roads. Traffic injury remains one of the leading causes of death for children and young people, emphasising the need for continued efforts to improve road safety.

Main Roads believes no death or serious injury on our roads is acceptable, that's why every Project delivered by Main Roads applies the Safe System principles through the Road Safety Management System (ROSMA). Further Road Safety initiatives supported by Main Roads are: 

• Slow Down, Move Over (SLOMO) law, a law in which drivers must slow to 40 km/h when passing stationary emergency vehicles with flashing lights - including tow trucks, RAC and Main Roads Incident Response Vehicles.
• Black Spot Program, a program that directly targets roads with a proven crash history, or locations identified as high-risk.
• Regional Road Safety Program, focused on improving the safety on thousands of kilometres of regional roads across the state.
• Local Government Support Programs, working with Western Australian Local Governments to drive change and make WA roads safer for everyone.

To mark National Road Safety Week, Main Roads lighting assets – including Matagarup and Boorloo Bridges - will be illuminated yellow in support of this important initiative.

For more information, visit the Road Safety page.