Skip navigation
Open main navigation
Open/Close Search bar
Search
View Cart
Drivers & Vehicles
Toggle
Drivers & Vehicles
This section includes managing drivers with health risks, requirements for visiting drivers, NEVDIS, and the introduction of connected and automated vehicles to Australasia.
Assessing Fitness to Drive
Vehicles and Technology
NEVDIS
Overseas Drivers
Registration and Licensing
Road Safety & Design
Toggle
Road Safety & Design
This section covers safety barrier assessments, and the work of the Road Safety Task Force and Road Design Task Force.
Barrier Assessment
Road Safety
Road Design
Safety Hardware Training and Accreditation Scheme (ASHTAS)
Transport Operations
Toggle
Transport Operations
In this section you'll find information about our work to improve the efficient, reliable and safe operation of the road network for all road users.
Network Operations
Traffic Management
Temporary Traffic Management
Freight
Active Travel
Transport Infrastructure
Toggle
Transport Infrastructure
This section includes information about strategic asset management, the management of bridges, pavements and tunnels, project delivery and the national prequalification system.
Asset Management
Bridges
National Prequalification
Pavements
Project Delivery
Road Tunnels
Technical Specifications
About
Contact
News
Events
Projects
Publications
Tenders
Login
Home
Publications
Publications
Share
Subject area
All
Economics and Financing
Freight
Road Design
Road Safety
Search publications library
Filter
Open/Close All Filters
Type
Type
Research Reports
6
Topic
Topic
Annual reports
7
Asphalt
9
Bicycles
12
Binders
9
Binders test methods
7
Bitumen
9
Bridge assessment
24
Bridge barriers
8
Bridge components
11
Bridge construction
32
Bridge design
52
Bridge maintenance
33
Bridge management
21
Bridge materials
23
Bridge performance
15
Capability assessment
7
Concrete
19
Cooperative ITS
7
Crash analysis
8
Data management
11
Driver licensing
7
Economic evaluation
8
Fibre reinforced polymer
8
Financing
7
Freight policy
7
Geotextiles
7
Granular materials
7
Heavy vehicle access
12
Heavy vehicle safety
Intelligent transport systems
9
Intersection design
7
Logistics
7
Materials testing
18
Motorcycles
7
Network management
7
Network performance
7
Pavement construction
7
Pavement design
16
Pavement management
16
Pavement performance
22
Pedestrians
11
Performance based standards
7
Prequalification
7
Process and documentation
8
Procurement
10
Project governance
8
Project planning
8
Rail bridges
15
Risk assessment
7
Roadside design
6
Rural and remote
8
Safe people
6
Safe roads
Safe System
7
Safety strategy
7
Seals
15
Smart motorways
8
Speed management
7
Steel
9
Strategic asset management
8
Structures management
13
Timber
8
Traffic operations
7
Waterway design
7
Year
Year
2024
14
2023
26
2022
17
2021
18
2020
12
2019
17
2018
14
2017
12
2016
13
2015
12
2014
2013
12
2012
10
2011
10
2010
20
2009
10
2008
9
2006
10
2005
7
2004
9
2003
8
2002
9
2001
7
2000
10
1999
7
1992
7
Publication State
Publication State
Live
Sort by:
Relevance
Date (Newest first)
Date (Oldest first)
Title (A-Z)
Title (Z-A)
Publication Code (A-Z)
Publication Code (Z-A)
Showing 1 - 6 of 6 Publications
Heavy vehicle safety
Remove Heavy vehicle safety filter
Safe roads
Remove Safe roads filter
2014
Remove 2014 filter
Live
Remove Live filter
Clear all filters
Clear all filters
Fully-matching results
Quantifying the Benefits of High Productivity Vehicles
AP-R465-14
4 Jul 2014
Freight
More
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…
Providing for Road User Error in the Safe System
AP-R460-14
23 May 2014
Road Safety
More
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
Road Safety
More
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…
Use of Auxiliary Brakes in Heavy Vehicles
AP-R456-14
25 Mar 2014
Freight
More
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
More
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
Road Safety
More
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…
1
Latest news
13 May 2024
Austroads and AfPA update bituminous binder sampling practice guidelines
9 May 2024
Neil Scales honoured with Austroads Medal for transformational leadership
6 May 2024
Congratulations to Madeleine McManus OAM on receiving 2024 John Shaw Medal
Sign up for our monthly newsletter RoadWatch Roundup
Name
Email
Hide Feedback button
Feedback
Close
Feedback form
Name
Email
Repeat email address
Telephone
What type of feedback would you like to leave?
Select…
Compliment
Complaint
Suggestion
Feedback text area...
Would you like a response?
Yes
No