Our road safety research aims to mitigate crash risks and knowledge gaps.
Road Safety
Latest publications and webinars
- WEB-DSFT-25
- 27 March 2025
- Webinars
In this webinar, Sjaan Koppel, winner of the Austroads-sponsored Women in Road Safety Award 2024, presents findings from an Australian study on the importance of correct seatbelt use during pregnancy for maternal and fetal safety in car crashes.
- AP-R730-25
- 21 March 2025
- Research Reports
This report analyses pedestrian safety in Australia and New Zealand, outlining a systems-based approach with 22 Road and Road Safety Management and 32 Safe System interventions. It examines pedestrian safety in urban and rural contexts, highlighting…
- AP-R727-25
- 21 March 2025
- Research Reports
This report establishes the foundational framework for Austroads&rsquo
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.
Austroads project – Charting a path to eliminating road death and serious injury – is focused on developing a path to zero deaths and serious injuries through a holistic approach to the safety of all people using the road.
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.
Road safety projects
Our schedule of projects continually evolves meet tour members' needs. Current projects include: