Publication:Sea Talk Summer 2003/Defence rest stops

'Plan to Arrive Alive' - Awareness Campaign

By Safety Information Management Unit (SIMU) Defence Safety Management Agency - Information & Management Occupational Health Safety & Compensation Branch

Research shows that driver fatigue is a factor in up to 50 per cent of all vehicle accidents in Australia and may result from travelling long distances without adequate rest breaks. The Defence Highway Rest Stop Program is designed to encourage Defence personnel who are travelling over the Christmas/ New Year period, to stop and take a break.

The program provides overnight transit accommodation at a number of bases throughout Australia, to both Service and civilian personnel and their families.

This is an annual awareness campaign promoting road safety over the Christmas/New period. The Defence Highway Rest Stop Program 2003/2004 will commence from the beginning of December 2003 and run until the end of January 2004.

Details of the bases participating in this year's Program and booking information may be found on the Defence Safety Management Agency Internet and Intranet web sites.

Other road safety information and links to State motoring associations are also located on the web site, to help Defence members and employees to plan their trip this Christmas - Plan to Arrive Alive!

Details of web sites are: www.defence.gov.au/dpe/dsma