Road Sense Australia (RSA) leverages its Traffic Offenders Intervention Program (TOIP) to self-fund its nonprofit efforts of developing educational programs to reduce road trauma and create safer road users.
Since 2014, over 60,000 participants have enroled in RSA’s TOIP, learning in a supportive environment, free of judgement and shame.
Despite being able to empower so many road users to make safer and more informed decisions on the road, RSA believes that the cognitive behavioural strategies and practical experiential learning experienced by those in their program should not be limited only to traffic offenders.
“I am incredibly proud of the program we have developed, which prioritises improving road safety over penalising individuals for offences. However, it is clear that dangerous driving behaviours remain deeply ingrained in many road users, and offences continue to occur. This highlights the ongoing need for proactive education and intervention to create lasting change,” CEO and founder, Michael Fitzgibbins, says.
SOURCE: Road Sense Australia, Traffic Offenders Intervention Program Enrolment Data, 2018-2023
Such ingrained behaviours are accentuated in RSA’s enrolment data above, the numbers indicating that enrolments for unsafe behaviours are increasing, year-on-year — an alarming trend only further cemented in the sheer number of speeding and mobile device infringements issued during 2023, in NSW alone.
“To achieve the meaningful reduction in road trauma we all aspire to, early education and intervention are essential, alongside broader shifts in cultural and societal attitudes towards road behaviours.” Fitzgibbins continued.
Road Sense Australia is dedicated to developing programs that prioritise education and awareness, aiming to prevent life-altering incidents before they occur.
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