Queensland Road Safety Forums

The Queensland Government and the Australian state and federal governments have agreed to a vision of zero road deaths in Australia by 2050. There is no single solution to eliminating road trauma. The Queensland Government is working  with a wide range of stakeholders to advise on how to improve the safety of roads and roadsides and promote safer speeds, vehicles and behaviours. 

The Queensland Government regularly holds road safety forums to gather data and ideas for road safety. Forum participants include members of the community, representatives from key industry and community organisations, research institutions, government agencies and peak bodies representing road user groups.

The forums inform the development of Queensland road safety strategies and action plans and other initiatives. 

How to get involved

When it comes to road safety, we all have a role to play. To see how you can get involved and take action to reduce the impact of road trauma on our communities visit StreetSmarts.

2019

‘Safe Road Use As We Age’ Regional Road Safety Forum – Bundaberg (28 August 2019)

Participants discussed the key road safety issues affecting older road users in the Bundaberg/North Burnett local government areas (PDF, 96 KB). Their feedback supports the Queensland Road Safety Action Plan 2020-21 and will inform development of the next road safety strategy.

Regional Road Safety Forum – Roma (28 August 2019) 

Delegates participated in a future focused workshop for stakeholders on road safety issues in the Maranoa Region (PDF, 90 KB). This was followed by an open forum for community members (PDF, 59 KB). All feedback will inform the development of the next road safety strategy.

Regional Road Safety Forum – Cairns (27 August 2019)

Delegates participated in a future focused workshop on road safety issues affecting the Cairns Region (PDF, 95 KB). Their feedback will inform the development of the next road safety strategy.

Safer Roads, Safer Queensland Forum 6 (16 July 2019)

The event was held at Parliament House and gathered more than 70 representatives from industry, government, research organisations, peak bodies and the community. It was designed to build on the forums held in Townsville and Toowoomba in 2018 and Maryborough and Rockhampton in 2019. Discussion focused on three key themes raised by stakeholders in these forums: whole of life education; sharing the road; and speed (PDF, 128 KB). This feedback further informed development of the Queensland Road Safety Action Plan 2020-21.

‘All Roads, All Road Users’ Regional Road Safety Forum – Rockhampton (14 June 2019)

Participants discussed the key road safety issues affecting the Fitzroy District and possible solutions (PDF, 141 KB). This feedback informed development of the Queensland Road Safety Action Plan 2020-21.

‘All Roads, All Road Users’ Regional Road Safety Forum – Maryborough (27 May 2019)

Participants discussed the key road safety issues affecting the Wide Bay Burnett District and possible solutions (PDF, 124 KB). Their feedback informed development of the Queensland Road Safety Action Plan 2020-21. 

2018

Regional Road Safety Forum - Toowoomba (26 September 2018)

Participants in this forum discussed potential short and longer-term solutions to the key road safety issues in their region (PDF, 53 KB).

Regional Road Safety Forum - Townsville (30 August 2018)

This forum was held in Townsville on as part of Queensland Road Safety Week and focused on seatbelt use. Ideas generated focused on communication, engagement and experiments. “Seatbelts: Let’s make it click” (PDF, 45 KB) identifies actions being implemented or further investigated.

Safer Roads, Safer Queensland Forum 5 (28 February 2018)

Vulnerable road users and driver distraction were the focus of the fifth Safer Roads, Safer Queensland Forum held at Parliament House. Initiatives identified (PDF, 59 KB)at the Forum will build on those already outlined in Queensland’s Road Safety Action Plan 2017–19.

2016

Safer Roads, Safer Queensland Forum 4 (5 December 2016)

The primary focus of the fourth forum was how to reduce and eliminate the number of people seriously injured on Queensland roads. The ideas generated at the forum informed the development of the next 2 year road safety action plan. Read the key themes and summary of the fourth Safer Roads, Safer Queensland Forum (PDF, 194 KB).

Safer Roads, Safer Queensland Forum 3 (9 February 2016)

The third forum gathered members together to focus on drink and drug driving in Queensland.

2015

Safer Roads, Safer Queensland Forum 2 (24 August 2015)

The second forum was held after Queensland Road Safety Week, at Parliament House to launch the new Safer Roads, Safer Queensland: Queensland’s Road Safety Strategy 2015-21 and Action Plan 2015-17 and discuss their implementation.

Safer Roads, Safer Queensland Forum 1 (10 April 2015)

The Queensland Government held the first Safer Roads, Safer Queensland Forum on  at Parliament House. The forum was the first step in a holistic approach to improve safety on Queensland’s vast road network following the tragic loss of life on the road over the Easter 2015 long weekend. Read the key themes and summary of the first Safer Roads, Safer Queensland Forum (PDF, 164 KB). Community members were also invited to provide input.

Citizen’s Task Force

As a commitment of Queensland's Road Safety Action Plan 2015-17, in late 2015 the department convened a Citizens' Taskforce made up of 25 randomly recruited Queenslanders to consider if incentives could help improve driver safety, including for young people.

The group included young drivers, parents of young drivers, experienced drivers and people who have commercial driving experience. Members came from the greater Brisbane area, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Bundaberg, Mackay, Rockhampton, Cairns and Townsville.

The Citizens’ Taskforce independently developed and submitted its report Incentives to improve road safety (PDF, 1.07 MB) to the Queensland Government. The government’s response and planned actions are contained in its report Response to the 2015 Citizens’ Taskforce Report: Incentives to improve road safety (PDF, 192 KB).