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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…
Best Practice Approaches to Road Freight and Communities
AP-R636-20
28 Oct 2020
Freight
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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
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 
Public Demand for Safer Speeds: Identification of Interventions for Trial
AP-R507-16
10 Feb 2016
Road Safety
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Speeding is a major contributor to road injuries and fatalities and remains prevalent. Changing community perceptions about speeding is an important priority.
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.
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…
Driver Attitudes to Speed Enforcement
AP-R433-13
23 Apr 2013
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The research undertaken for this project comprised: an audit of existing speed enforcement strategies in all Australian and New Zealand jurisdictions
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