Grants are being made available for a broad range of safety initiatives to protect and educate Victorian motorcyclists.
The Government’s Safer Motorcycling Grants Program will kickstart projects across three categories including technology and intelligent transport solutions (ITS), education and research, and policy and law.
Motorcyclists are overrepresented in road trauma in Victoria, with 46 riders this year losing their lives on our roads, the Victorian government has said.
Seventeen organizations will receive a share of $3.5m to deliver a range of innovative projects to improve safety for motorcyclists in Victoria, funded through the Labor Government’s Motorcycle Safety Levy.
Recipients include Savic who will develop an intelligent rider evaluation system to encourage safer riding techniques and Machine Alley who will develop a motorcycle training and safety equipment education program.
“Tragically, motorcyclists are overrepresented in road trauma – last year, motorcycles made up three per cent of registered vehicles, but riders accounted for 22 per cent of deaths on our roads,” said Minister for Roads and Road Safety, Melissa Horne.
“Preventing serious injuries remain a key road safety challenge, which is why we’re introducing these grants to take an innovative approach to enhancing motorcyclist safety.”
