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
Speeds in intersection crashes using EDR data
Safe speeds are considered a key part of a safe transport system. Speeds in intersection crashes are of particular importance due to their commonality and the risks associated with the impact types that occur in intersection crashes. The aim of the research described in this report was to use EDR da...
Highlights • The endogenous effect of fault status on rider injury severity is tested. • A Bivariate Random Parameters Probit Model with a recursive structure is adopted. • Temporal instability of factors affecting rider injury severity is investigated. • Curved roads, wet conditions, helmet use...
System Failures and Extreme Behaviour in Fatal and Injury Crashes in South Australia
Objectives Within the road system, there are compliant road users who may make an error that leads to a crash, indicating a “system failure.” There are also road users who deliberately take risks and engage in dangerous or “extreme” behavior that leads to a crash. This study aims to assess the rela...
Rural Junction Active Warning System (RJAWS) Lite - Design Guide
This is a design guide for the Rural Junction Active Warning System (RJAWS) Lite, an infrastructure treatment for improving safety at intersections along high-speed regional roads. In this design guide is provided the information necessary to design, operate and evaluate RJAWS Lite. While detailed i...
Vehicle speeds through school zones in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
Child pedestrians are among the most vulnerable road users due to their limited road experience and heightened risk of serious injury if struck by a motor vehicle. Children walk to school, cross roads, and congregate near roads within school zones, making it crucial for vehicles to travel through sc...
Evaluation of MAIB funding of the Road Safety Advisory Council, 2024
Executive summary: In July 1996, the Motor Accidents Insurance Board (MAIB) initiated a Road Safety Task Force (RSTF) to reduce road trauma to target levels through enforcement and the use of mass media. With funding input from the MAIB, the Task Force facilitated cooperation and coordination betwe...
Network access, substitution effects and design issues surrounding e-scooter use
E-scooters are an efficient and economical form of micro mobility that provide benefits to individual users for transportation needs as well as economic benefits through the gig economy. This form of micro mobility has the potential to improve public transport usage by facilitating first and last mi...
A vehicle occupant injury prediction algorithm based on road crash and emergency medical data
Highlights • A base serious injury risk prediction (SIRP) algorithm was developed using a large sample of statistical crash data. • The influence of emergency transport time on serious injury risk was determined as an odds ratio, using a detailed serious injury database. • The transport time odds...
This report analyses the speeding behaviours and characteristics of vehicles involved in crashes in Victoria, Australia, between 2017 and 2022. The study utilises data from Event Data Recorders (EDRs) obtained from the Victoria Police's Collision Reconstruction and Mechanical Investigation Unit (CRM...
The CASR-EDR database contains data from the Event Data Recorders (EDRs) of crashed vehicles, and matched police report and injury data. Data collection for the CASR-EDR database has been ongoing each year since its creation in 2017. This report details the addition to the CASR-EDR database of EDR d...