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Safe System Snippet 397: Vehicle Activated Signs

Safe System Snippet 397: Vehicle Activated Signs

We've been designing, trialling, and implementing various Vehicle Activated Signs for quite some time now (photo below of some installations back in 2007 in Victoria). With advancing technology, we keep finding even more applications for these signs, including:  Curve...

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Clear Zones Out, NRRIT In: What should local governments do?

Clear Zones Out, NRRIT In: What should local governments do?

What is NRRIT? The Network Roadside Risk Intervention Threshold (NRRIT) has replaced the ‘Clear Zone’ approach to managing and assessing roadside risk in Victoria, Queensland and South Australia. It is a key concept in road safety management, used to determine when...

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Safe System Synopsis: Convex mirrors

Safe System Synopsis: Convex mirrors

We often get asked about the effectiveness of convex mirrors and frequently review proposals that include them. There’s a lot of misconceptions out there, so we’ve created a fact sheet to ensure practitioners have the right information at their fingertips.  Convex...

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Safe System Snippet 395: Transverse rumble strips

Safe System Snippet 395: Transverse rumble strips

Have experience in the design, delivery, or maintenance of transverse rumble strips? Let us know what worked, what didn’t, and anything interesting about your work. Why do we want to know this?  In 2022/23, Austroads asked Safe System Solutions and our colleagues at...

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Safe System Snippet 393: Utility providers

Safe System Snippet 393: Utility providers

Almost 40% of deaths and serious injuries in Australia involve a vehicle leaving the road and colliding with a roadside hazard. Of these collisions, the second most common hazards are utility poles (trees being the most common).  Unfortunately, safety considerations...

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Safe System Snippet 392: Barriers and kerbs

Safe System Snippet 392: Barriers and kerbs

Kerbs play an important role in road/street design, however their proximity to roadside barriers can create challenges. When kerbs are placed near barriers, they can alter the way vehicles interact with barriers, increasing the risk of underride, override, and vehicle...

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Safe System Snippet 391: ADAS and motorcycles

Safe System Snippet 391: ADAS and motorcycles

While Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) improve passenger car safety across many scenarios, they may fail to adequately detect Powered Two Wheelers (PTWs) (motorcyclists) due to their smaller size and potential misjudgement by drivers. This sparked the...

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Safe System Snippet 390: Raised crossings

Safe System Snippet 390: Raised crossings

Why are we so passionate about raised crossings? If this video doesn’t say it all, here are a few points:   Enhanced Pedestrian Safety: Raised crossings slow down vehicles, reducing the risk and severity of collisions with pedestrians.  Improved Visibility: Elevating...

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Enhanced road maintenance for motorcyclist safety in Victoria

Enhanced road maintenance for motorcyclist safety in Victoria

For years, Safe System Solutions has been working with the Victorian Government to improve safety for motorcyclists in Victoria through better road maintenance regimes – and it’s making an impact.  Generally, Victorian road maintenance strategies are set with cars and...

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Safe System Snippet 387: Trucks and vulnerable road users

Safe System Snippet 387: Trucks and vulnerable road users

Trucks pose a higher risk to vulnerable road users like pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists due to several factors:  Size and Weight: Trucks are significantly larger and heavier than cars, leading to more severe consequences in collisions.  Limited Visibility:...

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Safe System Snippet 386: Signalised crossings

Safe System Snippet 386: Signalised crossings

Drivers miss traffic signals. They miss signals at intersections, but they are even more prone to missing them when they are at pedestrian crossings. Why? The road environment often creates and natural avenue effect where drivers vision is focused on the continuation...

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Safe System Snippet 385: Median barriers; real infrastructure

Safe System Snippet 385: Median barriers; real infrastructure

Paint won't protect. Real infrastructure is needed for high-speed safety.  Flexible road safety median barriers are installed along the centre of the road to prevent head-on crashes, which are one of the most common types of fatal crash. They work by absorbing the...

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Safe System Snippet 384: Load Transfer Ratio

Safe System Snippet 384: Load Transfer Ratio

Load Transfer Ratio (LTR) is a critical factor in vehicle dynamics, describing how weight shifts between a vehicle's tires during maneuvers like cornering, braking, or accelerating. Managing LTR is essential for maintaining stability on the road.  Factors that can...

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Safe System Snippet 383: Lower speeds

Safe System Snippet 383: Lower speeds

Mistakes happen. Vehicles going at lower speeds means that people walk away.  ------------- Sign up to our mailing list for more snippets and news: https://safesystemsolutions.com.au/subscribe-to-our-monthly-newsletter/ 

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