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Providing for Road User Error in the Safe System
AP-R460-14
23 May 2014
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This project investigated the feasibility and cost of moving towards a truly Safe System infrastructure. The key feature of such an infrastructure is that it be designed to preserve safety in the face of driver fallibility.
Model National Guidelines for Setting Speed Limits at High-risk Locations
AP-R455-14
31 Mar 2014
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This report incorporates recent research, best practice examples, and jurisdictional inputs to propose a set of model national speed limit guidelines for setting speed limits at high-risk locations. The model guidelines represent a harm reduction…
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…
Evaluation of Speed Limiting Locally Operating Warning Signs
AP-R278-05
1 Nov 2005
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This study investigated the efficacy of Speed Limiting Locally Operating Warning Signs (SLLOWS) at a number of sites in the Perth metropolitan area. It was found that SLLOWS were successful in reducing vehicle speed at all locations (3-4 km/h on…
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