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OK, you might (on rare occasions) use an energy absorbing bollard as a pseudo end-terminal in a low-speed temporary traffic management situation where you are absolutely snookered for space. But no, it is not a permanent solution for medium to high-speed environments....

Thanks heaps to the five speakers at yesterday’s Australasian College of Road Safety (ACRS) Victorian Chapter forum. Great mix of insights, experience, discussion, and plenty of thought provoking conversations throughout the day. Speakers were:🎤 Graham Currie FTSE🎤...

The program for the rest of 2026 is now available. Outstanding lineup of technical training courses across road safety and road/street design. Check them all out here. Or check out the photos from our last 400+ in person and in house courses here. Thanks in advance to...

It’s well known that wet roads increase motorcycle crash risk. Reduced tyre grip. Reduced visibility. Longer stopping distances. Painted line marking and steel plates becoming slippery. Drivers less likely to detect riders in poor weather. Yet interestingly, only...

A good reminder from this video that the end of a barrier is often the most hazardous part of the entire system. If a vehicle hits the nose of a barrier without an appropriate end treatment, the outcomes can be catastrophic: Spearing Vaulting Abrupt occupant...

We had a surprising amount of discussion in our office last week about pedestrian fencing with horizontal rails beside roads. Sounds like a pretty niche engineering discussion… until you see the aftermath of a car hitting one. The big concern is the potential for...

If you ever need a reminder to use a properly tested containment barrier system, this will do it… ————- Follow Kenn Beer on LinkedIn for more updates and road safety industry news.

One of the things I get super excited about is seeing the growth of the Safe System Solutions technical road and street design team. Ten years ago, it was basically just Jamie Robertson churning out cross sections, concept designs, the occasional lighting assessment,...

Cracking start to the week running the Raised Crossings technical training course in Ballarat. Big thanks to my co-presenters Jonathan Gordon, Prue Oswin and Jamie Robertson for sharing their knowledge and experience throughout the course. And thanks to all the great...

Lane filtering is when a motorcyclist moves through slow or stationary traffic at low speed (typically under 30 km/h), usually making their way toward the front of the queue at traffic signals. The theory is that riders position themselves away from rear end crash...

A compound curve is a curve that tightens part way through. These layouts can be particularly dangerous for motorcyclists because riders often select their speed and line based on the first curve radius. When the curve suddenly tightens, there is very little time or...

I was just re-reading the Victorian Government’s summary report on the evaluation of motorcycles in bus lanes trial. Safe System Solutions conducted the Road Safety Audits for the trial sites, and it was very reassuring to see so many of our recommendations...

I still maintain the Victorian Government should have accepted my moustache as an N95 mask. Now, back to the point of this post:I was explaining Abraham blockouts, RocketBloc, and Ezy-Lift to one of our graduate engineers the other day and dug out Safe System Snippet...

To my Auckland friends… it’s on… ROADS & STREETS TRIVIA (with all the Safe System Solutions quirky additions) 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙧 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜? The Cav, Auckland. 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙙𝙤 𝙄 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙗𝙖𝙗𝙮𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧? Tuesday 26 May, 5:30pm for a 6:00pm kick-off 𝙄𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚...

There’s a lot of discussion right now about the risks of e-mobility. And plenty of ideas being thrown around on what we should do about it. But here’s the thing – there’s already a proven program… 𝙎𝙘𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙎𝙘𝙤𝙤𝙡 has been around for over 2 years. It’s an Australian...

Watch this. A heavy vehicle departs its lane and impacts a central barrier. There is little to no median here, so the barrier becomes the primary defence against a crossover into the opposing carriageway. This is exactly the scenario the system needs to manage....

I get asked a lot if I do expert witness work. The answer is yes. But I also say no… quite a bit. Sometimes it’s ‘no’ due to conflicts. Sometimes it’s ‘no’ because I’m not the best person for that specific topic.... and that second one is important. In legal cases,...

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When a motorcyclist hits a surface defect in a curve, the margin for error is almost gone. The rider and bike are already leaned. The centre of gravity is shifted. Grip is relying on two small tyre contact patches. That is all that is holding the system together. Now...

Here’s what people are saying about the Road Safety Barriers technical training course: "𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 ‘𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨’. 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦...