Work in Progress at MUARC
Motorcycles

Develop, pilot and conduct a large-scale trial of an on-road assisted ride program - The two year program will be designed to promote safer on-road riding by reducing risk taking behaviours and crash involvement among newly licensed motorcyclists.
Sponsor: VicRoads
Contact: Christine Mulvihill
Enhanced safe riding of motorcycle postal delivery officers
Sponsor: Australia Post
Contact: Michael Lenne
Evaluation of training drivers re motorcyclists - Investigates use of video training to increase the likelihood of drivers giving way to motorcycles at intersections.
Sponsor: VicRoads
Contact: Michael Lenne
Hazard perception of motorcyclists
Sponsor: VicRoads
Contact: Michael Lenne
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
Motorcycle speeding part 1 - to examine cases of motorcycle fatalities to determine the characteristics of crashes in which inappropriate speed (for the conditions) and/or excessive speed (over the limit) have contributed to the accident.
Sponsor: VicRoads
Contact: Karen Stephan
Motorcycle Travel Route Analysis
Sponsor: VicRoads
Contact: Nimmi Candappa
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

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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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