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Queensland Road Safety Education Blueprint

Queensland Road Safety Education Blueprint: Guiding Queensland's Approach to Road Safety Education from Birth to Young Adulthood

Road trauma is a leading cause of death among Queensland children and young adults. Children are vulnerable road users, with each age group presenting unique risks, depending on developmental and environmental milestones.

Statistics show transport-related injuries are a leading cause of death for children aged 1-14 years, and the second leading cause for young adults aged 15-24 years. Children and young adults represent about 24% of lives lost on our roads. Road safety education is important in establishing children's attitudes, perceptions and behaviours that lead to responsible pedestrians, cyclists, drivers, and passengers.

Through consultation with stakeholders, we've developed an evidence-based road safety education guide that can be used from birth to 24 years of age.

The Queensland Road Safety Education Blueprint contains 27 actions across 6 key areas which supports our goal of zero road deaths and serious injuries by 2050. Over the next 5 years these actions will guide our approach to road safety education for children and young adults.

Learn more about road safety education. 

Journi — A free online road safety education program

Road safety education plays an important role in shaping the attitudes, perceptions and behaviour of children and youth, ensuring that they become responsible pedestrians, cyclists, passengers and drivers. 

The department has developed the Journi online road safety education program to be easy for teachers to use and fun and memorable for students. Using graphic novel-style animations and gamified learning activities, Journi is comprised of 4 flexible modules offering teachers choice of delivery to suit their individual classroom environments. 

Supporting the online experience is a suite of offline learning resources, complete with 4 lesson plans and student activities developed by curriculum experts to align with the new Version 9 Australian Curriculum. Educators and students from both metropolitan and regional areas were engaged throughout the design and testing process to ensure their feedback was incorporated into the new program.

Journi is a core part of our whole-of-life approach to road safety education and seeks to instil fundamental safe road use practices and behaviours in the formative years of a child's life. In the 10–12-year age range, children are becoming more independent and active road uses, and may begin riding their bikes or using public transport more often. Children within this age group may also be starting to use mobile phones or other devices that can distract them from their surroundings. Journi provides children with the practical advice and knowledge required to navigate these challenges and keep themselves and others safe.

Journi also includes learning about e-scooter rules in Queensland, including minimum age requirements, helmet use, where to ride safely and how to share the road and roadsides with others. This is particularly important for this age group as children in years 5 and 6 often show interest in e-scooters but are not old enough to legally ride one until they are 12 years old with adult supervision. They cannot ride alone until age 16.

Other key learning topics covered by Journi include:

  • seatbelts and sitting safely
  • pedestrian visibility
  • bike safety, helmets and protection
  • safety in and around schools
  • crossing safely
  • pedestrian distractions
  • shared paths
  • safety in regional, rural and remote areas
  • bus safety
  • rail level crossing safety.

As part of our efforts to promote Journi, we've partnered with the Australian Road Safety Foundation (ARSF) to engage directly with teachers, schools and education networks across Queensland.

To learn more about upcoming webinars and school visits, or to try the new Journi, visit Journi.

Last updated
27 February 2025