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Seat Belts for Truck Drivers
AP-141-99
1 Dec 1999
Road Safety
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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…
Reinstatement of Road Openings
AP-PWT16-99
1 Jun 1999
Pavement
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This Pavement Work Tip provides general guidelines for the effective reinstatement of openings made in road pavements.
Investigation of Learner Driver Experience Under Three Driver Licensing Systems in Australia
AP-140-99
1 Jan 1999
Road Safety
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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,…
Accessible Transport on Low Traffic Bus Routes
AP-138-99
1 Jan 1999
Traffic Management
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The Commonwealth Disability Discrimination Act 1992 is legislation enacted to prevent discrimination on the grounds of a person's disability. The accessible public transport standards (DDA standards) were developed through a consultative process…
The Implications of Intelligent transport systems for Road Safety
AP-134-99
1 Jan 1999
Road Safety
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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…
Moving Beyond Road Building: Embracing the Eclectic Future of Transportation with an Inclusive (Multi-disciplinary) Approach to Transport Business
AP-136-99
1 Jan 1999
Agency Management
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This essay provides a synopsis of Transport SA's move beyond a predominance of road building to an inclusive (multi-disciplinary) approach to the changing and eclectic future of Transport Business. The authors view "Infrastructure" at an…
Implications for the Road Transport Sector of Potential Tax Reform
AP-135-99
1 Jan 1999
Economics and Financing
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The Government's plans for modernisation of the taxation system within Australia have fuelled public debate on the need and shape of this reform. A broad based consumption tax, a GST (Goods and Services Tax) has been proposed. The Government's tax…
Oversized Containers
AP-103-93
1 Jan 1993
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Some shipping lines are introducing oversized containers, (containers exceeding International Standards Organisation dimensions) though at present they are limited to specific trades and are not used extensively by companies servicing Australia. In…
Review of Vertical Exhausts
AP-105-93
1 Jan 1993
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The Review of Vertical Exhausts report concludes that vertical exhaust stacks on heavy vehicles result in dramatically improved air quality and only slightly higher noise levels compared to conventional low exit exhaust systems in an urban…
Review of Noise Generated by Heavy Vehicle Exhaust/Engine Brake
AP-101-93
1 Jan 1993
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This Austroads report gives details on the noise levels and changes in frequencies generated by the operation of engine brakes. The report proposes development of a test for noise monitoring (stationary or moving vehicle) as an Australian Design…
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