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What will you do at the point of no return?

A coordinated approach to road safety is required for the Christmas and New Year period and this year the Department of Planning and Infrastructure’s Road Safety Branch is teaming up with Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services (NTPFES), Territory Insurance Office (TIO) and the Australian Hoteliers Association (AHA) to ensure the messages are hitting home for all road users.

We want to contribute to a reduction in deaths and serious injuries caused by drink driving factors during the Christmas and New Year holiday period and reduce the number of Territorians driving with an illegal BAC during this time.

Drink driving is not caused by accident; it is caused by a conscious decision, and can lead to serious consequences.

If you drink drive you can kill or seriously injure yourself or your loved ones. You could lose your license and your job. You could incur the shame of being recognised by the whole community.

What will you do at the point of no return?

This year the Christmas Road Safety Campaign will be spearheaded by a new television and print advertising campaign which explores that question; what will you do at the point of no return? View advertising campaign

Novice Drivers

The Northern Territory Government is committed to improving safety for young drivers and driver behaviour on our roads. As part of the 2008 election commitments a new package of road safety initiatives were announced, including the introduction of a new driver training and education program. Read more

Reducing the Territory Road Toll

As a result of years of road carnage, the Northern Territory Government in November 2006, announced a comprehensive package of road safety reforms. The road safety reforms target sanctions, enforcement, education and road safety coordination.

One person dies and nine are seriously injured on Territory roads each week. This poor road use culture has resulted in Territory drivers being three times more likely to be killed than drivers anywhere else in Australia.

This appalling road safety record is the key finding of the Northern Territory Road Safety Taskforce Report 2006, Safer Road Use: A Territory Imperative.

The majority of Territory road users drive carefully and safely, but they are at risk from irresponsible drivers who choose to speed, drink and drive, run red lights and drive when they’re tired. Reducing the road toll in the Territory will only be achieved with a change in road use culture. This means all road users sharing the responsibility.

Remember: A safer Territory is in our hands.

NT road fatalities as at 7 November 2009 - 28

Current Campaigns

Muttacar Sorry Business

Muttacar Sorry Business, an Aboriginal phrase meaning motorcar grief, is a play addressing key road safety issues such as drink and drug driving, overcrowding vehicles, speeding and not wearing seatbelts.

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Motorists to give way to buses

Under new legislation motorists will have to give way to buses in built-up areas and in particular speed zones. The new law comes into force on 20 August 2008.

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