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Vehicles leave the road in many ways. While ‘drift off’ may be the start of many lane departure events, the crash can end up as a single yaw, double yaw or even triple yaw crash due to the overcorrections by the driver.

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The three main factors to be considered in the severity outcomes of intersection designs are:⭕ Speed⭕ Impact angle⭕ Kinetic energy threshold (human biomechanical tolerance to harm). The graph below shows the passenger vehicle relationship between these three using a...

Last week our Project Development Lead (and cycling infrastructure fanatic) Max McCardel got out on the bike with Minister Ben Carroll and a group hosted by the Amy Gillett Foundation.Wonderful to see so many people committed to continuing the rollout of safe cycling...

Traffic signal borders (retroreflective). The US Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) reports a 15% reduction in total crashes to traffic signals fitted with backing boards and retroreflective borders. Signal heads that have backing boards equipped with...

We’re excited to launch this new training course for engineers, designers and urban planners. The why, where, who and how of raised pedestrian crossings. Engaging and interactive online sessions run by industry experts; Hafez Alavi, Prue Oswin, Bridget Doran and Kenn...

We love designing raised pedestrian crossings (aka Wombat Crossings), but we don’t love the amount of signs we have to use.A while back our design engineers came up with a few ideas to consolidate the signage. Tell us what you think about the ideas in this fact...

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We walk the walk. In the last five years, 175 pedestrians have been killed on Victorian roads.- Just over one third (36%) are aged 70+- One in four (24%) are aged 80+- Two thirds (67%) are male-  Almost four in ten (38%) are killed on 60km/h roads -- 70% are killed in...

Did you ever wonder why the Crash Reduction Factor (all casualty crashes) for a Grade Separation is only 50% (VicRoads & Austroads)?One of the main factors is that removing the one intersection creates two new intersections. If these new intersections are not...

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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 hazards...

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The Asian Development Bank has just released the Star Ratings for Road Safety Audits manual. Road Safety Audits (RSAs) and the International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) methodology both have the same overall objective: to reduce road trauma, yet the two...

These road safety barriers might look strange to some people, but to us they make sense. While an area free of fixed hazards (like trees, power poles or culverts) is lower risk, the risk is not as low as it could be. These areas have risk of vehicle rollover and...

What are people saying about the Road Safety Barriers training course?  “Awesome presenters! Knowledgeable and enthusiastic.”  “Very interactive course. Loved the quizzes, games and practical site work. Lots of photos and videos which is good.” “Best course I've been...

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