Work in Progress at MUARC
Evaluations and surveillance
A review of the literature and evaluation of physical on road measures to modify driver behaviour with particular reference to lower class roads.
Sponsor: VicRoads
Contact: Brian Fildes
Ambulance new vehicle evaluation
Sponsor: Metropolitan Ambulance Service (MAS)
Contact: David Logan
Development of strategies for speed camera enforcement in Queensland - This will cover mobile speed cameras, speed/red-light cameras at intersections, and fixed speed cameras on major roads (including point-to-point average speed camera systems).
Sponsor: Queensland Transport
Contact: Max Cameron
Enhanced crash investigation
Sponsor: VicRoads
Contact: Brian Fildes
Evaluation of RoadWise revision
Sponsor: Australian Automobile Association (AAA)
Contact: Judith Charlton
Factors influencing road crash and injury trends in NSW
Sponsor: Insurance Australia Ltd.
Contact: Stuart Newstead
Farside crash investigation
Sponsor: Australian Research Council
Contact: Brian Fildes
Framework for evaluation of the Queensland Road Safety Strategy 2004-2011
Sponsor: Dept. of Transport Qld.
Contact: Max Cameron
Implementation of performance indicators and evaluation methodology for WA Road Safety Strategy
Sponsor: Office of Road Safety, Western Australia
Contact: Bruce Corben
Matching data sources
Sponsor: Baseline Research Program
Contact: Stuart Newstead
Motorcycle crash risk feasibility study examing speed data to examine the separate effects of inappropriate and excessive motorcycle speed and changes in traffic speed on motorcycle crashes.
Sponsor: VicRoads
Contact: Stuart Newstead
Multi National Vehicle Safety Mass Data Study - To examine possibilities and likelihood of establishing a large European database for on-going benefit analyses of safety technologies.
Sponsor: Swedish Road Administration (SRA)
Contact: Brian Fildes
Procedures for countermeasure evaluation
Sponsor: Baseline Research Program
Contact: Kathy Diamantopoulou
Queensland Graduated Licensing System crash reduction evaluation - effectiveness of GLS including mininmum learner supervised experience, probationary period, passenger restrictions, mobile communications and vehicle power restrictions.
Sponsor: Queensland Transport
Contact: Stuart Newstead
Safer fleet vehicle benefit
Sponsor: AustRoads
Contact: Stuart Newstead
Safer Roads Infrastructure Program (SRIP1) evaluation. SRIP is a blackspot program which targets improvement of country road locations with frequent run-off road crashes as well dangerous intersections in outer metropolitan areas.
Sponsor: VicRoads
Contact: Stuart Newstead
This project aims to determine the crash reduction effect and the economical benefit of projects completed under the Motorcycle Blackspot Program both to motorcyclists and other vehicle types.
Sponsor: VicRoads
Contact: Stuart Newstead
To implement and evaluate a revised system of rural speed limits based on harm reduction principles in the Tasman municipality in Tasmania using the following criteria: acceptability of lower limits; compliance; and associated road safety benefits.
Sponsor:
Contact: Jim Langford
Train LAB accidentologists in the use of AIS scale; and to evaluate new technologies using methods including HARM and to apply the Total Secondary Safety Index to French data
Sponsor: Laboratory of Accidentology, Biomechanics and human behaviour (LAB)
Contact: Brian Fildes
Victorian Injury Surveillance Unit (VISU) including statewide injury data and inforrmation service.
Sponsor: Dept. of Human Services (DHS)
Contact: Erin Cassell
Walk Bendigo Evaluation Project - aimed to make the CBD of Bendigo safer, more amenable and accessible and more attactive - a full scale evaluation of the CBD in it's present state and after the Stage 1 redevelopment has been completed.
Sponsor: City of Bendigo
Contact: Bruce Corben
The above is a list of active or recent projects. Projects may appear in more than one category.
The Baseline Research Program is sponsored by Department of Justice,
the Transport Accident Commission and VicRoads.
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