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Rollover Crashes: Road Design Risk Factors and Infrastructure Solutions
AP-R607-19
11 Sep 2019
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Rollover crashes are an undesirable outcome in a substantial proportion of casualty crashes on high-speed roads. Rollovers are especially over-represented in run-off-road crashes due to their direct interaction with the roadside geometry. This…
Guidelines for the Provision of Heavy Vehicle Rest Area Facilities (Ed 1.1)
AP-R591-19
Edition: 1.1
16 Jul 2019
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Heavy vehicle rest areas (HVRAs) are provided to help heavy vehicle drivers manage fatigue and comply with driving hours regulation. To aid road managers in this task, Austroads has produced Guidelines for the Provision of Heavy Vehicle Rest…
Webinar: Guidelines for the Provision of Heavy Vehicle Rest Area Facilities
WEB-R591-19
14 Feb 2019
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This webinar, presented on 14 February 2019, provides an overview of the Austroads Guidelines for the Provision of Heavy Vehicle Rest Area Facilities.
Guide to Road Design Part 6A: Paths for Walking and Cycling
AGRD06A-17
Edition: 2
2 Jun 2017
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Guide to Road Design Part 6A: Paths for Walking and Cycling provides guidance for designers and other practitioners on the design of paths for safe and efficient walking and cycling, both within the road corridor and outside the road corridor. The…
Improving the Performance of Safe System Infrastructure: Final Report
AP-R498-15
Edition: 1.1
18 Nov 2015
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This report summarises the findings of a three-year study which reviewed the safety performance of selected road infrastructure elements and provided solutions that were more closely aligned with the Safe System ideal.
Guide to Road Design Part 6B: Roadside Environment
AGRD06B-15
Edition: 2
21 Jul 2015
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Guide to Road Design Part 6B: Roadside Environmentcontains information on the components of roadside areas that may need to be accommodated within a road reserve. These components include environmental aspects such as fauna management and noise…
Improving Roadside Safety: Summary Report
AP-R437-14
12 Feb 2014
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This report presents road safety engineering practitioners in Australia and New Zealand with updated advice on hazard management, treatment selection and barrier placement in a Safe System context. Roadside hazards pose a major risk to the occupants…
Improving Roadside Safety: Stage 4: Interim Report
AP-R436-14
12 Feb 2014
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Roadside hazards pose a major risk to the occupants of vehicles which run off the road. This report presents the final stage of an Austroads project which involved investigations into the effectiveness of safety barrier placement, providing more…
Impact of Roadside Advertising on Road Safety
AP-R420-13
16 Jan 2013
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This research project aimed to harmonise the criteria road agencies use to manage roadside advertising devices, and promote improved and consistent good practice by road agencies.
Improving Roadside Safety - Stage 3: Interim Report
AP-R419-12
8 Nov 2012
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The objective of this project is to improve the safety performance of roadsides. The Stage 3 interim report of this project presents the project findings achieved during the 2010-11 financial year. Stage 3 builds on findings and recommendations of…
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