The final report for the Inquiry into the impact of road safety behaviours on vulnerable road users was tabled in Parliament of Victoria on 1 May 2024. The Government has six months to respond to the report from the tabling date
- YarraBUG Inquiry submission
- Hearings Transcript with Yarra & Merri-bek Bicycle Users Groups (23 August 2023)
Speed review among recommendations to make Victorian roads safer for pedestrians, cyclists (2 May 2024) In short: A parliamentary committee has called for a review of speed zones and better road infrastructure to keep people safe.It comes after an inquiry that found many pedestrians and cyclists feel vulnerable on or around the state’s roads. What’s next? The government says it’s considering the report’s 56 recommendations.
Drivers need to change to protect most vulnerable (7 May 2024) Two out of every five lives lost on Victorian roads so far in 2024 have been of those who have little or no protection in the event of an accident on roads, footpaths and driveways. Vulnerable road users include pedestrians, bike riders, motorcyclists, the frail and elderly, people in wheelchairs and people with disability or relying on mobility devices.
Yarra City Council welcomes the recommendations from the ‘Parliamentary Inquiry into the impact of road safety (20 May 2024) behaviours on vulnerable road users’ and urges the State Government to act on and fund its recommendations to improve road safety for vulnerable road users. The report, tabled in Parliament on 1 May, centred on the behaviour of road users during and after the COVID-19 pandemic and the effect on the safety of vulnerable road users such as pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists.
