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Webinar: Updated Roadside Design Guidance – Crash Risk Evaluation Procedure Background
WEB-R628b-20
6 Oct 2020
Road Design
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Minimising the risk of roadside crashes is important in reducing the number of fatalities and serious injuries on our roads. The recently updated Part 6 of the 
Webinar: Updated Roadside Design Guidance – Crash Risk Evaluation
WEB-R628a-20
22 Sep 2020
Road Design
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Minimising the risk of roadside crashes is important in reducing the number of fatalities and serious injuries on our roads. The recently updated Part 6 of 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
Quantifying the Benefits of High Productivity Vehicles
AP-R465-14
4 Jul 2014
Freight
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This report outlines the direct and indirect benefits of High Productivity Vehicles (HPV) in Australia. Direct benefits examined include safety, productivity, fuel and environmental savings. An attempt has also been made to estimate indirect…
Use of Auxiliary Brakes in Heavy Vehicles
AP-R456-14
25 Mar 2014
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This report reviews the use of auxiliary brakes by drivers of heavy vehicles on long and steep descents. The research was in response to a number of serious incidents involving runaway trucks on long, steep grades and continued noise complaints from…
Improving Roadside Safety: Summary Report
AP-R437-14
12 Feb 2014
Road Safety
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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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