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Road safety

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Cycling and road safety
Highway safety
Traffic safety
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Discussion paper

Regulatory options to assure automated vehicle safety in Australia


This discussion paper canvases four options for a national safety assurance regime for automated vehicles.
Report

How safe are our roads? Australian road assessment program: risk mapping 2016


The Australian Road Assessment Program (AusRAP) is an analysis of the major highways and motorways in Australia, as defined in the National Land Transport Network Determination 2014. Eligibility for assessment typically requires that a road have a speed limit of 90km/h or more, though some lower speed limit sections are included where they form an...
Discussion paper

Future directions paper: how Victoria will continue to support the development of automated vehicles


The purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive overview of the regulatory environment in Victoria, how it relates to automated vehicles and our plans to make changes to the regulatory framework that will support the testing and development of highly automated vehicle technology.
Report

Investing to save lives: an impact investment case for preventing road trauma


Governments, insurers and service providers all stand to benefit from savings in future health costs if spending is directed to prevention of road trauma. New analysis commissioned by the FIA Foundation shows that investing early to prevent injury can deliver real financial dividends as well as saving lives. In addition to the direct savings to...
Report

International road safety comparisons 2014: statistical report


This report presents tabulations of road deaths and road death rates for Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) nations and Australian states and territories. The rates allow for a comparison of Australia's road safety performance with that of other OECD nations by accounting for the differing levels of populations, motorisation and distances travelled. In...