Our road safety research aims to mitigate crash risks and knowledge gaps.
Road Safety
Latest publications and webinars
- WEB-AGRS03-26
- 20 August 2026
- Webinars
This webinar provides an overview of the updated Austroads 
- WEB-G115-26
- 16 July 2026
- Webinars
This webinar presents the development and application of the Minimum Data Requirements for Pedestrian Safety Guideline and its supporting research. Participants will gain an overview of the challenges associated with inconsistent and incomplete…
- WEB-CPZ-26
- 8 July 2026
- Webinars
This webinar presents the completed Austroads Charting a Path to Eliminating Road Death and Serious Injury project, including all three streams and newly released knowledge transfer resources. It introduces the Planning for Zero Framework (PfZF)…
Austroads' Road Safety Task Force and their projects.
An overview of the Guide to Road Safety which examines road crash costs and road agencies’ duty of care to provide safe travel.
The AusRAP program is intended to lead and assist jurisdictions and local government to maximise the road safety trauma reduction in their management of, and investment in, Australian roads.
This page offers comprehensive information on Austroads’ efforts to combat distracted driving. It provides an overview of the Driver Distraction Roadmap: Implementation Guide and other upcoming distracted-driver projects from Austroads.
This page provides an overview of the work Austroads is undertaking to develop educational recourses to help the community understand and fully utilise the Advanced Driver Assistance Systems.
This page provides an overview of Austroads’ efforts to improve pedestrian safety through the Keeping People Safe When Walking project, undertaken as part of the Road Safety and Design Program.
From early in the 2025/26 financial year, Austroads will manage the Victorian Road Safety Auditor Register, with the Department of Transport and Planning retaining responsibility for the accreditation program.
Road safety projects
Our schedule of projects continually evolves to meet our members' needs. Current projects include: