Measuring our progress

These indicators reflect our goals of reducing fatalities and serious injuries on our road network and reaching zero road deaths by 2050.

Safe roads and streets

• Percentage of arterial road vehicle kilometres travelled (VKT) that occurs on 4/5-star (or equivalent) roads.
• Percentage of rural divided road VKT that occurs on safe roads (5-star or 4-star with median-barrier).
• Percentage of rural high movement (M1/M2) arterial road VKT that occurs on safe roads (5-star or 4-star with median barrier).
• Percentage of lower movement arterial (M3) road length that has a safe speed limit.
• Percentage of rural local road length that has a safe speed limit.
• Percentage of urban street length that has a speed limit of 40 km/h or less.
• Percentage of intersections that are rated safe.

Vehicles

• Percentage of new cars sold in Victoria that are rated 5-star.
• Percentage of registered light vehicles that are older than 15 years.
• Percentage of light vehicles purchased for Victorian government fleet that are rated 5-star.

Speed

• Percentage of vehicles compliant with the speed limit on high movement arterial (M1/M2) roads.
• Percentage of vehicles compliant with the speed limit on mid movement arterial (M3) roads.
• Mean vehicle speed on arterial roads with 110 km/h speed limit.
• Mean vehicle speed on arterial roads with 100 km/h speed limit.

* M1/M2/M3 relate to Victoria’s Movement and Place classification of road locations. Further information about the Movement and Place Framework can be found at vic.gov.au/movement-and-place-victoria.

Impaired drivers

• Percentage of drivers exceeding the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit.
• Percentage of drivers detected using drugs.
• Percentage of drivers affected by fatigue.

Seatbelt and protective gear

• Percentage of people wearing seatbelts in light vehicles.
• Percentage of people wearing seatbelts in heavy vehicles.
• Percentage of motorcyclists always wearing