Work in Progress at MUARC
Injury Analysis and Data
A novel overt mobile speed camera program was introduced in Queensland in early 1997. In 2004 MUARC published a comprehensive evaluation examining the crash and economic effects. Current research aims to monitor ongoing effectiveness.
Sponsor: Dept. of Transport Qld.
Contact: Stuart Newstead
Crash analysis of disqualified drivers
Sponsor: Baseline Research Program
Contact: Irene Bobevski
Cyclist enhancement
Sponsor: Baseline Research Program
Contact: Max Cameron
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
Drugs and alcohol
Sponsor: Baseline Research Program
Contact: Belinda Clark
Factors influencing road crash and injury trends in NSW
Sponsor: Insurance Australia Ltd.
Contact: Stuart Newstead
Framework for evaluation of the Queensland Road Safety Strategy 2004-2011
Sponsor: Dept. of Transport Qld.
Contact: Max Cameron
High alcohol times
Sponsor: Baseline Research Program
Contact: Kathy Diamantopoulou
Light vehicle benchmark tool - aims to assess the benefits of vehicle safety policy and consumer programs in improving secondary safety of the NZ fleet and to quantify the contribution of improved vehicle secondary safety to reducing road trauma.
Sponsor: Ministry of Transport, New Zealand
Contact: Stuart Newstead
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
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
This project aims to study the crashworthiness profile of vehicles owned and crashed by young drivers to establish how vehicle choice contributes as a factor to the young driver problem.
Sponsor: Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV)
Contact: Stuart Newstead
Traffic enforcement evaluation
Sponsor: Victoria Police
Contact: Max Cameron
Vehicle crashworthiness
Sponsor: Various sponsors
Contact: Stuart Newstead
Vehicle impoundment
Sponsor: Victoria Police
Contact: Stuart Newstead
Vehicle mass crash data
Sponsor: Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB)
Contact: Stuart Newstead
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.
Contacts can be emailed using the address form firstname.surname@muarc.monash.edu.au
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