Traffic

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

Sciences & Technology

Covid-19: A challenge and an opportunity for public transport

The pandemic has raised doubts over mass public transport, but connective technology offers a new way to keep everyone moving sustainably

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

Environment

Engineering a smart city

An app that can get you from A to B faster and safer? The technology to transform our burgeoning city transport systems into intelligent networks is already here

Health & Medicine

Childcare centres and car exhaust: A dangerous mix

New research finds that many inner Melbourne childcare centres are built close to busy roads, putting children near dangerous vehicle exhaust and highlighting the need for buffer zones

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