Publications

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…

This Pavement Work Tip provides general guidelines for the effective reinstatement of openings made in road pavements.

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…