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We get sent a lot of videos to turn into Safe System Snippets (we’re up to 548 so far – you can check them all out here). But this one, sent through last week, has genuinely stumped us. It’s just hard to tell what’s actually happened here.Is it a surface issue?Is it...

One small detail can have very big consequences. Most people drive past them without a second thought, but for someone riding a bike, the wrong grate can mean an instant crash. The biggest issue is the longitudinal grate, where the bars run in the same direction as...

Barrels are very rarely used in Australia or NZ as a crash attenuator, but they are far more common in places like the USA and Canada, particularly on high-speed freeways and at gore areas. People often call them “water filled barrels” and assume that in winter they...

It’s back. Transport Trivia Night returns as part of the Conference Plus program at the National Transport Conference in Brisbane. If you’re coming along, make sure you book your ticket early because places are limited. A fun night of transport themed trivia, games,...

Motorways are often some of our most Safe System aligned roads from a civil infrastructure perspective. They usually have continuous barrier systems, no side impact intersections with poor angles, grade separation, and limited interaction between vulnerable road users...

There’s a trainer/facilitator trick I keep coming back to. Don’t do the recap. Get the participants to do it. This week on our Safe System Solutions Road Safety Audit course in Queensland, I was super pleased with the outcome. Instead of me summarising the previous...

Yanelle Lovis joins Safe System Solutions as Senior Design Engineer. We are delighted to welcome Yanelle to the Safe System Solutions team, further strengthening our rapidly growing road and street design offering. Yanelle’s experience primarily spans highway...

When we talk about roadside safety, frangible light poles often get the attention. But there is a specific Road Design Note in Victoria that deals with frangible sign posts (RDN 06-09). This note makes it clear that only approved frangible systems should be used on...

The deluge of footage of powered devices continues to flood into our inbox here at Safe System Solutions. We posted one last week and incorrectly referred to an illegal powered device as an eBike. While it was a bike powered by an electric motor, it did not appear to...

Safe System in action right there. Mistake made. Infrastructure steps in to save lives and prevent serious injury. Almost a textbook crash test configuration too... MASH Test 3-10 anyone? Barriers Save Lives 🙌 ————- Follow Kenn Beer on LinkedIn for more updates and...

Lane space is often limited, particularly on major corridors that carry large commuter volumes but have little room to expand. Take the Sydney Harbour Bridge as an example. It moves huge volumes of traffic each day within a very constrained corridor, and tidal flow...

Had a great start to the week running the SSS Making Roads Motorcycle Friendly training course in Canberra. A lively group and some really good discussion around infrastructure for motorcycle safety, road design for powered two wheelers, and how we can better manage...

The Road Safety Audit course does more than certify people to begin their Road Safety Auditing journey. It builds a strong foundation of road safety knowledge and commitment for anyone involved in the planning, design, construction, maintenance and operation of our...

It’s important to understand the difference between ‘lane filtering’ and ‘lane splitting’. In this video, the rider is lane splitting, not lane filtering as the reporter suggests (🔊audio on). Filtering is done at low speed (below 30km/h in most jurisdictions) and is...

Melbourne’s raised tram stops are back in the spotlight… this time as a “problem” for drivers. But let’s look holistically at this. Melbourne’s tram network (the largest in the world) still has many stops where people step directly onto a medium/high speed road to...

Last week I completed my 200th Road Safety Audit, which got me reflecting on some of the more unusual projects over 20+ years. While all RSAs have something interesting, these stood out for their uniqueness. Here’s my top 10: 𝗬𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗮 𝗗𝗼𝘁𝘀Polka dots were...

Dual turn slip lanes across pedestrian crossing locations are a well-known higher risk configuration. The issue is visibility. In these layouts, the lead vehicle can mask pedestrians, signals, and signs. The following driver is managing multiple tasks in a short space...

What a great way to end the week up here in sunny Queensland. Popped into what I’m calling the “infrastructure intelligence hive” on Edward Street in Brisbane, where the Safe System Solutions and Decision Partners teams share an office. For those in the Brisbane area,...

We have made a societal decision to allow vehicles to travel at speed in urban areas, yet we continue to frame it as an individual driver choice when things go wrong. That logic just does not compute. Do we honestly think we will eliminate risk taking behaviour? A...

Road Safety Audit course. Delivered in person at Swinburne University, Hawthorn. Starts next week. Limited places remaining. More information here. ———- Follow Safe System Solutions Pty Ltd on LinkedIn for more updates and road safety industry news.