Publications
Many of the centre’s publications can be accessed online, covering a wide range of topics.
These include evidence-based road safety observations relating to: drug and alcohol use, collision avoidance, cycling, injury biomechanics, young drivers, traffic engineering, fleet safety, and occupant protection.
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Latest publications and reports
Survey of cyclist travel and crash experiences in the Australian Capital Territory
Cycling is a popular means of transportation with immense benefits to both individuals (e.g., health) and society (e.g., environmental). The proportion of the population who cycle increased in all states and territories of Australia between 2001 and 2010, with the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) ...
Long-term monitoring of cyclist passing distances in the ACT
This project involved the development of hardware, systems, and processes required for the long-term monitoring of cyclist-vehicle passing distances in the ACT, along with the facility to display collected data publicly in an interactive visual format. Building upon a previous study conducted in 201...
An assessment of ACT road infrastructure for compatibility with Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
To explore the compatibility of the ACT road network with modern vehicle ADAS, an instrumented vehicle was driven throughout the Territory to collect data over a period of five days. Feedback from the consultation of ACT road infrastructure stakeholders was used to assist in the selection of roads f...
Trucks play an important role in the Australian economy but also make a substantial contribution to the lives lost on Australian roads. The aim of the present study was to undertake a substantial sample (n=100) of in-depth no-blame crash investigations of crashes involving trucks to identify the fac...
Mobile phone detection cameras in South Australia
Mobile phone detection cameras (MPDC) capable of detecting mobile phone use by drivers have been adopted in some Australian jurisdictions and are being considered for use in South Australia in 2023. This project provides background information on the best practice use and effectiveness of such camer...
Seasonal Variation in Cutaneous Seat Belt Markings in Fatal Vehicle Crashes
A retrospective review of autopsy reports of adult (≥18 years old) vehicle occupants was undertaken at Forensic Science SSA (FSSA) over a five-year-period from January 2014 to December 2018 to correlate seat belt wearing with cutaneous seat belt injuries and season of the year. Out of 185 case...
Seeing a lot of mobile speed cameras on your summer road trips? Here's how they work
As you're driving around this summer holidays, there’s every chance you’ll see a strange-looking white or yellow box on the side of the road. It might have cameras protruding overhead, or be emblazoned with road safety slogans. It’s a mobile road safety camera. It’ll catch you out doing everyt...
Purpose: Where pedestrian crossings meet rail tracks, a flange gap allows the train wheel flanges to pass. This gap can be hazardous for wheelchair users as castor wheels may become trapped. While compressible gap fillers can eliminate the flange gap, fillers ...