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Development of Edition 4.0 of the Guide to Road Design Part 6: Roadside Design, Safety and Barriers
AP-R670-22
7 Jun 2022
Road Design
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This research report documents changes to Edition 3.2 of the Austroads Guide to Road Design Part 6: Roadside Design, Safety and Barriers, and in particular, Sections 4, 5 and 6. This research report also provides background information to the…
Background to the Development of the 2020 Edition of Guide to Road Design Part 6
AP-R628-20
10 Aug 2020
Road Design
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This research report documents a proposed process to evaluate roadsides risk for inclusion into Austroads&rsquo
Rollover Crashes: Road Design Risk Factors and Infrastructure Solutions
AP-R607-19
11 Sep 2019
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Rollover crashes are an undesirable outcome in a substantial proportion of casualty crashes on high-speed roads. Rollovers are especially over-represented in run-off-road crashes due to their direct interaction with the roadside geometry. This…
Guidelines for the Provision of Heavy Vehicle Rest Area Facilities (Ed 1.1)
AP-R591-19
Edition: 1.1
16 Jul 2019
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Heavy vehicle rest areas (HVRAs) are provided to help heavy vehicle drivers manage fatigue and comply with driving hours regulation. To aid road managers in this task, Austroads has produced 
Improving Driver Licensing Programs for Indigenous Road Users and Transitioning Learnings to Other User Groups
AP-R594-19
10 Jan 2019
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Lack of appropriate access to driver licensing services is a barrier to employment, economic participation and access to government and non-government services by Indigenous people and other road user groups. This project provides: • service design…
The Forrest Review: Driver Licensing and Barriers to Indigenous Economic Participation
AP-R537-17
14 Feb 2017
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The Forrest Review recommends that all Australian State and Territory Governments “introduce a consistent approach to issuing ‘provisional’ locked licences for people who are unable to drive due to unpaid fines or other traffic infringements, so…
Safety of Disadvantaged Road Users
AP-R516-16
20 Apr 2016
Road Safety
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This publication reports the literature review and statistical analysis stages of a project to investigate the relationship between disadvantage and road casualties.
Improving the Performance of Safe System Infrastructure: Final Report
AP-R498-15
Edition: 1.1
18 Nov 2015
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This report summarises the findings of a three-year study which reviewed the safety performance of selected road infrastructure elements and provided solutions that were more closely aligned with the Safe System ideal.
Improving Roadside Safety: Summary Report
AP-R437-14
12 Feb 2014
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This report presents road safety engineering practitioners in Australia and New Zealand with updated advice on hazard management, treatment selection and barrier placement in a Safe System context. Roadside hazards pose a major risk to the occupants…
Improving Roadside Safety: Stage 4: Interim Report
AP-R436-14
12 Feb 2014
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Roadside hazards pose a major risk to the occupants of vehicles which run off the road. This report presents the final stage of an Austroads project which involved investigations into the effectiveness of safety barrier placement, providing more…
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