Victor Harbor’ ‘Elemental’ sculpture will be among conic landmarks across the state to be illuminated yellow this week to mark National Road Safety Week.

The gesture is intended to support those impacted by road trauma and encourage South Australians to think about their behaviour behind the wheel.

National Road Safety Week runs until Sunday 12 May and the display serves as a poignant reminder of lives lost on SA roads.

It aims to positively change driver behaviour and deliver safer outcomes for all road users.

Elemental usually glows blue at night and has previously been lit up in orange for Polio Awareness Month.

Adelaide landmarks being lit up throughout the week include the Riverbank Bridge and O-Bahn tunnel, with the Entertainment Centre, Convention Centre and Parliament House also turning yellow.

Regionally, the City of Port Lincoln will illuminate its main street, Tasman Terrace, each night while the Kadina Town Hall will also glow.

Lighting up the road network aims to spread awareness of National Road Safety Week and signals to passing motorists that road safety is everyone’s responsibility.  

This year’s theme – ‘As all road safety is local, drive so others survive’ – is a reminder to take extra care, including around vulnerable road users like pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists, so that everyone arrives home safely.

Anyone can take the National Road Safety Week pledge – promising to drive as if their loved ones are on the road ahead, remove distractions like their mobile phone, and avoid speeding, driving while tired or under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Last year 117 lives were lost on South Australian roads, while 856 people suffered serious injuries. So far this year, 33 lives have been lost on SA roads.

The state government is investing more than a quarter of a billion dollars over five years to make South Australian roads safer, including $37 million announced last week for a series of pedestrian and cycling safety upgrades now underway.

Minister for Police and Emergency Services Dan Cregan says National Road Safety Week shines a light on the devastating impact road trauma has on families, friends, first responders and wider community.

“By lighting up landmarks across our metropolitan and regional areas, that message is being made abundantly clear to drivers – think about your behaviour behind the wheel.

“Drive to survive and take the road safety pledge every day – the role we can play to reduce road trauma, through our own actions, is just as vital beyond this week.”