Transcript Safe Rural Roads - What will it take?

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