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Document Title Australian National Road Safety Strategy 2011-2020
Reference Number GRRF-72-A
Date
30 Mar 2012
Summary The National Road Safety Strategy 2011–2020 aims to set out a path for national action on reducing fatal and serious injury crashes on Australian roads. (This document was mentioned verbally, but not submitted to the GRRF session. We provide it here for your convenience.)
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GRRF | Session 72 | 20-24 Feb 2012

20. The expert from EC informed GRRF about the intention of the EU member states to mandate the fitting of advanced brake systems (ABS) on certain category L vehicles (GRRF-72-09). He clarified that ABS in the context of his presentation meant combined braking systems acting on front and rear wheels, as well as anti-lock braking systems. He added that evidence from the European Union (EU) indicated that mandatory fitting of ABS could decrease the number of fatal accidents and the risk of severe injuries for motorcyclists.

21. The expert from the United States of America informed GRRF about the result of a study on motorcycle anti-lock braking systems and crash risks (GRRF-72-25). According to the outcome of the study, motorcycles with anti-lock braking systems were not shown to have a significant effect on motorcycle crash risk.

The expert from Australia welcomed both presentations and announced that his government had recently released a national road safety strategy.