Road safety

The Australian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) is an independent organisation that provides information on vehicle safety ratings for new vehicles in Australia and New Zealand.  Vehicles are tested before entering the Australian market using a zero to five star rating scale. The more ANCAP stars a car has, the better it performed in simulated crash tests.

If you are looking at buying a new car, or would like to know the safety rating of your current car, check out the ANCAP website.

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The Used Car Safety Ratings (UCSRs) are based on the analysis of real world crash statistics by Monash University.  UCSRs are not available for all vehicles and are generally for models that are older than six years.

View the UCSR 2024 brochure and find your rating.

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In Western Australia, the leading cause of death and the third most frequent cause of hospitalisation for children aged 0-14 years is transport-related injury. Motor vehicle accidents are one of the most common causes of transport-related injury for children. Children as passengers in a vehicle should be seated in the most appropriate child car restraint for their age and size. To provide the best protection for your child in a motor vehicle follow these simple steps:

• buckle up every child on every trip
• ensure you use a correctly fitted child car restraint most appropriate for your child’s age and size
• all child car restraints must meet the Australian Standards AS/NZS 1754
• always follow the manufacturer’s instructions when using your child car restraint
• if you are using a second-hand child car restraint, ensure you know the history of the restraint and that it is less than 10 years of age and has not been involved in a car accident
• child car restraints must be installed in the second row of seats in a vehicle
• ensure your child has exceeded the maximum size limits of the restraint before progressing them to the next stage

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Road trauma doesn't just impact the people directly involved in a vehicle crash, it can impact family, friends, witnesses and first responders. Road Trauma Support WA provides a variety of resources for anyone impacted by Road Trauma, providing free personalised counselling and online resources.

Injury Matters deliver the Road Trauma Support WA service through funding by the Road Trauma Trust Account. 

Hoon driving by some drivers on our roads can cause damage, disturb the peace and threaten the safety of our community. This should not be tolerated.

Hoon driving can include:

• intentionally causing tyres to lose traction
• causing a vehicle to make excessive noise or smoke
• exceeding the speed limit by 45 kmh or more
• engaging in a race or speed trial on a public road.

Report anti-social driver behaviour or speeding to police immediately by phoning 131 444 or complete an online report.

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Anonymous reports can be made through Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or complete an online report.

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Providing photographic or video evidence can be a powerful tool to assist police with enquiries into hooning complaints, however do not put yourself at risk when trying to gather evidence. Your report can help establish a pattern of behaviour that could lead to charges being laid.

What to report:

• description of behaviour, e.g. speeding, drag racing, burnouts etc.
• description of driver
• day and time of behaviour
• where the behaviour occurred
• vehicle registration
• vehicle make, model, e.g. Holden Commodore
• vehicle colour.

City Rangers and our SmartWatch service have no control or power to stop hoons except to act as a deterrent or attend to obtain evidence where the police cannot attend. This means we are unable to pursue any vehicles related to hooning offences.

If this type of driving behaviour is occurring on City land or reserves, please contact us on 9528 0333 or via Rock Port.

Where there are continued speeding or hooning issues in a particular street and other methods have failed to fix the issue, please contact our Traffic Engineering team on 9528 0333 or customer@rockingham.wa.gov.au for advice and to discuss the possibility of installing traffic calming devices.

• a small electric rideable device with at least one wheel
• is less than 125 cm long, 70 cm wide and 135 cm high
• is 25 kgs or less and capable of travelling faster than 25 kmh on level ground
• examples: eSkateboards, eScooters, eWheels, hoverboards, eUnicycle, eSkates

What isn't an eRideable?

• eBicycles (power-assisted pedal cycles)
• Segways (electric personal transporters)
• motorised wheelchairs
• motorised scooters less than 200 watts

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Learn more about eRideable rules

eRideables can be ridden on:

• footpaths
• bicycle paths
• shared paths
• local roads without centre lines and a speed limit of 50 km/hr or less
• they may be ridden in bicycle lanes, but only on roads with a speed limit of 50 kmh or less
• eRiders and cyclists no longer need to dismount at pedestrian crossings and can simply ride across. This new rule applies when the rider enters the crossing from the connected path and not the road.  Riders must not exceed 10 kmh and give way to any pedestrians when riding over the crossing.

Safety requirements:

• eRideables can be ridden on footpaths up to 10 kmh.
• eRideables ridden on bicycle paths, shared paths and local roads can be ridden up to 25 kmh.
• eRiders must wear an approved helmet.
• eRiders must have lights and reflectors when riding at night.
• Where possible, a bell or other warning device must be fitted to the eRideable and sounded when approaching pedestrians.
• You must not touch or use a mobile phone when on an eRideable.
• eRiders must maintain proper control of an e-Rideable device at all times and are subject to the same drink and drug laws as motor vehicle drivers.
• eRiders must be a minimum of 16 years of age.
• Children under 16 years of age are permitted to ride low-powered electric scooters which do not exceed 200 w or 10 kmh.

Learn more about eRideable rules