Speeding
people killed in road crashes due to speeding in 2016.
serious injuries each year as a result of speeding.
To date, the State Government’s ‘speeding education campaigns’ have been effective in reducing trauma on our roads, but there is a concerning ambivalence within the community to the impact of low level speeding. Half of WA drivers think it’s ok to speed in certain situations. So not surprising that 40% of WA drivers irregularly or regularly offend. This campaign talks to this audience.
Average Speed Safety Camera Zones
To learn about the first Average Speed Safety Camera Zone in WA go to
Average Speed Safety Camera page.
Crashing at Speed
It’s simple – the faster you travel, the less time you have to react to emergencies or to stop. And if you do crash, the faster you are travelling, even if within the speed limit, the greater the risk of injury to you and your passengers.
The risk of being involved in a crash resulting in injury in a 60 km/h speed zone doubles with every 5 km/h increase in driving speed above the limit. This means travelling at 65 km/h in a 60 km/h speed zone doubles the chance of having a crash resulting in injury. Travelling at 70 km/h increases the chance of crashing by 4 times and travelling at 80 km/h increases this chance by 32 times.
This is due to kinetic energy, which a person or object has while it is moving. This energy is gained during acceleration and lost during deceleration. In a collision, the energy is transferred to the other person or object, usually as sound, heat and deformation of objects, including the human occupants.
Travel speed determines the amount of energy transferred in a crash. The human body can only absorb so much impact before death or serious injury result.