Road safety starts with you

Now in its seventh year, Australian Road Safety Foundation (ARSF) Rural Road Safety Month national awareness campaign targets regional and rural road safety throughout September. A national community-based road safety initiative, it is designed to highlight the additional risks when driving on rural and remote roads across Australia. 

Despite being less populated areas, deaths on rural and remote roads accounted for almost two thirds of the 2023 road toll. 

"All road users are encouraged to get involved to help make a significant reduction in road trauma," and ARSF spokesperson said.

"Road Safety is a community issue, and it’s up to all of us to minimise the risk of crashes and to save lives.

"We work with partners, governments, councils, school and workplace communities, likeminded groups and individuals to find innovations and practical solutions to address the issue." 

Throughout the year, ARSF runs several awareness campaigns, events and educational programs. 

ARSF has developed ideas on how to get involved and a variety of digital assets to help you build road safety awareness throughout your community. Some ideas include: 

Hosting a promise event during one of ARSF's annual signature road safety campaigns, such as Fatality Free Friday (April/May), Rural Road Safety Month (September) or Christmas Road Safety (December/January)

Parents can also complete RoadSet with teens and tweens or businesses can consider becoming a corporate partner.

RoadSet is an interactive online road safety learning experience that is designed to educate and empower our youth (14 – 15 years) to become safer, better road users. The self-paced experience led by a narrator, features original relatable animation and interactive gamified learning. RoadSet helps to develop road awareness skills across a range of conditions, environments, and scenarios.