Vulnerable road users (VRU) face significantly elevated risk of injury in the event of a crash when compared with other road users (i.e., occupants of cars, trucks, buses). The current series of briefs looks at VRU treatments as part of an area-wide approach, drawing substantially on the Austroads (2020) report titled Integrating Safe System with Movement and Place for Vulnerable Road Users[1]. The series is structured in four parts, with the current brief (part 4) focusing o

The increased use of e-bikes and e-scooters is clearly evident on Australian roads, especially in urban areas. These vehicles offer users a range of benefits for short-range trips, including low purchase and operating costs, convenience, accessibility and the absence of licencing and training requirements, as well as age restrictions. While research on the safety aspects of micromobility devices has been conducted in many places over the last decade, authorities face new chal

Recent research in Australia (de Rome et al., 2024) examined the coding systems used to define motor vehicle crash types and contributing...

Road surface friction is directly related to skid resistance and, therefore, crash risk. Low surface friction can contribute to crashes...

Motorcycle run-off-road (ROR) crashes tend to be most severe when riders impact solid roadside objects. While various types of barriers...

Motorcycle crashes significantly contribute to the number of deaths and serious injuries on Victorian roads every year. In order to...