Heavy vehicle safety is a continuing concern in both Australia and New Zealand. On behalf of Austroads, ARRB Group undertook to identify the road related factors that contribute to heavy vehicle crashes on Australian and New Zealand freight routes. Four key tasks were carried out: 1. an analysis of heavy vehicle crash data for New Zealand and all Australian jurisdictions except ACT; 2. inspections of heavy vehicle crash cluster sites along selected major freight routes aimed at identifying the road factors which may have contributed to the occurrence or severity of heavy vehicle crashes; 3. a review of literature focused on the issues identified during the site inspections; 4. a stakeholder workshop. These tasks all provided information which was used to guide recommendations for revisions to the Austroads Road Safety Audit Checklists and a draft strategy for addressing heavy vehicle safety on major freight routes. (Author/publisher)
Samenvatting