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Improving the Performance of Safe System Infrastructure: Final Report
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.
Safety Management Systems for Road Agencies ISO 39001 and the Next Step Towards a Safe Road Transport System
This report promotes a systematic approach to road traffic safety within road agencies using ISO 39001 as the template.
Safety Provisions for Floodways Over Roads
This report summarises research into effective ways of alerting drivers to the dangers of crossing a floodway when it is under water.
Community Road Safety in Australia and New Zealand
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…
Reducing Collisions at Passive Railway Level Crossings in Australia
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…
Frangible Sign Supports: Part 1 - Recommended Procedures for Design, Testing, Installation and Maintenance
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…