Work in Progress at MUARC
Road safety general

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
A project to review traffic volumes and flow around the Shell Geelong Refinery and assist Shell in updating traffic management procedures and vehicle usage policies
Sponsor: Shell
Contact: Peter Hillard
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
Achieving ambitious road safety targets
Sponsor: OECD
Contact: Jim Langford
Child pedestrians
Sponsor: NRMA-ACT Road Safety Trust
Contact: Jennie Oxley
Chronic Illness & Crash Risk - a critical review of current evidence on medical conditions and crash risk and will result in an update of Charlton et al. (2004). Influence of Chronic Illness on Crash Involvement of Motor Vehicle Drivers, MUARC Report 213
Sponsor: VicRoads
Contact: Jim Langford / Sjaanie Koppel
Clear zone guidelines
Sponsor: VicRoads
Contact: Bruce Corben
Crew resource management - young driver training
Sponsor: NRMA-ACT Road Safety Trust
Contact: Michael Lenne
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 safe riding of motorcycle postal delivery officers
Sponsor: Australia Post
Contact: Michael Lenne
Factors influencing road crash and injury trends in NSW
Sponsor: Insurance Australia Ltd.
Contact: Stuart Newstead
Flexible barrier systems
Sponsor: Baseline Research Program
Contact: Bruce Corben
Framework for evaluation of the Queensland Road Safety Strategy 2004-2011
Sponsor: Dept. of Transport Qld.
Contact: Max Cameron
Human error in road transport
Sponsor: Baseline Research Program & Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB)
Contact: Charlotte Brace
Implementation of performance indicators and evaluation methodology for WA Road Safety Strategy
Sponsor: Office of Road Safety, Western Australia
Contact: Bruce Corben
Literature review and consultation with experts to derive both policy and research recommendations to improve safety at level crossings
Sponsor: Dept. of Transport
Contact: Michael Lenne
LTO decision making
Sponsor: VicRoads
Contact: Tom Triggs
Matching data sources
Sponsor: Baseline Research Program
Contact: Stuart Newstead
Railway crossing advice
Sponsor: Dept. of Justice
Contact: Brian Fildes
Road Safety Handbook
Sponsor: AustRoads
Contact: Jim Langford
Speed limits
Sponsor: AustRoads
Contact: Jim Langford
The relationship between crime and road safety
Sponsor: Baseline Research Program
Contact: Charlotte Brace
This project aims to review the extent of bus crashes and incidents in Dubai and to develop a strategy for addressing these problems in the future.
Sponsor: SERCO Consultants
Contact: Brian Fildes
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
Vehicle impoundment
Sponsor: Victoria Police
Contact: Stuart Newstead
Vision impairment and fitness to drive
Sponsor: Australian Research Council (ARC)
Contact: Judith Charlton
WA Road Safety Strategy
Sponsor: Office of Road Safety, Western Australia
Contact: Bruce Corben

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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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