Sharing our roads and public spaces actions from 2017-2019

Action area: Road rules that work for all

3.1 Deliver trial of bicycle mounted distance sensor and video capture technologies to determine their effectiveness in better measuring the minimum passing distance between cyclists and road users.

Read Action 3.1 summary - Trialling technology to measure passing distance

Action area: Sharing our roads

3.2 Deliver promotion and education on sharing the road with heavy vehicles and bicycles as part of the Road Rules Communication Action Plan.

Read Action 3.2 summary - Sharing the road with heavy vehicles: online engagement getting results

3.3 Investigate technology solutions to reduce crash risk for vulnerable road users, including cyclists.

Read Action 3.3 summary -Investigating new technology for cyclists safety

Action area: Managing speed to improve safety

3.4 Review and update the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), Part 4 to improve provisions for appropriate speed limit setting in areas frequented by vulnerable road users, including cyclists.

Read Action 3.4 summary - New guidance for lowering speed limits

3.5 Investigate reducing speed limits on state-controlled roads in areas of high pedestrian and cycling activity to increase safety for these vulnerable road users.

Read Action 3.5 summary - Safety action: speed limits lowered in 2 high-accident areas

Action area: Regulating road space and road use

3.6 Investigate national and international best practice and innovations in heavy vehicle driver training and operation contextualised for Queensland, to inform improving the safety of cyclists around heavy vehicles. 

Read Action 3.6 summary - New ways to improve safety for bike safety around heavy vehicles

3.7 Investigate opportunities to address safety issues surrounding heavy vehicles without blind spot technology through the Strategic Vehicle Safety and Environment Group.

Read Action 3.7 summary - Promoting safety for cyclists and heavy vehicle drivers