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Hitting a large animal at speed can be catastrophic and the risks vary by time of day, season and location.
The way cars are assessed for safety ratings is changing in Australia and New Zealand. The changes are broadly positive.
Listening to music, day dreaming or eating while driving? New research reveals just how distracting these behaviours are.
Bull bars were designed for use in remote and rural areas but are now everywhere. This is putting pedestrians at risk.
We know texting while driving can kill – but research shows touchscreen controls in a car can be just as distracting.
A former airline pilot turned safety researcher explains the shocking lack of real-world testing to keep women safe in the air and on our roads.
Cars that mostly drive themselves – but where a human is required to continuously supervise – fall between the cracks of existing law.
Features like lane-keeping assistance and emergency braking stop crashes – but drivers often find them annoying or confusing.
The summer months can be especially deadly for teenage drivers. Training, road restrictions and adult guidance can help teen drivers stay safe during the summer and beyond.
Understanding what to do when faced with flooding on the road is an important, yet often overlooked aspect of driver education, which could be the difference between life and death.
EV fires make headlines, but they don’t tell the full story of EV safety. The real threat isn’t combustion, it’s weight.
Technology has made driving safer in many ways, but also provided more opportunities for drivers to distract themselves.
Automobile technology provides opportunities for older drivers to maintain their independence and autonomy, but cars need to be designed with their needs in mind.
The connected vehicles of the future could make our cars and data more vulnerable to theft and malicious attack.
Fatal road injuries are among the top 10 causes of death in Ghana.
The controversial cars are under attack.
More and more people are incorporating wearable devices like smartwatches into their lives. But these wearables are a driving distraction that the public and law enforcement should be aware of.
Driverless vehicles rely heavily on sensors to navigate the world. They’re vulnerable to attack if bad actors trick them into ‘seeing’ things that aren’t there, potentially leading to deadly crashes.
What should be done to ensure that the SDGs actually change countries’ development trajectories? Here are four practical steps.
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Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne
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