Encouraging safer cycling and walking
In ensuring we provide a safe environment for all road users, we rely on an extensive consultation process in which we assess existing and future activities and local cycling and pedestrian habits and requirements. We take care accurately reflect the safety risk of the road environment in places where cyclists and pedestrians are particularly vulnerable.
For cyclists, we know that providing cycleways that are separate from the mainstream traffic is usually the safest option. However, it's up to individual cyclists to decide whether to use these or ride with the mainstream traffic - which they're entitled to do, except on designated motorways.
Note that facilities for cyclists and pedestrians are usually planned for in regional and local strategies and policies.
Find out more:
- on our advice and tips for walking smart
- on our advice and tips for safer cycling
- about our planning for walking and cycling.
Learn about what we're doing to make state highways safer for all road users by:
- creating forgiving roadsides that reduce the likelihood of death and serious injury should a crash occur
- creating readable roads that help prevent road crashes by eliminating 'surprises'
- using other initiatives that help prevent crashes from occurring.
