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Road Safety is an important community focused initiative that aims to reduce the number and severity of crashes on Canterbury-Bankstown roads, by providing targeted information to the whole community.
As part of our commitment to road safety, Council has two full-time Road Safety Officers, funded through the Local Government Road Safety Program.
Road safety is a priority! Education programs and strategies are developed to address several road safety issues, and are listed below.
Protect our kids and your licence by driving safely around schools. There are more than 120 schools in Canterbury-Bankstown. School zones operate at all schools between 8-9.30am and 2.30-4pm on school days, with a speed limit of 40km an hour.
The rules around driving and parking in school zones are designed to keep children safe. Breaking these rules is illegal and comes with heavy fines and demerit points.
Never block a driveway or footpath with your car. This can force children to walk on the road. It also blocks access for those using the driveway especially emergency vehicles – and is a frequent cause of frustration for school neighbours.
You must always be extremely careful when making a u-turn and in some places you are not allowed to make a u-turn at all, including at traffic lights or at/or near a crossing.
You must not stop in a No Stopping area for any length of time, no matter how short, even just to drop off your child. This is to keep sight lines clear for children and drivers. These areas are shown by signs, or by a continuous yellow edge line.
You may stop in a No Parking area for no longer than two minutes to pick up or drop off goods or passengers, and you must stay within three meters of your vehicle.
You must not stop on or close to a pedestrian crossing (leave an area of 20m before and 10m after a crossing clear). Crossings need to be kept clear so that children using the crossing are clearly visible. Never drop off or pick up a child in this area.
You must never stop in a bus zone. Buses need a safe place to drop off and pick up children and parking in bus zones can endanger those children. It’s also dangerous for a large vehicle like a bus to be forced to double park or make its way through small spaces.
Never stop next to legally parked vehicles, even for a short time. Double parking reduces visibility for other drivers and pedestrians and it can also force other drivers to drive on the wrong side of the road.
Australian law requires children travelling in cars to be secured in approved restraints.
Council conducts FREE child restraint checks to the community throughout the year.
For more information, call Council's Customer Service Centre on 9707 9000 and ask to speak to the Road Safety Officer.
Council conducts two free workshops per year for supervisors of learner drivers. Learner drivers need to practice driving for 120 hours (including 20 hours at night) and they need to be supervised the whole time.
Our workshop offers practical advice including:
For more information, or to reserve a place, call Council's Customer Service Centre on 9707 9000 and ask to speak to the Road Safety Officer.
Under NSW Road Rules, bicycles are considered to be a vehicle and may be ridden on the road unless prohibited. To remain safe on your bicycle, especially when riding in traffic, follow the following rules:
When you're driving, you can only use a mobile phone to make or receive a call if the phone is securely mounted to the vehicle (excluding P1 and P2 drivers), or you're using an automated audio device (excluding P1 and P2 drivers). It's against the law to touch the phone while driving.
Before you cross the road:
Speeding remains the biggest killer on our roads, and in NSW, is a factor in about 40 per cent of road deaths. This means on average, around 177 people die each year in speed-related crashes in NSW.
Safe driving requires precise skills, clear judgement, concentration, and being able to react to what happens on the road. Alcohol, drugs and medicines can affect all of these skills.
Fatigue is one of the three big killers in NSW. Fatigue-related crashes can happen on any trip, no matter how long or short, or what time of day. Make sure you Stop, Revive, Survive.
Our Road Safety Officers are available to present road safety information sessions to all community groups.
For more information, or to organise a presentation, call Council's Customer Service Centre on 9707 9000 and ask to speak to the Road Safety Officer.
This provides us with the direction needed to address priority road safety issues over a FIVE-year period, demonstrating how we can work together to create a safer place for all road users.
View the Road Safety Strategic Plan
For more information, call Council's Customer Service Centre on 9707 9000 and ask to speak to the Road Safety Officer.