MOD 8 ADPP
Identify the key stakeholders in road safety and the reduction of road trauma - ANS · RMS
· Police
· Stay safe Committee
· NRMA
· Motor Accidents Authority
· Local Councils
· NSW Health
· Pedestrian Council
Explain the role of police in reducing road trauma - ANS · Reduce crashes through a highly
visible policing
· Detect and prosecute traffic offenders
· Promote the free movement of vehicles and pedestrians
Be role models to the community through exemplary driving
general duties policing to reduce road trauma - ANS Ø Interaction with the public
Ø Education processes
Ø Assistance provided at traffic incidents
What are the 5 E's of Road Safety Management? - ANS Education
Engineering
Encouragement
Enforcement
Evaluation
Who are the key groups statistically most at risk of being injured or killed in a car crash? - ANS
Ø Males
Ø Inexperienced drivers
Ø Young and old pedestrians
Ø Motorcycle riders
What are some of the impairments often associated with road crashes? - ANS Ø Alcohol
Ø Fatigue
Ø Drugs
Ø Stress, mood, depression
How does stress, mood or depression cause crashes? - ANS Ø Stress and depression have
also been linked to driving impairment through distraction, fatigue and drug and alcohol use.
, What is the link between optimism, bias and young people? - ANS Ø Young people often
believe they will live forever and as such drive faster and take more risks than is prudent.
What can police do to shape the attitudes of young drivers? - ANS Ø Traffic enforcement and
school visits/program
What are the elements of traffic offences? - ANS Driver/rider
Motor vehicle
Road/road related area
Elements of the specific offence
What is the definition of road related area under s. 4 of the Road Transport Act, 2013? - ANS -
an area that divides a road
- a footpath or nature strip adjacent to a road
- an area that is open to the public and is designated for use by cyclists or animals
- an area that is not a road and that is open to or used by the public for driving, riding or parking
vehicles, or
- a shoulder of a road
What is the definition of motor vehicle under S. 4 of the Road Transport Act, 2013? - ANS
Vehicle built to be propelled by a motor that forms part of the vehicle
What is the definition of a road under S. 4 of the Road Transport Act, 2013? - ANS An open
area used by the public and is developed for the driving or riding of motor vehicles.
What is the definition of driver/rider under S. 4 of the Road Transport Act, 2013? - ANS - be in
control of the steering, movement or propulsion of a vehicle, and
- in relation to a trailer, draw or tow the trailer, and
- ride a vehicle.
True or false: You have the power to remove dangers and obstructions to traffic from the road -
ANS TRUE
Road Transport Act, 2013, s. 142 (1)
Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW), Section 143 - ANS Removal of unattended motor vehicles or
trailers from certain places
What does S. 169A of the Road Transport Act, 2013 allow you to do? - ANS Pull over a light
vehicle and light combinations in order to exercise your other traffic powers.
What power does S. 175 of the Road Transport Act, 2013 give you? - ANS The power to
require a driver to produce their Australian Drivers Licence, state their name, and state their
address
Identify the key stakeholders in road safety and the reduction of road trauma - ANS · RMS
· Police
· Stay safe Committee
· NRMA
· Motor Accidents Authority
· Local Councils
· NSW Health
· Pedestrian Council
Explain the role of police in reducing road trauma - ANS · Reduce crashes through a highly
visible policing
· Detect and prosecute traffic offenders
· Promote the free movement of vehicles and pedestrians
Be role models to the community through exemplary driving
general duties policing to reduce road trauma - ANS Ø Interaction with the public
Ø Education processes
Ø Assistance provided at traffic incidents
What are the 5 E's of Road Safety Management? - ANS Education
Engineering
Encouragement
Enforcement
Evaluation
Who are the key groups statistically most at risk of being injured or killed in a car crash? - ANS
Ø Males
Ø Inexperienced drivers
Ø Young and old pedestrians
Ø Motorcycle riders
What are some of the impairments often associated with road crashes? - ANS Ø Alcohol
Ø Fatigue
Ø Drugs
Ø Stress, mood, depression
How does stress, mood or depression cause crashes? - ANS Ø Stress and depression have
also been linked to driving impairment through distraction, fatigue and drug and alcohol use.
, What is the link between optimism, bias and young people? - ANS Ø Young people often
believe they will live forever and as such drive faster and take more risks than is prudent.
What can police do to shape the attitudes of young drivers? - ANS Ø Traffic enforcement and
school visits/program
What are the elements of traffic offences? - ANS Driver/rider
Motor vehicle
Road/road related area
Elements of the specific offence
What is the definition of road related area under s. 4 of the Road Transport Act, 2013? - ANS -
an area that divides a road
- a footpath or nature strip adjacent to a road
- an area that is open to the public and is designated for use by cyclists or animals
- an area that is not a road and that is open to or used by the public for driving, riding or parking
vehicles, or
- a shoulder of a road
What is the definition of motor vehicle under S. 4 of the Road Transport Act, 2013? - ANS
Vehicle built to be propelled by a motor that forms part of the vehicle
What is the definition of a road under S. 4 of the Road Transport Act, 2013? - ANS An open
area used by the public and is developed for the driving or riding of motor vehicles.
What is the definition of driver/rider under S. 4 of the Road Transport Act, 2013? - ANS - be in
control of the steering, movement or propulsion of a vehicle, and
- in relation to a trailer, draw or tow the trailer, and
- ride a vehicle.
True or false: You have the power to remove dangers and obstructions to traffic from the road -
ANS TRUE
Road Transport Act, 2013, s. 142 (1)
Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW), Section 143 - ANS Removal of unattended motor vehicles or
trailers from certain places
What does S. 169A of the Road Transport Act, 2013 allow you to do? - ANS Pull over a light
vehicle and light combinations in order to exercise your other traffic powers.
What power does S. 175 of the Road Transport Act, 2013 give you? - ANS The power to
require a driver to produce their Australian Drivers Licence, state their name, and state their
address
