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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...
Road Safety Forum Jiaozou
Henan, the birthplace of Chinese civilization, has undergone major road infrastructure construction and upgrades in the last few years. Last month the China Research Institute of Highway (RIOH), with the support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and iRAP,...
David Francis joins Safe System Solutions Pty Ltd
NSW’s newest Safe System Assessors
Congratulations to NSW's newest Safe System Assessors. With a $55.6 billion transport infrastructure spend over the next four years and the...
Motorcyclists and Road Maintenance
Motorcyclists - the canaries in the coal mine when it comes to road maintenance. Richard Clayton, one of our motorcycle safety...
International Cycling Safety Conference
Last week the International Cycling Safety Conference came to Brisbane. A great learning and networking experience, interacting with researchers and practitioners from across the globe. There is a strong desire to create a Safe System for people that ride bikes. From...
World Engineering Convention
Great to see so many familiar faces at the World Engineers Convention last week. We were proud to have two of our team presenting at the event - Kathy Doukouris on ‘Capability Building in Road Authorities’ and Kenn Beer on ‘Safe System Assessments’.
ATLM Motorcycle Safety Study
Are Audio Tactile Line Markings a hazard for motorcyclists? Nowhere near as much as you might think. Here’s a short video from our ATLM motorcycle study that we conducted at CrashLab for the NSW government. Thank you Joseph Le, Cassidy Southern, Drew Sherry, Steve Hopfe, Duncan McRae, Paul Apap, Greg Lapham, John Poynton, Kenn Beer, Richard Clayton, Jack Fitzgerald and Dr. Tana Tan for your contribution to this study!
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RAISED PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS – ‘WOMBATS’
Wombat Crossings? It must be a sign. Take a look at the above examples of wombat crossings across Victoria. What do you notice about the signage at each crossing? Currently there is no consistency with the way wombat crossings are signed. While the regulatory...
Cycling Auditor Training
Last week’s one day cycling auditor course in 3 minutes. Can you spot any road safety issues? [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCXthMtkPvE[/embedyt]