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New Austroads Road Safety Audit Guidance – here’s our summary sheet. Guide author: Paul Hillier Guide project managers: Joseph Le & Kenn Beer Austroads Working Group: David Williamson, Geoff Wallace, Simon Buddle, Fabian Marsh, Jessica Rattray, Ryan Edwards, Tony...

The back of a barrier system can present a snagging hazard and a sharp edge for cyclists using paths behind the barrier. There are a variety of options to lessen the impact severity or likelihood of cyclist collisions with the back of barrier systems, which include; a...

It’s back by popular demand. Cycling Infrastructure training (online).Next course starts: ???? 8 February 2022More info here: Cycling Infrastructure BrochureRegistrations: RegisterContact us: info@SafeSystemSolutions.com.au It’s time to put an end to this:

Design vehicle and checking vehicle. Road designers use a design vehicle or design user to set characteristics of the road, intersection, footpath or cycleway. However, designing for comfortable use by the occasional large truck often results in overly wide roads or...

Every Friday our engineers put their comic wit on the line. This year we’ll be sharing their cartoons with the world on LinkedIn.Follow Safe System Solutions Pty Ltd. to have a laugh/groan every Friday.

76% of male cyclists and 72% of female cyclists reported being harassed while on their bike in a 12 month period. The most reported forms of harassment were driving too close (66%), shouting abuse (63%), and making obscene gestures/sexual harassment (45%) (Heesch et...

There is a new barrier transition (guard fence to concrete barrier) that has achieved and is recommended to MASH.  The ride-down acceleration and the occupant impact velocity for the tests met the preferred limits specified by MASH TL-3.See Austroads SBTA 21-005,...

Reverse angle parking – pros, cons and handy pointers. See attached. Interested in front angle parking? - see our Safe System Snippet number 90: Safe System Snippet #90

Last week’s Road Safety Barrier training in 1:30.Technical road safety training delivered by practitioners, for practitioners. 

In-person road safety barrier training is back.We were excited to welcome the Day 1 participants to the Safe System Solutions Pty Ltd technical training in Melbourne. This course covers road safety barrier selection, test requirements, design specifics, road user...

Roundabouts are a Primary Safe System solution for passenger vehicles because of their effective reduction in death and serious injury. However, at multi-lane roundabouts the second circulating lane can create vehicle exiting conflicts. On roundabouts with more than...

Placing grates of any sort on bicycle lanes or bicycle/shared paths should be avoided. However, this is not always practicable as storm water drainage structures are usually located along the edge of roads where cycling facilities are likely present. All drainage...

The Department of Transport has just released RDN 04-03 Compact Roundabouts in Rural-High Speed Environments. The document covers site selection and considerations, safety implications, design considerations and the Lance Creek case study. Big effort from the a number...

This free online seminar is a good opportunity to understand the application of road safety star ratings in Australia.Our Principal Engineer, Kenn Beer, will discuss the use of star ratings in Road Safety Audits to strengthen findings and recommendations.To...

Our senior cycling specialist Max McCardel is part of the TAC’s Light Insights Trial (LIT). This innovative technology records Max’s cycling activity and shares data of abrupt decelerations, swerving, road surface roughness, near-misses and a whole lot more. The idea...

Barrier transition done right – Calder Freeway, Victoria Wire rope safety barriers (WRSB) are not designed to be connected to semi-rigid or rigid barriers or bridge ends. However, WRSB can be transitioned to more rigid systems provided that the WRSB overlaps the more...

Trucks are more likely to roll than skid when travelling too quickly through a curve/corner (unlike cars). The trailer(s) tips first due to the high centre of gravity (relative to the prime mover). Changes in superelevation (i.e. crossfall) within an intersection can...

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