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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]
MAKING ROADS MOTORCYCLE FRIENDLY COURSE BAW BAW SHIRE
Baw Baw Shire Council was our launch partner in delivering the first full-day Making Roads Motorcycle Friendly course. The course consists of a 1/2-day road engineering theory component and a 1/2-day practical component, road design and maintenance engineers geared up...
Measuring Progress In Road Safety Strategies
What gets measured gets done. Our evaluations team has been assisting Moonee Valley City Council to analyse and measure progress on their 2016 road safety strategy. Keep up the good work Moonee Valley City Council. [embedyt]...
ROAD SAFETY IMMERSION WORKSHOP
We would like to thank all those that presented to the delegation from Tamil Nadu, India last week. Kenn Beer, David Shelton,...
MOTORCYCLE SAFETY IN KARACHI, PAKISTAN
The World Bank and the Government of Sindh are investing in a new Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) system for Karachi, Pakistan. Motorcycle use in Karachi has increased from 36% to over 60% in the last 10 years and as a result so too have fatal and serious injuries. The BRT...
DRR Road Safety Training Workshop
We would like to thank all those who presented to the DRR road safety training workshop, including Peter Bellion, Dr George Rechnitzer, Mark Amos, Mohammad Fahim Zafar, VicRoads, Victoria Police, MUARC, and the TAC. The Thai Government continues to expand on their...
ADVANCED ROAD SAFETY AUDITOR WORKSHOP FOR THAILAND’S DEPARTMENT OF RURAL ROADS
Road trauma is a worldwide epidemic, and it’s preventable. In May this year, Thailand’s Department of Rural Roads approached Safe System Solutions Pty Ltd and VicRoads International to continue with our Thai capacity building program with an Advanced Road Safety...
10 KEY FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE RISK PERCEPTION IN THE SPEED LIMIT CONTEXT
Lower speed limits reduce road trauma. The evidence is unquestionable (see the Speed Limit Series - Paper 2 from Safe System Solutions Pty Ltd if you need convincing). But the data, science and evidence aren’t enough when we’re dealing with something that impacts the...
Changes to Road Safety Auditing in Australia and NZ
Austroads has just released an update to the Guide to Road Safety (AGRS) Part 6 (2019), which is now called Managing Road Safety Audits. The current guide remains for now as Part 6A, but where there is any contradiction, the new Part 6 takes precedence. What does the...