Safer Australian Roads and Highways achieves Major Road Safety Success

sets a precedent as High speed lane on Hume Freeway converted to Breakdown Lane

• Watershed moment in road safety history, with a dangerous 1.5 kilometre section of the Hume Freeway being changed from three to two lanes to provide a breakdown lane that meets the Australian Road standards” SARAH spokesperson Peter Frazer announced.
• The conversion of the third lane into a breakdown lane – direct result of the successful lobbying by Safer Australian Roads and Highways (SARAH) following the horrific death of Ms Sarah Frazer on that section of Freeway on 15 February 2012.
• Major road safety precedent that will affect road design and maintenance in NSW and will have flow effects in all jurisdictions
• NSW Government recognises Duty of Care to ensure road users involved in an incident, breakdown or crash no longer to be placed in harm’s way.
• Implication for other dangerous sections of roads and highways to ensure proper breakdown lanes exist

Background Information

SARAH Road Safety Campaign and Historic Breakdown Safety Strategy information included on p.3

Peter Frazer
0466-968700

SARAH Media Release – SARAH sets road safety precedent – Major change to Hume Freeway – 27 November 2012.pdf