Road Safety

The Tasmanian Government's Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources (DIER) is the key government agency, along with Tasmania Police, in the area of road safety in Tasmania.

A full list of official DIER contact numbers and email addresses regarding registration, road rules, roads and bridges, traffic signals etc is available online.

Tasmania Police also maintains a Community Alerts service where motorists can find information about road closures and other related issues.

Road safety is everyone's responsibility. RACT is supporting Tasmania Police to make our roads safer. Our campaign is titled Report Dangerous Driving: It's YOUR Call 131-444. Tasmania Police are urging road users who witness dangerous driving or unsafe behaviour on the roads to record the registration details of the vehicle(s) involved and report the behaviour to the Police Assistance Line on 131-444. Tasmania Police have assured the RACT that all these sorts of reports will be followed up. (Please ensure that when calling 131-444, you do so from a stationary vehicle in a safe position, or that you are using appropriate hands-free technology when calling.)

The Tasmanian Road Safety Council (TRSC) is the peak road safety body in Tasmania and provides an opportunity for the community and key stakeholders to have input into road safety policy in Tasmania. Established in 1999, it provides high level advice to the Infrastructure Minister (currently Hon Graeme Sturges MHA) to help set the Government's road safety agenda. RACT is represented on TRSC by General Manager of Public Policy and Communications, Vince Taskunas. Other members of TRSC include representatives from local government, Tasmania Police, the Tasmanian Motorcycle Council and the Coroner's office. The Council's key projects are identified in the first Action Plan for the Tasmanian Road Safety Strategy 2007-2016.

RACT is also represented on the Board of the Road Safety Task Force (RSTF) by Group Chief Executive Greg Goodman. The Task Force is funded through the Motor Accidents Insurance Board (MAIB) and its role is to develop, implement and monitor an integrated public education and enforcement program with the overall aim to reduce the number of fatalities and serious injuries on Tasmanian roads. The RSTF website has a number of links to other road safety resources.

The Community Road Safety Partnerships (CRSP) is an important network of local communities and Councils partnering with DIER to deliver local road safety outcomes, and is strongly supported by the RACT.