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Flaring a barrier end terminal can aid in maximising the protected area when there is insufficient length before the hazard. It can also improve sightlines out of access points or side roads. While the flared portion of the barrier can increase the impact angle (and...

The Global Plan for the Decade of Action 2021-2030 is now available. The plan has the Safe System at its core.Available here: https://lnkd.in/e8ux_Wuf

Pedestrian and cycling underpasses can eliminate exposure to crashes with vehicles. They are a Primary Safe System solution, but sometimes planners and designers are reluctant to include them in a project due to flood risk. We say this should be challenged, and that...

In a 2001 study from the US, the driving records of young drivers were compared with those of their parents. The results showed that a child’s driving record is related to their parent’s driving record. Children whose parents had three or more crashes on their record...

When a vehicle strikes a kerb, it can act like a ramp. The trajectory of the vehicle will depend on the speed, angle, kerb dimensions, vehicle characteristics and more. Upon striking a kerb at speed, an airborne vehicle has the potential to vault an adjacent barrier...

Emergency Brake Assist (EBA) was introduced when vehicle manufacturers realised that 90% of drivers fail to brake with enough force during emergency braking. EBA works by detecting when a driver is about to perform an emergency brake but does not apply full braking...

Thanks to the 40 people that attended the Young Professionals Event as the curtain raiser to the Australasian Road Safety Conference.Thanks also to the wonderful presenters; Paulette Ziekemijjer (TAC), Amanda Stephens (MUARC), Andrew Hardwick (Hard Edge and Re:act)...

Raised safety platform ramps should be designed so that vertical acceleration is kept in the range of 0.4 – 0.7 g for the desired operating speed. Vertical acceleration exceeding 0.7 g is considered too dangerous and may damage vehicles, and below 0.4 g is not enough...

Paul Zlatkovic, Principal Engineer says, "My new role at Safe System Solutions Pty Ltd. has me straight in optioneering Safe System treatments for priority intersections in regional cities in Victoria. As part of this I have assessed the details of past designs,...

In 2013 Austroads conducted focus groups with over 150 road users to understand their attitude to speed enforcement. Participants who said that they at least sometimes drove/rode above the speed limit tended to report that, in the absence of a clear and immediate...

The Austroads Guide to Temporary Traffic Management has been updated and published (https://lnkd.in/guDTVAS7). The Guide provides information on best and harmonised practices in temporary traffic management across Australia. Thanks to Austroads, Richard...

Wide median treatments are commonly found on duplicated rural highways in Victoria where the volume of traffic on side road(s) means it is uneconomical to grade separate the intersection. These intersections are known to be unsafe because they can appear to motorists...

We’ve renewed our corporate support of Victoria Walks.Why?: Over the last five years, an average of 37 pedestrians were killed each year on Victorian roads. This should not be happening. Pedestrians are the most vulnerable road users when it comes to injury, and the...

Lower speed limits reduce both the likelihood of a crash and the severity of any crashes that do occur.With lower speed limits people have more time to react, evade and avoid, and for those crashes that still do happen the kinetic energy transfer to the human is...

What people are saying:↦ “The 3D videos were very good”↦ “I learnt a lot and enjoyed the challenge of the technical side”↦ “I learnt heaps doing this course”↦ “Sessions were great and environment was friendly” Safe System Solutions Pty Ltd online cycling...

Standards Australia has published the revision of AS 1742:2021, Part 1 General Introduction and Index of Signs. It contains a list of all road signs approved for use in Australia, including references to where more information can be found for each sign. The standard...

Congratulations to all those that successfully completed the recent Safe System Solutions Pty Ltd. online (Social Distance Education) Road Safety Auditor course. They are now able to register as Road Safety Auditors on the Victorian, South Australian and Queensland...

Impact absorbing vs Slip-base poles Impact absorbing poles should be used in areas where there is risk of a dislodged pole secondary impact (narrow medians, near railway tracks, near bridges, limited clearance to powerlines), where vehicle speeds are less than 80km/h...

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Basic road safety barrier design parameters (barrier working width, dynamic deflection) and functional parameters (crash severity) depend on two basic factors: 1️⃣ the kinetic energy of a vehicle hitting a barrier (and mainly its lateral component) 2️⃣ the barrier’s...