About the Project

We're rolling out a new campaign called ‘Travel Safe Tradies’ to boost road safety awareness and encourage safer driving habits among Ute drivers in Shellharbour.

Travel Safe Tradies is targeting Ute drivers commuting to and from work and to different jobsites throughout the day.

We're calling on all Ute drivers to fill out the short survey below and help us learn more information about them, including their age, trade, and the type of Ute they drive so that we can provide more targeted safety information to those who need it most.

Why Utes?

Between 2017 and 2021, there were 193 crashes involving light trucks or Utes in Shellharbour. That is an increase of 28% and 42 more crashes than the previous five-year reporting period. Utes represent 32% of all crashes in Shellharbour. In NSW, almost 30 per cent of workplace fatalities are a result of road crashes, and around one in four deaths on NSW roads are people driving for work.

A study undertaken by Monash University Accident Research Centre identified Utes as scoring poorly in the ANCAP Five Star Safety Rating Program because of their occupant protection, and the design of Utes means there is less ‘crumple zone’ in a frontal impact, a higher centre of gravity, and more mass leading to an increase in the severity of crashes.

Help us make Shellharbour roads safer!

Complete the survey below and you could WIN pizza and a road safety toolbox talk for you and your work mates! Plus, the first 50 entrants will receive a road safety prize pack!

Entries close Saturday 30 November 2024 and the winner will be notified by Friday 6 December 2024.