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Past Chapter Events (ACT)
ON ROAD CYCLING IN CANBERRA: 29 July 2008
The ACT & Region Chapter ran a successful seminar on 'On-road Cycling in Canberra' on Tuesday 29 July 2008 at the Australian National Botanic Gardens theatrette. The seminar discussed the policy and practice of on-road cycling in the ACT, the operational and regulatory implications, and the effects on road safety. There were presentations by Roads ACT, Pedal Power and NRMA, (which are on the Chapter's webpage) followed by an open discussion session, with lively involment by the 25 participants.
The presentations on On Road Cycling in Canberra were made by:
Speaking notes can be accessed by clicking on the above dot points.
The Chapter is now planning a seminar on driver distraction for November 2008.
ACT DRUGS AND DRIVING FORUM: 6 June 2008
Members of the ACT & Region Chapter of ACRS attended a Drugs and Driving Forum on 6 June 2008, at the University of Canberra. The Forum was a part of the ACT Government's review of alcohol and driving laws and provided expert commentary and public discussion on the impact of drugs on driving, random roadside drug testing practice across Australia, and current research into drug driving. The ACT Government's discussion paper on the review is at www.tams.act.gov.au/move.
FIRST AID IN FOCUS :10 April 2008
The ACT & Region Chapter hosted a 'First Aid in Focus' event , in conjunction with St John Ambulance and the NRMA-ACT Road Safety Trust, on 10 April 2008.
This included the launch of the report First Aid and Harm Minimisation for Victims of Road Trauma: A Population Study, prepared by Flinders University; and the ACT launch of the online First Aid Crash Course developed by St John Ambulance.
This was followed by a one hour seminar on Post-crash Medical Treatment with presentations by Prof Paul Arbon AM, Flinders University, Howard Wren, ACT Ambulance Service, and Assoc Prof Drew Richardson, Chair of Road Trauma and Emergency Medicine at The Canberra Hospital.
OLDER DRIVER SAFETY: 30th October 2006
The Chapter held a seminar on Older Road Users on 30 October 2006. Speakers and presentations were :
- 'Keeping Seniors Safe and Mobile : the US Perspective' Dr Bella Dinh-Zarr, FIA consultant
- 'New Moves for Older Road Users' Mr Robin Anderson, NRMA-ACT Road Safety Trust Churchill Fellow (presentation is attached)
- 'Older Driver Injuries in the ACT' Assoc Prof Drew Richardson, Chair of Road Trauma and Emergency Medicine at The Canberra Hospital
- 'Assessing and Managing Older Driver Crash Risk' Mr Jim Langford, MUARC
- 'COTA-ACT Road Safety Needs Analysis' Mr Allan Brownsdon, COTA ACT
Friday 21 October 2005: Road Safety Initiatives Seminar
11am to 3.30pm at the CSIRO Discovery Centre, Clunies Ross St, Black Mountain, ACT.
Special Guest Speaker was : Professor Claes Tingvall. Head, Swedish National Road Agency and Chair of EuroNCAP speaking on 'European Road Safety Developments'.
Other speakers: Mr Joe Motha, General Manager. Safety Research and Education, ATSB (National Road Safety Strategy Update); Mr John Metcalfe, Director Research and Policy, AAA (The Australian Road Assessment Program); A/Prof Drew Richardson, NRMA-ACT Road Safety Trust Chair of Road Trauma and Emergency Medicine (Road Crashes in the ACT); Mr John Bonnet, former Road Safety Research Officer (The MASTERS Motorcycle Program), Federal Office of Road Safety; Mr Daryl Smeaton, CEO Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Foundation (Drink Driving - the RADD Program); and Supt. Michael Chew and D.S Daryl Neit on 'Trends and Developments - an Enforcement Perspective'.
Cross Border Road Safety Initiatives Seminar 12 May 2005
The goals of the seminar were to:
- Inform the community about the recent NRMA-ACT Road Safety Trust commissioned report by the ARRB Group Ltd on crash involvement of ACT drivers in the region; see Dr Peter Cairney's presentation
- Provide a picture of road crashes in the southern NSW region;
- Showcase local government road safety initiatives; see presentations by Mark Foran, RSO Yass Valley and Upper Lachlan Council and Gary McDonald , RSO Queanbeyan City Council;
- Examine what is known about fatigue in rural crashes and discuss possible counter-measures; see Ken Smith's presentation and text and
- Outline the experience of Snowy Hydro South Care in relation to the recovery of trauma victims.
Presentation by Rosemary White of the Drink Drive Prevention Team, Greater Southern Area Health Service
The seminar was held at Madews' Winery, Federal Highway, south of Collector and attended by some 60 delegates.
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