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Community Road Safety in Australia and New Zealand
AP-R214-02
4 Dec 2002
Road Safety
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There has been a considerable growth in interest in Community Road Safety in recent years, both on the part of central authorities which have an interest in reducing the road toll and on the part of local communities and their governments. This…
Investigation of Internal Bus Safety Measures
AP-R213-02
11 Nov 2002
Road Safety
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The recent report Review of the School Bus Safety Action Plan (AP-R207, 2002) detailed the implementation of a range of school bus safety measures by jurisdictions and also provided a methodology for refining and prioritising measures contained in…
Evaluation of the Proposed Actions Emanating from Road Safety Audits
AP-R209-02
27 Sep 2002
Road Safety
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A Road Safety Audit (RSA) is a formal, independent review of new and existing road and traffic operation plans. In recent years, road authorities in Australia and New Zealand have recognised the potential of RSAs to prevent crashes or reduce their…
Reducing Collisions at Passive Railway Level Crossings in Australia
AP-R208-02
30 Aug 2002
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This report examines safety at passive railway crossings in Australia, in response to a request from the Australian Transport Council. It is estimated that there are 6,000 railway crossings in Australia without active systems to signal the approach…
Investigation of Cyclist Safety at Intersections
AP-R206-02
30 Aug 2002
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This report investigates casualty cyclist accidents over two years in metropolitan areas of Melbourne and Sydney, and the nature of crashes and intersection features at 18 sites in Melbourne with higher cyclist crash numbers, in an attempt to:…
Review of the School Bus Safety Action Plan: Final Report
AP-R207-02
30 Aug 2002
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At the request of the Australian Transport Council, ARRB Transport Research was commissioned by Austroads in 1999 to undertake a review of school bus safety in Australia. This study reviewed current practice and research in relation to school bus…
Frangible Sign Supports: Part 1 - Recommended Procedures for Design, Testing, Installation and Maintenance
AP-R200-02
1 Jan 2002
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This report, the primary output from Austroads project N.RS.9810 "Standards for Frangible Sign Supports", aims to present uniform guidelines for the verification of the frangibility of sign post structures utilised within Australia. The document…
Seat Belts for Truck Drivers
AP-141-99
1 Dec 1999
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The study addresses why seat belt wearing rates remain low among truck drivers, despite revisions to design rules aimed at making truck seat belts more comfortable. These changes allow for anchorage of the seat belt to the seat and reduced retractor…
Investigation of Learner Driver Experience Under Three Driver Licensing Systems in Australia
AP-140-99
1 Jan 1999
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In the absence of demonstrably effective and cost-efficient training methods, actual driving experience on the road network remains the most practical and available method of improving skills for the great majority of novice drivers. Of course,…
The Implications of Intelligent transport systems for Road Safety
AP-134-99
1 Jan 1999
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Despite rapid advances in ITS in recent years, it is unclear to what extent ITS is meeting community objectives such as reducing road casualties. The purpose of the present paper was to assess the possible safety impacts of ITS in Australia, with…
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