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#44 Let there be light
Appropriate lighting for roadways and adjacent areas is an essential and integral part of safe system traffic management and design. In many ways, the provision and improvement of lighting touches on the 2025 Australasian Road Safety Conference’s theme of Equity, Elasticity and Evolution. This includes addressing the needs of all road users (Equity), embracing adaptability and promoting mode shift (Elasticity), and addressing safe system gaps through innovations in technology
Oct 202 min read


#30 Median Refuge Islands
Median island treatments provide several functions with road safety benefits, including separation of two-way traffic, narrowing of lanes...
Jul 72 min read


#27 Raised Safety Platform Ramp Gradient
As outlined previously in Post #16, raised safety platforms (RSPs) are a primary Safe System treatment to promote lower vehicle speeds...
Jun 162 min read


#18 Slower local streets
Victoria’s draft 30-year infrastructure strategy 2025-2055 contains several recommendations directly targeting road safety improvement....
Mar 311 min read


#3 Pedestrian Operated Signals (POS)
What is a Pedestrian Operated Signal (POS)? A Pedestrian Operated Signal (POS), also known as a push-button crossing signal, is a traffic...
Aug 12, 20242 min read


#1 Wombat Crossing
What is a wombat crossing? Wombat crossing is a safety treatment combines two main components, a raised safety platform (or speed table)...
Nov 20, 20232 min read
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