by SSSadmin | Feb 10, 2020 | Road Safety
Image: Police reported motorcycle crashes by Victorian Local Government Area (highest 40, last 5 years). It’s not just the touring routes like the Black Spur, Great Ocean Road or the Heidelberg-Kinglake Road where our riding community are being killed and injured. In...
by SSSadmin | Feb 7, 2020 | Road Safety
Can raised school crossings be confused with raised pedestrian crossings (wombat crossings) when the flags are not out? This concern is often aired in contemplating raising a school crossing to improve the safety of children crossing. We feel that: 1. We should aim...
by SSSadmin | Feb 4, 2020 | Road Safety
Kinetic Energy = ½ Mass x Velocity^2
For a 1000kg car:
60km/h is equivalent to a 14m fall...
by SSSadmin | Jan 30, 2020 | Road Safety
There is a specialised crash-test dummy for motorcycle crash-testing (specified in ISO13232). It is a modified Hybrid III 50th percentile male dummy. Modifications include...
by SSSadmin | Jan 28, 2020 | Road Safety
Audio Tactile Line Markings (ATLMs) (also called profiled lines or rumble strips) can reduce the likelihood of crashes by up to 45%...
by SSSadmin | Jan 24, 2020 | Road Safety
The odds-ratio (i.e., relative risk) of some driver distraction activities. Source: SWOV (2017) Use of the mobile phone while driving. SWOV Institute for Road Safety Research. Leidschendam, The Netherlands...
