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What is StreetSmarts?

StreetSmarts aims to help everyone use our roads in a smarter way, providing tips and tools to help us all stay more alert, share the roads and take extra care. The smarter we can be on our roads, the safer they will be for our friends, family and community.

Seatbelts every time and leave your phone alone

The Phone and Seatbelt cameras are live right across Queensland, and they don’t miss a trick. Tough penalties apply.

Motorcycle Safety

You can always improve your Ride Craft. It might just save your life.

New legislation affecting all drink drivers

If you’re caught over the limit, you may need to fit an alcohol interlock to your car. Learn more about this new legislation.

Check out Queensland Road Safety Week 2021

Hundreds of Queenslanders shared their road safety message this year to remind us all to make a difference on our roads.

Seatbelts every time — even on roads you know.

Without a seatbelt, crashing at just 40km/h has the same impact as falling from a two-storey building.

Speeding kills

Too many lives are lost on Queensland roads. Expect police anywhere, anytime. They want to stop you, before speeding does. Find out more.

Sixth Sense

Your sixth sense is that unique instinct all riders share. Learn how to hone yours, plus get some great tips from Mick Doohan. Find out more.

Mates over for a barbie? All good. Drink driving? All bad.

If a mate's going to drink and drive, call them out. Then call them a lift, tell them to catch public transport, or give them the couch for the night. Find out how here.

Regional roads aren't a game

Slow down and drive to the conditions. Since 2015, nearly 90% of fatal crashes involving young drivers on rural roads happened in high speed zones. Think of speed limits as the maximum speed for ideal conditions. If they’re not ideal, slow down.

Queensland’s worst driving

Dangerous habits like tailgating, not giving way, running red lights, and breaking a range of other road rules contributed to half of all serious crashes in Queensland. It’s time to kick the habit. We can help.

Keep safe this road trip

If you’re off on a road trip, here’s five simple things you can do to keep you and your family safe.

Leave your phone alone

If you use your phone illegally while driving, you’re just as dangerous as a drink driver. Learn how to set up Do Not Disturb while driving.

#LiftLegend

Next time you’re planning on having a few drinks, be sure to plan your #LiftLegend as well to get you home safely. Or even better, be a hero and put your hand up to be a #LiftLegend – see how in our new campaign.

Teaching a learner driver isn’t always easy, so we’ve got a course to help

The PrepL Supervisor Course is a one-stop-shop where you can refresh your road rules knowledge and access specialist guides and lesson plans to start your learner on their safe driving journey. Click for more (opens an external site).

You’re no dummy

You can’t crash test a car. But you can check its safety rating. If you're looking to buy a new or used car, check the safety rating here before you buy.

Drive smarter, not faster

We’ve created a series of neuroscience-based experiments to help people stop speeding.

New rules for rideables

A fast-growing and popular way to travel, rideables must now follow these road rules in a bid to make Queensland streets safer.

Road to zero

Zero isn’t usually something we aim for, but we all need to help drive the road toll down to zero. Check out the ‘Road to zero’ campaign developed by young people for all Queenslanders.

SafeCars app

Thinking about buying a car? The free SafeCars app can help you quickly and easily find the safest, most affordable car in your price range. Learn more about SafeCars.

Apply for a Community Road Safety Grant

Do you have an idea to improve road safety in your local community? Make it a reality with a grant.

Drink walking

Alcohol can impair our ability to judge distances and delay our reaction times, so if you're out drinking, stick with your mates and take care near the road. Read more.

Chin up

If your eyes aren’t on the road, your head is somewhere else. Check out our mobile phone distraction campaign created by young people, for young people.
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Phone and Seatbelt Detection Cameras
Now live.
Motorcyclist? Tune up your Ride Craft.
It might just save your life.
Harsh penalties for all drink drivers
What you need to know.
Queensland Road Safety Week 2021
See how Queensland signed up.
Seatbelts every time.
It could be the difference between life & death.
Speeding kills
Expect police anywhere, anytime.
Sixth Sense
Motorcycle safety campaign
Drink driving? All bad.
Learn how to stop a mate drink driving.
Regional roads aren't a game
Learn about driving to the conditions.
Dangerous habits on our roads
See how you can kick the habit
Off on a road trip?
Now you're good to go, here’s 5 things you can do to keep safe.
Leave your phone alone
It’s easy to take away the temptation
Be a #LiftLegend
Drink driving campaign
Teaching a learner driver?
There’s a course just for you
You’re no dummy
Search for the safest car
Drive smarter, not faster
Speed campaign
Rideable Rules in Queensland
What you need to know
Road to zero
Young drivers campaign
SafeCars
Download the app
Apply for a Community Road Safety Grant
Community initiative
Drink walking
Pedestrian safety campaign
Chin up
Young drivers safety campaign

Road safety quick links

Bicycle riders
Motorcycles
Car safety
Distractions
Speeding
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5 ways to make a difference...

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Join the conversation on Facebook

Join over 140,000 Queenslanders having their say on road safety.

Check out our Facebook page

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Share the road with care

Find out how we can all do our part to help keep our roads safer for everyone.

Share the road campaign

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Buy the safest car you can afford

Our handy guide will help you find the safest used cars for your budget.

Safe cars on StreetSmarts

Got a road safety idea?
Get funding for your road safety idea

Make a real difference by applying for a grant to make your road safety idea a reality.

Apply for a community grant

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Stay focused on the road

Find out all the best tips to be smarter about distraction and more present when you are using the road.

Tips to avoid distraction

Simple tips to help make our roads safer

Pink wallet wrapped up in a seatbelt

Save the $413 fine and your life

Seatbelt safety tips
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Could you be a #LiftLegend too?

Be a hero
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Take care walking near the road

Tips to avoid drink walking
Car overtaking a lorry

Give heavy vehicles more room to brake

Tips for sharing the road
Join the conversation on social #StreetSmartsQLD
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Drive smarter, not faster

Driver: "Woah!"

[Guy driving turning is wheel sharply]

VOICEOVER: Research tells us that half of all speeding crashes happen at just 1-10km’s over the limit.

[Woman checking her mirrors whilst driving]

Driver: "Hurry up mate…!"

VOICEOVER: So in a world first we filmed real life neuro based experiments, designed to help people stop speeding.

[Technicians and scientists putting dashcam cameras in drivers car to be able to do the experiments]

[Cuts to drivers getting into their cars]

[Young girl sitting in her car showing one of the experiments up to the dashcam before she starts driving]

Driver: "Acknowledge other drivers"

[Woman sitting in her car looking at the dashcam reading out the experiment she is about to do]

VOICEOVER: The results will amaze you!

[Man driving acknowledging other drivers]

Driver: "Oh I like this one!"

[Woman sitting in her car reading one of the experiment cards]

Background Radio: "Slow diaphragm breathing"

[Cutting to female and male drivers breathing while they are driving doing the experiment]

"Oh yeah that is pretty cool!"

[Woman sitting in her car reading out one of the experiments and showing the experiment card to the dashcam]

Driver: "I got a wave! I got a wave!"

[Woman smiling and talking to the dashcam]

VOICEOVER: "You too could drive smarter, not faster. Try it for yourself!"

[Woman driving and acknowledging another driver]

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