Bridges shine yellow for Queensland Road Safety Week 2017

Posted on August 23rd, 2017

This week is Queensland Road Safety Week, an important opportunity for all Queenslanders to be directly involved in making our roads safer for everyone.

Transurban Queensland, operator of the go via network, is proud to support this important event and help raise awareness about critical road safety issues and promote safe road practices.

Public Affairs Manager Ruth Moody said Transurban Queensland was changing variable messaging signs across the network to reflect the different daily road safety themes and lighting the Sir Leo Hielscher bridges in yellow to help raise greater awareness for this initiative.

“The safety of everyone travelling on the go via network is the highest priority for Transurban Queensland,” Ms Moody said.

“Queensland Road Safety Week is a chance for all Queenslanders to be involved in making our roads safer by providing the community with a voice and the tools necessary to make a change.”

“The theme of this year’s Road Safety Week, ‘Speaking up for road safety’, challenges everyone to learn more about road safety and to change the way we think about road trauma.”

Each day of the week will focus on one of the fatal five road behaviours: speeding, drink/drug driving, fatigue, no seatbelts and distraction.

Queensland Road Safety Week is a Queensland Government initiative, delivered in partnership by the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads and the Queensland Police Service.

For more information please visit jointhedrive.qld.gov.au/road-safety-week