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I have worked on many Great Ocean Road projects over the years. This has included acting as an expert witness for two motorcycle crash cases, developing safety upgrade projects, and assessing strategic infrastructure plans.   Once again, I have recently been...

People do not like waiting. They avoid unnecessary effort. And when a design forces long waits or detours away from where they actually want to go, many simply do not use it. This video shows an extreme example, but the same principle applies to people who are far...

The message here is simple. If you’re building a Safe System, you don’t only address risk where it has already taken lives or caused serious harm to our community. You define the Safe System End State and invest in building toward it. Prioritisation is about the...

Yesterday our Principal Engineer, Kenn Beer, was on ABC Brisbane with Ellen Fanning discussing pedestrian safety at side street crossings. Listen to the recording above.   Also, if you missed it, you can watch a short video from Kenn explaining the issue here. ————-...

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We spend a lot of time checking whether over dimensional (OD) loads can turn corners, clear structures and avoid damaging roads. And rightly so. What gets less attention is how everyday drivers respond when they encounter one. Impatience. Misjudged speed. Risky...

We say the safety of children is a priority.   Then we build crossings that do not slow vehicles. The near miss in this video happened at a refuge island between a shopping centre and a pool, surrounded by schools. The design asked a child to judge speed and gaps on a...

Writing up my first Road Safety Audit using the new Victorian Government template, including the new sign-off responsibility section. I think these changes will work well.   The clearer articulation of roles, responsibilities, and accountability is a positive step...

When a larger vehicle struggles to turn, the designers' instinct is often to make the intersection bigger. That usually means higher speeds for smaller vehicles, more risk for pedestrians and cyclists. Sometimes a much better option (used here in a constrained site,...

Join us in February 2026 for Program Zero, the in-person short course at Johns Hopkins University in Washington DC, and experience world leading Vision Zero thinking in action.   Learn how leading cities and agencies are translating data into effective,...

There is a common misconception that inappropriate overtaking (like this video) is the main cause of head-on crashes. It is not. Inappropriate overtaking accounts for only around 5% of head-on crashes. The majority occur because of unintended centreline crossings....

Industry debate about pedestrian crossings on side roads. My thoughts here... ————- Follow Kenn Beer on LinkedIn for more updates and road safety industry news.

People are quick to blame the driver. But when roads are designed like this, the focus needs to shift to the design and the absence of effective Road Safety Audits. The geometry makes this lane feel like a through movement, yet it ends as right turn only (trap lane)....

28% of police reported work zone crashes in Queensland involved a control/signal violation or the disobeying of a road rule. This finding comes from analysis of police reported crash data by Blackman et al (2020). While enforcement has been shown to be one of the most...

Don’t miss our Traffic Lead, Thuan Nguyen, as a keynote speaker at this year’s Municipal Works Conference and Exhibition. Ready to hear from the experts driving change in municipal works? Meet two of our keynote speakers at MWABendigo2026! 🚦Thuan Nguyen, Traffic Lead...

Here are my Top 10 points from the just-released Great Britain Road Safety Strategy: A clear statement that the Safe System sits at the heart of the strategy. “the Safe System lies at the heart of our strategy.” Recognition that human error must be expected and...

A signalised intersection that complies with standards reduces the likelihood of a crash. That part matters. But Safe System thinking does not stop there. We also have to ask: What happens when someone runs the red? How fast are they travelling? Who is exposed? What...

Over the past ten years, Safe System Solutions has developed 27 road safety strategies for local governments across Australia. That experience has helped us refine what works, understand what councils genuinely need, and tailor each strategy to the realities of local...

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Speed cushions are an effective treatment because the wider wheelbase of larger vehicles such as trucks and buses means they straddle the vertical deflection, whereas the narrower wheelbase of passenger cars is directly affected by it. This is important because buses...