Modernising intersection investment decisions

Innovative and transformational change is required to modernise intersection decision-making processes – it is critical that these processes include both efficiency and Safe System principles. Today’s intersection decision-making software does not provide any guidance in accordance with Safe System principles, for example, at signalised intersections where death and serious injury are highly concentrated. Intersection efficiency software, however, is a highly valued tool used by every Australasian jurisdiction and most local government authorities. This paper argues that modernising intersection decision-making processes can be achieved by developing protocols that integrate Safe System principles, specifically using kinetic energy analysis, with intersection efficiency software used by practitioners, everyday, to significantly improve critical intersection type and design decision-making. Once established, Australia can become a global leader in safe intersection design and in the prevention of tens of thousands of avoidable deaths and serious injuries at Australia’s urban and regional intersections over coming decades.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.33492/ARSC-2022
• Record URL:
  • https://australasianroadsafetyconference.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ARSC2022-Christchurch-Proceedings.pdf
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/9780648184850
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Extended abstract
• Authors:
  • Moon, W
  • Mihailidis, P
  • Corben, B
• Conference:
  • Australasian Road Safety Conference, 2022, Christchurch, New Zealand
• Publication Date: 2022-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 282-283

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Decision making; Highway design; Highway engineering; Intersections; Traffic safety
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• ATRI Terms: Crash countermeasure; Decision process; Intersection; Road design; Road engineering
• Subject Areas: Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01933687
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB Group Limited
• ISBN: 9780648184850
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Oct 15 2024 1:32PM