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A pothole is usually not the disease – it is the visible symptom. The main engineering challenge is trying to stop them forming in the first place.
High powered e-bikes aren’t meant to be used on roads. But many are – and deaths have followed. Will new standards fix the problem?
Pedestrians are more likely to be killed by heavier cars – and even more so if the vehicle is taller, Australian-first research has found.
Autonomous vehicles work much better than many people think – and much worse. Some simple changes to our roads could make them safer.
Shared ebikes are transforming city transport, but trauma surgeons are seeing a new pattern of serious leg injuries emerge alongside them.
Driving is a complex task, neurologically speaking. Two experts explain what driving does to your brain, and how you can stay alert on the road.
Urban design depends heavily on human judgment and field-based understanding.
Hitting a large animal at speed can be catastrophic and the risks vary by time of day, season and location.
The technology also raises the question of whether AI camera systems are the best way to promote safe driving.
Roads and cars have safety benchmarks. But once a driver gets a licence, they don’t get objective feedback about their road use.
Reform must recognise that the sector’s social capital is its strength and its weakness.
Survivor accounts reveal how quickly evacuation routes become fatal, and why the danger of getting behind the wheel is often underestimated.
The way cars are assessed for safety ratings is changing in Australia and New Zealand. The changes are broadly positive.
Listening to music, day dreaming or eating while driving? New research reveals just how distracting these behaviours are.
From serious injuries to thrill-seeking rideouts, teens on overpowered e-bikes have provoked a media frenzy. But the risks of these vehicles is very real.
How one union’s changing strategy over 30 years led to historic recent wins, including a landmark $90 million payout from Qantas.
Bull bars were designed for use in remote and rural areas but are now everywhere. This is putting pedestrians at risk.
We know texting while driving can kill – but research shows touchscreen controls in a car can be just as distracting.
The new road safety strategy is a welcome shift to prevention, rather than punishment, for road fatalities.
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Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Fellow in Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University, Macquarie University
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Senior Research Associate, University of Oxford
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Adjunct Research Fellow, School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Melbourne School of Design, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Research Fellow in Road Safety Research, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Senior Research Fellow in Human Factors & Sociotechnical Systems, University of the Sunshine Coast
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PhD Candidate, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Research Lead, UQ Micromobility Research Cluster, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Director of Undergraduate Studies in Psychology, Macquarie University
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Senior Researcher, Institute of Transport Studies, Monash University
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Honorary Principal Fellow, University of Wollongong
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Professor of Applied Cognitive Psychology, The Open University
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Adjunct professor of mechanical engineering, Tufts University