Speeding Concern Evidence Checklist for Councils
For Council officers and Traffic consultants
Use this template to define the evidence needed for a speeding concern at a specific location. It records the reported behaviour, time and road section, then checks available speed and context information alongside people exposed and site conditions. The checklist does not prove dangerous driving, select a speed limit or promise a traffic-calming treatment. Use the responsible authority's process and qualified judgement for any decision.
When to use this checklist
Use it after a resident, school, business or officer reports speeding, especially when the request also proposes a treatment. Do not use it as an enforcement record, a speed-limit review application or a Road Safety Audit.
Copyable speeding-evidence checklist
| Check | Record |
|---|---|
| Precise concern | [Reported behaviour, location, direction, days/times] |
| Signed/road context | [Authority, current signs/limit, road role, roadside and people exposed] |
| Existing speed evidence | [Source, dates, point/direction, method, coverage and limitations] |
| Other evidence | [Site observations, movement data, crash/incident context, prior requests/decisions] |
| Gap | [What the record does not answer] |
| Question | [Specific evidence question, not a preselected treatment] |
| Next action | [Use evidence, collect targeted information, site review, referral or qualified review] |
Safe-speed guidance frames speed management within the Safe System; traffic-study and Safe Roads guidance make clear that evidence and road context both matter. Guide to Road Safety Part 3, Guide to Traffic Management Part 3, Guide to Road Safety Part 2
Fictional worked example
| Check | Example entry |
|---|---|
| Concern | Fictional Marri Street: “cars race past the park” after 4 pm. |
| Inputs completed | Exact park frontage, signed environment, prior request and older speed data from another block. |
| Gap identified | No evidence for the reported frontage or time; no record of people walking from parking to the park. |
| Next action | Retain the concern against the location and define a proportionate evidence plan rather than promise a device. |
Limits and approvals
A complaint, a short count or a single speed statistic is not a universal criterion for a treatment. Enforcement, speed zoning, road design and local works can follow different authority pathways. Keep the source, coverage and limitation with the location record; where your organisation uses XVision Command, follow its configured records practices.
Sources and further guidance
- Austroads, Guide to Road Safety Part 3: Safe Speed Management.
- Austroads, Guide to Traffic Management Part 3.
- Austroads, Guide to Road Safety Part 2.