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Gateway treatments can reduce casualty crashes by up to 35%. Gateway treatments (also referred to as entry treatments or thresholds) are used to delineate the transitions from higher speed to lower speed environments. This is achieved through the use of speed signs,...
Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety Recap
Missed the Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety? Our Strategy Lead, Johan Strandroth, was in Stockholm last...
Safe System Snippet #16
Compound curves (sometimes call double radius curves) are especially hazardous for motorcyclists. To alert motorcyclists (and other road users) to these hazardous curves, Victoria has been trialing this sign on our rural road network.
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In Australia and the US, passenger vehicle rollovers constitute only 2-3% of all crashes but contribute to 30% of crash fatalities. SUVs...
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The end of a barrier (the terminal) is the most dangerous part of the barrier system. Gating Redirective Energy Absorbing...
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Image: Police reported motorcycle crashes by Victorian Local Government Area (highest 40, last 5 years). It’s not just the touring routes like the Black Spur, Great Ocean Road or the Heidelberg-Kinglake Road where our riding community are being killed and injured. In...
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Can raised school crossings be confused with raised pedestrian crossings (wombat crossings) when the flags are not out? This concern is often aired in contemplating raising a school crossing to improve the safety of children crossing. We feel that: 1. We should aim...
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Kinetic Energy = ½ Mass x Velocity^2
For a 1000kg car:
60km/h is equivalent to a 14m fall
80km/h is equivalent to a 25m fall
100km/h is equivalent to a 40m fall
(Video credit: WheelBump)…
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Our Cycling Auditor Training Course Is Now Running!
Next month we are running our Cycling Auditor Training Course – a very popular course where we get participants out on bikes (eBikes available) and cycling the Melbourne network. This hands-on experience provides participants the opportunity to discover the issues...
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A clear road planning framework is crucial to achieving high alignment with Safe System principles. Understanding where on the Movement and Place matrix an area sits is the first step in deciding on the treatments that will be employed to improve road safety. For...
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Trucks are more likely to roll than skid when travelling too quickly through a curve/corner (unlike cars). The trailer tips first due to...
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Nothing beats a good night’s rest, but here are a few things that were trialled on the Princes Highway East in Victoria to alert fatigued drivers: Different coloured guideposts Vehicle Activated Variable Message Signs (VMS) Varying road surface textures along the...
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Roundabouts reduce casualty crashes by 75% for all vehicles, yet when looking at motorcyclists in particular, they only reduce casualty crashes by 37%. Our research shows that the top 10 road environment factors that influence risk for motorcyclists at roundabouts...
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A Danish Offset (also called a Z-Crossing) is the use of an offset in the middle of a multi-lane crossing that uses pedestrian fencing to steer and shield pedestrians onto a central median. As pedestrians walk (or cycle) through the fenced area, they are forced to...
Accepted Road Safety Barrier Products Update
Road Safety Barriers – are you ready for MASH? (5 things to do) 1. Only use MASH compliant steel rail barriers, permanent concrete barriers and guard fence end terminals and crash cushions (see VicRoads approved products list below) 2. Continue to use approved wire...