Key Safe System Embedment Themes	Key Blockers	Key Enablers
Leadership	Competing priorities for leaders, target setting and accountability Not setting safety as a clear priority, which allows competing priorities to supersede safety at times Not setting proper decision-making rules on how to set priorities and manage conflict	Strong, committed leadership Clear accountability and visibility Clearly set and monitored short-, mid- and long-term targets for every road user (to ensure VRU are not left out because of the complexity of providing safe options for them) and state and local roads
Stakeholders and Community	Community and road safety stakeholders not always supportive of reduced speed Lack of timely and effective communication and engagement Previous political announcements and commitments that might not align with safety outcomes anymore Minority community voices weighted more heavily than majority voices	Clear communication and engagement, goals, objectives, and strategies Develop success stories – people need to see change in the real world Invest in gauging the community’s sentiments and attitudes Embed Safe System in state, Local Government Areas and organisational culture, policies, and strategies
Processes	Lack of timely inclusion of safety in planning, pipeline, integration, movement and place, etc. Safety projects do not always produce the best Benefit-Cost Ratio Not allocating appropriate funds at the right stage Safety benefits balanced against other benefits of the transport system, rather than aiming to eliminate serious road trauma	Establish road safety management processes Establish where road safety sits in all the various, relevant processes Develop regional safety plans Embed Safe System in network planning decisions and precinct structure plans
Technical matters	Lack of technical knowledge Lack of specific, cost-effective solutions to persistent road safety problems such as pedestrian safety at high-speed intersections Lack of viable, practical alternatives to change non-Safe System compliant policies and standards	Clear case studies – develop a searchable, user-friendly database Easy to use best-practice examples Provide specific safety support when there are restrictions and difficult decisions Develop network safety plans
Practical matters	Counter-productive priority setting Lack of time, funds, people, and subject matter experts Unavoidable compromises due to environmental considerations, cultural and heritage rules, time, budget, etc. Lack of data and insights	Specify how to access expertise Create and celebrate incremental improvements where drastic changes are not possible Better monitoring and evaluation Include all modes, particularly active modes such as walking and cycling Development of tools to provide data insights