Safe Rural Roads - What will it take?
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MUARC – Monash University
Accident Research Centre
injury prevention/control
in all settings
• home
• community
• workplace
• transport
MUARC
not part of a faculty
research only
multi-disciplinary
(largely) self-funding
MUARC
about 90 staff
: including 15 PhD students
around 20 are level C, D, or E
Transport at MUARC
road
rail
marine
air
workplace (fleet safety; forklifts;
tractors)
Strengths at MUARC
epidemiology
data base creations, management,
surveillance
safe system design
• vehicles
• roads
crash investigation
evaluation of public policy programs
ITS
Some Current Themes
ageing
consumer influence
vehicle safety (primary &
secondary)
safety strategies
MUARC Key Players
in Transport Safety
Brian Fildes
Bruce Corben
Judith Charlton
David Logan
Peter Hillard
Mike Lenne
Mike Regan
Astrid Linder
MUARC Key Players
in Transport Safety (2)
Jennie Oxley
Stuart Newstead
Lesley Day
Max Cameron
Narelle Haworth
Jim Langford
Claes Tingvall
Peter Vulcan
Tom Triggs
MUARC’s vision
Monash as world leader in “safety”
Monash Institute
with MUARC as a Centre and
spokes into all faculties
• Transport
• Ageing