Publications

The purpose of this document is to give an overview of how local government and community road safety programs are structured in Australia and New Zealand, what types of activity they involve, and how they contribute to road safety outcomes. It…

The purpose of this guide is to provide an overview of speed limits and their application as a speed management tool. The use of appropriate speed limits form an integral part of a safe road system. They are a speed management tool used to improve…

Run-off-road (ROR) crashes are a major type of road crash that results in death and serious injury. There are numerous reasons as to why vehicles leave the roadway and encroach onto the roadside environment. These reasons include lack of driver…

Road trauma in rural and remote areas of Australia is a major national road safety problem. 

This document is Part 2 of the Austroads Guide to Road Safety. It is intended as a guide to the process of strategy development and evaluation. It outlines options for strategy development and the value of a ‘vision’ in driving strategy development.…

This document is an overview of Austroads road safety publications, including those still in the preparation or planning stage. It commences with a discussion of road crash costs and road authorities’ duty of care to provide safe travel. The…

This Guide introduces the concepts of risk assessment and risk management in the road safety network context. The joint Australia and New Zealand Standard on risk management (AS/NZS 4360:2004) is used as the basis and structure for this document.…