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Assessing Fitness to Drive: Implementation Strategy 2022
AP-R675-22
13 Jul 2022
Assessing Fitness to Drive
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This report describes the proposed Strategy for implementation of Assessing Fitness to Drive for consideration by the Austroads Board. It has been developed based on the Implementation Framework endorsed by the Austroads Board in 2021, together with…
Development of Edition 4.0 of the Guide to Road Design Part 6: Roadside Design, Safety and Barriers
AP-R670-22
7 Jun 2022
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This research report documents changes to Edition 3.2 of the Austroads Guide to Road Design Part 6: Roadside Design, Safety and Barriers, and in particular, Sections 4, 5 and 6. This research report also provides background information to the…
Background to the Development of the 2020 Edition of Guide to Road Design Part 6
AP-R628-20
10 Aug 2020
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This research report documents a proposed process to evaluate roadsides risk for inclusion into Austroads&rsquo
Effectiveness of Drink Driving Countermeasures: National Policy Framework
AP-R613-20
18 Feb 2020
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This report provides an Australian policy and regulatory framework to encourage effective reforms to reduce and prevent drink driving and riding. The key recommendations to reduce drink driving across Australia include: extending 
Rollover Crashes: Road Design Risk Factors and Infrastructure Solutions
AP-R607-19
11 Sep 2019
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Rollover crashes are an undesirable outcome in a substantial proportion of casualty crashes on high-speed roads. Rollovers are especially over-represented in run-off-road crashes due to their direct interaction with the roadside geometry. This…
Guidelines for the Provision of Heavy Vehicle Rest Area Facilities (Ed 1.1)
AP-R591-19
Edition: 1.1
16 Jul 2019
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Heavy vehicle rest areas (HVRAs) are provided to help heavy vehicle drivers manage fatigue and comply with driving hours regulation. To aid road managers in this task, Austroads has produced 
Improving the Performance of Safe System Infrastructure: Final Report
AP-R498-15
Edition: 1.1
18 Nov 2015
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This report summarises the findings of a three-year study which reviewed the safety performance of selected road infrastructure elements and provided solutions that were more closely aligned with the Safe System ideal.
Options to Extend Coverage of Alcohol Interlock Programs
AP-R495-15
30 Sep 2015
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Despite high levels of community education and sustained enforcement, alcohol-related crashes and drink-driving offences continue to pose a threat to road safety.
Options for Rehabilitation in Interlock Programs
AP-R484-15
31 Mar 2015
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This report examines the effectiveness of national and international programs that treat and rehabilitate drivers with alcohol dependence and the criteria used to approve the removal of interlocks.
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…
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