Tag: Road safety
E-scooter riders flouting rules, blocking footpaths and causing accidents? We need to use smart solutions (and bust the myths)
Despite loud calls for tough policing of e-scooters and even outright bans, the problems can be better managed with technology and public education.
Faster is not always better: why the case for higher speed limits is fatally flawed
Higher speed limits are coming. But the case against them isn’t based on road safety alone – claims of increased economic efficiency are not supported by the evidence, either.
As cities axe shared e-scooters, the many more personally owned ones are in a blind spot
Shared e-scooters are much more regulated and monitored than privately owned e-scooters, which are likely to pose greater risks as a result.
Lower speeds on local streets cut deaths and injuries by a quarter in Wales. Over 100 experts want Australia to do the same
The death toll on Australian roads in July was almost a third higher than the five-year average. The 12-month toll was the highest since 2012. A lower speed limit will save lives.
Should WA and NT drop rural default speed limits to 100kph? Here’s what the evidence says
Would copying other states and dropping the default limit by just ten kilometres on country roads in WA and NT make a difference? And how might it be enforced?
Hundreds of cities have achieved zero road deaths in a year. Here’s how they did it
The number of deaths on Australian roads has been increasing steadily year after year. It’s unacceptable not to act on the evidence of what works to boost road safety.
Australians are open to self-driving vehicles, but want humans to retain ultimate control
Roughly half of people surveyed support the development of autonomous vehicles. But a third were undecided about many aspects and will need to be convinced about their safety and other benefits.
Seeing a lot of mobile speed cameras on your summer road trips? Here's how they work
As you travel around the country this holidays, you might see some roadside trailers or tripods. They’re mobile road safety cameras and they can catch out a range of bad driver behaviour.
How to never get a speeding fine again — and maybe save a child's life
Most drivers admit to speeding and it’s causing an increasing number of deaths on our roads. Using intelligent speed assist technology can reverse this deadly trend.
Our children are victims of road violence. We need to talk about the deadly norms of car use
We accept the daily toll of road deaths and injuries as the price we pay to be able to drive everywhere, but it doesn’t have to be this way.
Are Australia's roads becoming more dangerous? Here's what the data says
Road deaths have remained stubbornly high in Australia over the past decade. Do we have the right strategies in place to address the problem?
