Making travel safer: Victoria’s speed enforcement program
Overview
Each year in Victoria, hundreds of people are killed and thousands more are injured in road crashes, with significant personal and economic costs for Victorians.
In November 2001, the Victorian Government launched the arrive alive! road safety strategy with the objective of reducing road trauma by 20 per cent by 2007. A key focus of the strategy is on improving compliance with speed limits. The ensuing speed enforcement program has attracted much debate about its purpose and the quality of its delivery. This report examines whether Victoria’s speed detection and enforcement program effectively contributes to safer travel on our roads.