Enhanced maintenance strategies for popular motorcycle routes

Motorcycles are more susceptible to crashes than other vehicles because of road surface issues. The road risk action categories and road maintenance categories VicRoads uses to determine the timing of remedial actions were based on traffic volumes and the road’s function. While heavy vehicle use was factored into this assessment, motorcycles were not. If, instead of cars or heavy vehicles, motorcycles become the designated ‘maintenance design vehicle’, then road repairs, maintenance and reinstatement works need to be carried out in a slightly different manner. Using the Great Alpine Road as an example, this paper specifies enhanced maintenance strategies that are suitable for motorcyclists.

• Record URL:
  http://acrs.org.au/publications/acrs-conference-papers/acrs-database/
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Extended abstract only
• Authors:
  • Beer, K
• Conference:
  • Australasian Road Safety Conference, 2016, Canberra, ACT, Australia
• Publication Date: 2016-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 3p
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the 2016 Australasian Road Safety Conference, 6-8 September, Canberra, Australia

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highway maintenance; Highways; Maintenance; Maintenance management; Motorcycles; Motorcyclists; Repairing; Rural highways; Surface course (Pavements); Texture
• Uncontrolled Terms: Safe systems (roads)
• Geographic Terms: Australia; Victoria
• ATRI Terms: Maintenance planning; Motorcycle; Repair; Road maintenance; Road surface properties; Rural road
• ITRD Terms: 2775: Rural road
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01617860
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Nov 28 2016 2:25PM