Driver and Road User Distraction (Inquiry)
This inquiry is a completed Parliamentary inquiry conducted by the Staysafe (Road Safety) Committee. This inquiry was established on 22 February to review and report on the role of distraction in crash casualties as it affects all road users in NSW, with a view to identifying its impact and to propose solutions for mitigating its negative consequences.
Timeline (click to show)
Self-referred: 22 Feb 2012
» Call for submissions: 6 Mar 2012
» Submissions close: 4 May 2012
» Final Report Published: 27 Mar 2013
Reports and Government Responses (click to show)
Hearings and Transcripts (click to show)
Submissions (click to show)
Other Documents (click to show)
Contact Us (click to show)
This is a completed inquiry. The contacts below are historical only.
- Primary contact: Bjarne Nordin, phone 02-9230 2843, staysafe@parliament.nsw.gov.au
- Committee Officer: Leon Last, phone 02-9230 3308, staysafe@parliament.nsw.gov.au
- Address for written correspondence:
Staysafe (Joint Standing Committee on Road Safety)
Parliament House
Macquarie St
Sydney NSW 2000
Fax: 02-9230 3052
Inquiry Terms of Reference (click to show)
This inquiry was self-referred. Resolution passed 22 February 2012, Minutes No 7, Item 3
That the Committee examines the role of distraction in crash casualties as it affects all road users in NSW, with a view to identifying its impact and to propose solutions for mitigating its negative consequences, with particular reference to:
a) The nature and extent of distraction as a contributor to crash casualties on NSW roads;
b) Current rates and future trends in take up of electronic devices, both by road users and vehicle manufacturers;
c) Regulatory means of enforcing harm minimisation caused by such devices;
d) Technological solutions to managing the harmful consequences of distraction;
e) Other solutions to reduce information overload for road users; and
f) Any other related matters.