Near-misses, when accidents are narrowly avoided, aren’t false alarms. They’re the most honest feedback a system gives: the future, whispering in the present.
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The fatal jet ski accident in Sydney this week reminds us how dangerous these personal watercraft can be.
A bad night’s sleep on Sunday, the start of a new project and changing weather over the weekend can all affect what happens on site on Mondays.
One thing we can do to reduce this transport inequity is make it easier for First Nations people to get their driver’s licence. This also brings individuals and communities many other benefits.
A study of displayed road signs in Texas shows that, surprisingly, safety messages may actually make roads less safe.
Migrants are no more at risk of drowning than Australian-born swimmers but you’d never know from media reports.
We should all learn from mistakes. Driverless cars must do the same when it comes to any accidents they’ve been involved in on our roads, no matter who was to blame.
Machines are taking over many human tasks but what happens when something goes wrong? Would humans still have the skills to react and prevent a tragedy?
Investigations into the tragic accident which left four people dead at an amusement park could lead to changes in the safety regulations.
The movie Sully, out today, tells the story of Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger who landed an Airbus A320-214 in New York’s Hudson River. To accident experts, this was no crash landing.
More tasks are being given over to automation, from autopilots in transport to medical diagnosis. But humans are a poor backup for automation, especially when the automation goes wrong.
Air accident investigations are meticulous, thorough, and are the reason air travel is as safe as it is.
It’s a year since the tragic death of two Australian jockeys and the sport has claimed two more lives since then. So what is being done to imprve safety in horse racing?
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Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne
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Postdoctoral research fellow, Macquarie University
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PhD in machine ethics, University of Canterbury
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Professor of Human Factors, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Adjunct Professor, Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
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Director of Transport Systems, Professor of Safety & Accident Investigation, Cranfield University
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Senior Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow in Human Factors, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Associate Professor, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Emeritus Professor, University of Technology Sydney
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PhD Candidate, George Institute for Global Health
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Senior research fellow, George Institute for Global Health
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Assistant Professor, Accounting, University of Minnesota
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Professor and Director of the Western Australian Centre for Road Safety Research, The University of Western Australia
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Indigenous Australian Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Justice, Centre for Justice, Queensland University of Technology