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Safe System Snippet #64
A Barnes Dance (aka Scramble Crossing) lets pedestrians cross in all directions. This treatment can reduce pedestrian crashes by up to 51%, but may actually increase crashes for other vehicles (Chen et al, 2012). In terms of efficiency, they can increase both the...
Safe System Snippet #63
The Government of Québec has started attaching speed advice displays to children to remind drivers why they need to slow down. The speed radar (not located on the children) sends the vehicle speed to the variable electronic sign on the child’s back. (it’s also...
Safe System Snippet #62
Freeway ramp metering can reduce crashes by up to 36% (Liu and Wang, 2013). The signals reduce the incidents of rear end and side swipe crashes by smoothing the flow of vehicles on the mainline.
Safe System Snippet #61
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT8t2p1Ca4E[/embedyt] The immediate next step change (happening right now) in vehicle safety technology is autonomous emergency braking (AEB). This uses laser, radar and/or camera systems to detect impending collisions and...
Safe System Snippet #60
Directional signs are more important than just telling road users where to go; they provide advanced warning of approaching intersection type and geometry. The correct placement, design and maintenance is critical to getting the safety outcomes.
Street Dining – 8 Road Safety Considerations
In an attempt to boost economic activity post-lockdown, hospitality venues across Victoria will be utilising the footpaths and streets/lanes/roadway for additional, socially-distanced dining spaces. While we support these initiatives, we want local governments and...
Safe System Snippet #59
The three main factors to be considered in the severity outcomes of intersection designs are: - Speed - Impact angle - Kinetic energy threshold (human biomechanical tolerance to harm). This graph shows the passenger vehicle relationship between these three using a...
Welcome Nathan Louey to the Team
Welcome Nathan Louey to our team as a Graduate Engineer. SSS: What did you study? Nathan: I studied a 4 year course in a Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours) at Monash University. SSS: Why Safe System Solutions? Nathan: I chose Safe System Solutions as it was a...
Compact Roundabouts: Key Design Considerations
Compact Roundabouts – we’re loving them. Our Senior Engineer, Mohammad Fahim Zafar, runs through some of the key design considerations in this 2min video. Lower cost, more intersections treated, more lives saved. Good things do come in compact packages. ...
Hollow Tree Road: Upgrade Plan for Motorcyclists’ Safety
Congratulations to Central Highlands Council and the Road Safety Advisory Council of Tasmania for their investment in the safety of motorcyclists on the Hollow Tree Road. The upgrade plan has just been endorsed for funding. It was early in 2020 (pre-Covid19) when we...
Safe System Snippet #58
Active Advanced Warning Signs (AAWS) have been shown to effectively alert road users to the presence of a train at a railway level crossing. In studies of AAWS in different road environments, Polanis found they reduce risk by up to 35% (Polanis, 1999). Would you have...
Safe System Snippet #57
For undivided open road highways, the dominant Fatal and Serious Injury risk changes from Run-Off-Road to Head-On at between 4,500 and 6,000 AADT. (Swedish research 4,500 and NZ research 6,000) Graph Source: NZTA 2011
Safe System Snippet #56
The Victorian Government has accepted three types of Wire Rope Safety Barrier post protectors for trial (Stack Cushion, Barriacel, MCF Post Cushion). They are designed to lessen the severity of injury for a motorcyclist in the extremely unlikely event that they...
Victoria Walks
We’re proud to continue our passionate support of Victoria Walks by renewing our corporate supporter package.Lobbying for the safety of the largest group of road users (all of us) isn’t a nice-to-have, it’s a must-have.
Australian Consultancy Helps Improve Road Safety in Thailand
In the battle against road trauma, education is the most powerful countermeasure. VicRoads International and Safe System Solutions Pty Ltd have been helping build Thailand's Department of Rural Roads' road safety capacity since 2017. The results of this have produced...
Safety Star Ratings
You know the Star Rating of your washing machine, but what about your roads? iRAP is the internationally recognised model for safety Star Rating existing roads or road designs. Fahim Zafar (Safe System Solutions Pty Ltd) is accredited by iRAP as a supplier of coding,...
Who says the emergency services don’t like flexible barriers?
We stand by Victoria’s SES volunteers as they lend their support to infrastructure that reduces the severity of road trauma. "Our volunteers have seen first-hand the reduction in trauma on the roads thanks to the installation of flexible safety barriers. Thank you to...
Austroads Temporary Traffic Management Webinars
Austroads recently presented two webinars on upcoming changes to Temporary Traffic Management. If you missed the live sessions, you can watch the recordings here: National Training Framework National Prequalification Scheme Feedback on the changes are welcomed and...
Safe System Snippet #55
Roundabouts reduce casualty crashes by around 75%, but conventional traffic signals only reduce casualty crashes by around 45%. It is quite common for roundabouts to be replaced with traffic signals when the opposing movements become too great. Before you remove a...
We welcome Catherine Deady to the team
SSS: What did you study? Catherine: Civil Structural Engineering in WA. SSS: Why Safe System Solutions? Catherine: I met Kenn Beer at a Safe System Principles training course he was delivering in 2017 and was inspired by his passion & approach to road safety. I...