lower speed limits Mornington Peninsula Shire Population 150000 swells to 200000 in summer 5 mill visitors pa postcards Peninsula DriveSafe residential streets Seventh Ave Rosebud Pde ID: 362864
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“How does Local Government protect it’s vulnerable road users?”Slide2
lower speed limitsSlide3
Mornington Peninsula Shire
Population 150,000
swells to 200,000 in summer
5
mill
visitors
p.a.Slide4
postcards
Slide5
Peninsula
DriveSafeSlide6
residential streets
Seventh Ave
Rosebud Pde
268 casualty crashes - 5
years many pedestrians & cyclists Slide7
evidence based
10 km/h drop in speed limit
(50 to 40 km/h)
5% drop in travel speeds
(2.5 km/h)
8-13% drop in SI crashes & fatalities (20 casualty crashes)Slide8Slide9Slide10
40 area RosebudSlide11
negative voices are the loudest
‘
you could get out and walk faster’
‘ no one complies now -why will they comply to lower speed limits’
‘it is not reasonable to go to the nth degree to minimise risk’
‘will encourage a culture of disobeying the speed limits’Slide12
the planProject development
External support / funding
Approval strategies
Communication plan
Implementation program
Evaluation trial projectSlide13
external support
ARRB
VicPol
MUARCSSIG (Safe Speed Interest Group)–Heart Foundation
VicRoads
Specialised Consultants
TACSlide14
Jessica Truong -Project Manager Road Safety TACSlide15
approval strategiesKnow the processes and anticipate the challenges for each “Decision maker”
Be politically savvy & have flexibility/negotiate/ compromise
Evidence based proposals
Emphasize the facts- high crash rates
Gain community support
Establish credibility- use external expertise
Trial/stage –to get startedSlide16
communication
Developed communication plan
Brand identification
FAQs
Information to community- brochures
Gained community champions
All media types: web site/facebookEngage pressCommunity events Slide17
engage the pressSlide18
community eventsSlide19
David Gibb -Seawinds Ward CouncillorSlide20
implementation programRegulatory signsRepeater signs
contracts
Coordination with evaluation & communication
Information signs
MOAs/VicRoadsSlide21
evaluation ARRB/MUARCBefore & after speed studies:
Community attitudes
Vehicle speeds
Travel time surveys
Control sites
ReportsSlide22
ARRB Group evaluation results Slide23
Carolyn Bradshaw –Behavioural Scientist AARB GroupSlide24
telephone survey -residents
“community acceptance to reduced speed limits”
19%
against
81%
for
Slide25
resident survey -response detailsSlide26
extra resident feedback
88% for
12% againstSlide27
residents voices
‘this is a great concept for residents and safety’
‘we congratulate you and your fellow Councillors for your decision to introduce the safer speeds trial’
‘I am fully in agreement with lowering speed limits’
‘I feel safer in my street after the speed limit reductions’Slide28
residential speed survey40 Area
Speed reductions:
mean speeds
5%
85ile% speeds
5%
Control roads factored into speed reductions:
mean speeds 2.5%85%ile speeds 3%Slide29
travel time surveys tooSlide30
next challenges
Further residential areas but with minimal LATM treatments
Holistic approach e.g. “place making”
Assist drivers –vehicle road safety technologiesSlide31Slide32
& again the reason why we did this ……Slide33
& what may assist to achieve safer travel speeds by speed limit reductions
Identify crash trends or needs
Sound rationale e.g. evidence based
Communication plan
External support
“Peninsula SaferSpeeds” trial results–ou
t soon