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It is now common practice to install an approved crash tested end terminal on the departure side of a barrier system on an undivided road. This is recognition that vehicles leave their lane to the other side of the road, and the trailing end of the terminal presents a...

The Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) harmonised the Queensland MUTCD with the Australian Standard AS1742 series as part of the national harmonisation. The MUTCD now only contains Queensland specific differences to the Australian Standard and...

Drivers most frequently test positive for the use of alcohol and/or cannabis (according to Penning Et Al). These two drugs affect driving ability in a dose-dependent manner especially when used in combination. However, the same study suggested that drivers on cocaine,...

In late 2020, Transport for NSW published a report titled: Mobile speed camera operations in other Australian jurisdictions. In the report they note that all Australian jurisdictions have speed camera programs that include mobile cameras. They state, “Evaluations of...

Congratulations to Ontario’s newest Road Safety Auditors!Earlier this week, Safe System Solutions Pty Ltd. in partnership with Good Roads, delivered our three day Road Safety Audit training course in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. With 32 participants from municipalities,...

Adding a bullbar to a vehicle can make it 50% more deadly. Why is this?:  ⚠ Bullbars cause the mechanics of crashes with pedestrians and cyclists to change. According to Victorian Government research, this can cause death of a pedestrian at half the speed of a vehicle...

Last month, Safe System Solutions Pty Ltd. delivered our Traffic Engineering Fundamentals - Signs and Lines course for Mildura Rural City Council. This one-day technical training is based on the latest Australian Standard AS 1742 series covering the function, and...

Tailgating does not result in a high proportion of death and serious injury in Australia and New Zealand, however a recent study found being tailgated is one of the most stressful driving experiences (Ochenasek Et. Al.).   There have been several concerted efforts to...

We love this. The Safe System in a cartoon. Beautifully illustrated by Hope McConnell from The Spinoff with support from Waka Kotahi – NZTA.  Click on the image to view.

Risk and responsibility… we’re not a fan of this ad.   A bicycle and rider = ~ 80kg and goes ~ 20 km/h. A car = ~ 1,500kg and goes ~ 50km/h in urban areas.   Kinetic energy in the bicycle rider’s control = 1,234J  Kinetic energy for the car driver’s control =...

While kerbing provides a high level of delineation, it provides very little redirective properties. Even barrier kerb doesn’t act like a road safety barrier and is easily mountable by cars and trucks. It is for this reason that we tend to categorise separation using...

Dynamic Visual Obstruction is the term for when a moving vehicle (or propped vehicle) blocks another vehicle’s sightlines. This phenomenon often occurs at signalised intersections when a right turn bay blocks the view for a turning driver/rider (and approaching...

A key principle of the Safe System is that humans make mistakes, but it is important to understand mistake making and be able to categorise into errors and violations. These are two forms of aberration which have different psychological origins and often demand...

On those tricky mixed use arterial roads there is often a need to install a midblock pedestrian operated set of traffic signals. These can aid to balance traffic flow and pedestrian crossing opportunity. But these are almost always installed without any traffic...

Are food delivery riders incentivised to act unsafely on the roads? The quicker they deliver, the more deliveries they can make, and the more money they make. Do they take more risks to deliver quickly? Safe Work Australia has identified some common road safety...

We require School Crossing Supervisors to work in and around live traffic. Do you think they are provided with appropriate risk management controls? Would we allow other workers to operate on our roads under these conditions?  

One of Victoria’s longest standing barrier design debates involves the wire rope safety barriers in the central median of the Eastern Freeway.  These barriers protect road users from impacts with the concrete footings of the lighting columns and with travelling to the...

Transverse rumble strips are laid across a travel lane and are used to warn motorists of a potential hazard by creating a noise and vibration feedback to a driver when driven over.  Transverse rumble strips are mainly used on the minor approach to priority-controlled...

We continue to see increases in the use of personal mobility devices (e-scooters, e-skateboards, etc.). As a result, the National Transport Commission has developed a document titled: Barriers to the safe use of personal mobility devices - Decision Regulation Impact...

There are a variety of vehicle activated systems available to reduce the risk of crashes at intersections. For higher speed intersections there has been considerable trialling and successful deployment of side activated speed limits for the main road. The concept uses...