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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...

We welcome Paul Zlatkovic as Principal Engineer in our new Queensland Office. Safe System Solutions Pty Ltd. – now in Queensland Safe System Assessments | Traffic Engineering | Road Safety Audits | Transport Planning | Project Development | Training

The South Australian Government publishes a list of prequalified Safe System Assessors.A Safe System Assessment is a process for assessing and quantifying the alignment of infrastructure with Safe System principles. The process is document in the Austroads Safe System...

How to sign a Shared Path with priority across a road.Victoria and Queensland use the below sign set-up to mark a Shared Path (pedestrians and cyclists) that has regulatory priority over a road. This essentially creates an intersection with the Shared Path being the...

Congratulations to the Department of State Growth (Tas), the road designers, installers, road safety auditors, Safe System Assessors and all those involved in creating a highly aligned Safe System environment on the Midland Highway in Tasmania. Video source: Dashcams...

Congratulations to our latest New Zealand group to successfully complete the Safe System Solutions Pty Ltd - Road Safety Audit course. The course strengthens the integration of Safe System principles into Road Safety Auditing and aligns with New Zealand’s road safety...

One of the most important part of designing an effective road safety survey is creating questions that accurately measure opinions, behaviour, and experiences. Here are some tips to help design successful surveys: Clearly state the topic or topics that will be covered...

The updated Austroads Guide to Road Safety (AGRS) features seven parts: Part 1: Introduction & The Safe System Part 2: Safe Roads Part 3: Safe Speed Part 4: Safe People Part 5: Safe Vehicles Part 6 and 6A: Managing & Implementing Road Safety Audits Part 7:...

The updated Austroads Guide to Road Safety (AGRS) features seven parts: Part 1: Introduction & The Safe System Part 2: Safe Roads Part 3: Safe Speed Part 4: Safe People Part 5: Safe Vehicles Part 6 and 6A: Managing & Implementing Road Safety Audits Part 7:...

The updated Austroads Guide to Road Safety (AGRS) features seven parts: Part 1: Introduction & The Safe System Part 2: Safe Roads Part 3: Safe Speed Part 4: Safe People Part 5: Safe Vehicles Part 6 and 6A: Managing & Implementing Road Safety Audits Part 7:...

The updated Austroads Guide to Road Safety (AGRS) features seven parts: Part 1: Introduction & The Safe System Part 2: Safe Roads Part 3: Safe Speed Part 4: Safe People Part 5: Safe Vehicles Part 6 and 6A: Managing & Implementing Road Safety Audits Part 7:...

The updated Austroads Guide to Road Safety (AGRS) features seven parts: Part 1: Introduction & The Safe System Part 2: Safe Roads Part 3: Safe Speed Part 4: Safe People Part 5: Safe Vehicles Part 6 and 6A: Managing & Implementing Road Safety Audits Part 7:...