We're on Team Queensland. Let's drive like it.
We hope that you’ll get involved in the Queensland Road Safety Week campaign by driving safely and more slowly, especially near children, near education precincts and where older people or people with disability choose to walk, roll or stroll. Driving responsibly every day will help keep people safer, especially when walking.
Queensland Road Safety Week runs from Monday 18 to Friday 22 August 2025.
Queensland Road Safety Week (QRSW) shines a spotlight on road safety within communities across the state. It is an opportunity for all Queenslanders, from individuals to community groups and private organisations, to show commitment to our shared goal of making Queensland roads and roadsides safer.
Active School travel for the win!
Walking to school with your kids can help reduce congestion in and around the school gate, and help improve road safety. Walking can also help to provide cleaner air for our kids to breathe.
We also know that when kids are active, they do better at school. They are more confident and focused, they build stronger bones and muscles, and enjoy higher levels of self-esteem and confidence.
You’ve heard about the ‘Fatal 5’, but what are they?
- Driving too fast
- Distracted driving
- Driving under the influence
- Driving when tired
- Not using a seatbelt.
Should pedestrians be aware of the ‘Fatal 5’?
Yes! All road users should be aware. However, a pedestrian is more likely to be affected by a driver than a pedestrian causing damage or harm to other people.
When you walk, it is important to be aware of your surroundings as much as you can, and be aware of the risks where you are walking.
In most cases, road and roadside environments can be significantly improved which will make it much safer for people walking. These upgrades include:
- reducing driving speed limits in urban environments (we recommend 30 km/hr near educational precincts and 40 km /hr on local streets especially around educational precincts)
- creating safer road environments by:
- installing Raised Priority Crossings (wombats)
- removing slip lanes or making slip lanes safer
- designing all urban signalised intersections with signalised crossings on all legs
- investing in separated infrastructure for e-mobility and riding.
Did you know that all Queensland local governments can access funding to improve the conditions for pedestrians through including (but not limited to):
- Black Spot funding
- Safer Roads Sooner
- School Transport Infrastructure Planning (STIP)
- Walking and cycling local government grants.
For more information contact Transport and Main Roads or speak to your local representative in local, state or federal government.
Did you know that pedestrians are the most vulnerable of all road users?
We don’t have any protection from air bags or helmets, so it’s all the more important that when we’re driving, we are expecting the unexpected to protect people walking.
- 33% of QLD lives lost are Vulnerable Road Users (VRU) – pedestrians, motorcyclists, e-mobility and bike riders
- 12% of our loved ones who we’ve lost are people who walk (QLD pedestrians)
- In Australia 2,334 pedestrians were injured in 2023 according to Department of Infrastructure and Transport DataHub
- Larger vehicles like SUVs, aggressive driving, distracted and faster driving and driving under the influence all increase the risk of injuries and fatalities to all road users.
Be the change. Drive safely. Support the work of Queensland Walks.
- Whilst improvements are being made for drivers and passengers of vehicles, we’re seeing increasing injuries and fatalities of people walking, running, rolling and strolling due to vehicle sizes, driver distraction and speeding
- 90% of pedestrian road deaths occurred in 50km/h or greater speed zones
- 51% of total pedestrian road deaths occurred in major cities.
