Road safety engineering risk assessment, part 5: review of crashes on unsealed roads

With a large proportion of the road network in Australia and New Zealand being unsealed (58 per cent in Australia and 36 per cent in New Zealand), it is important to understand what factors lead to the occurrence of crashes in this environment, and what measures may be undertaken to minimise them. This study involved a literature review and internet search, crash data analysis, workshop and site inspections of a number of unsealed road crash locations. The aim was to assess the incidence and severity of casualty crashes on unsealed rural roads, identify factors and likely causes, and assess potential countermeasures.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.onlinepublications.austroads.com.au/script/home.asp
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Austroads Project ST1428
• Corporate Authors:

  Austroads

  Sydney, New South Wales   
• Authors:
  • Boschert, L
  • Pyta, V
  • Turner, B
  • Green, D
• Publication Date: 2010-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 76p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash analysis; Crash causes; Crash severity; Gravel roads; Highway safety; Traffic safety; Unpaved roads
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road safety (engineering and vehicles)
• ATRI Terms: Crash analysis; Crash cause; Crash countermeasure; Crash severity; Road safety; Unsealed road
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01381712
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 9781921709050
• Report/Paper Numbers: AP-T150/10
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 22 2012 12:44PM