Road Safety

Sciences & Technology
Giving Australians ‘smart’ incentives to drive safe
Personalised driver feedback and financial incentives are part of innovative strategies to respond to Australia’s increasing rates of road trauma

Environment
What is the best urban design to reduce road injuries?
City designs that can reduce reliance on cars, without reducing population mobility, are critical for mitigating many of our most pressing environmental and public health concerns

Sciences & Technology
Under the Microscope
Tackling human error to stop vehicle accidents
Transport engineer and researcher Peter Sweatman says improving safety is a big driver of vehicle innovation, and the focus is now on saving drivers from themselves

Sciences & Technology
Giving driverless vehicles the human touch
Can driverless vehicle technology replicate the human rules of engagement between pedestrians and drivers?

Environment
New fixes for old traffic problems
Bringing transport systems into the 21st century means connecting all elements of the network – from the vehicles to the traffic lights, and even the pavements