Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP0990292
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Using 'biological motion' to enhance the nighttime safety of road workers, cyclists, and pedestrians. Pedestrian and cyclist fatalities are a major road safety problem, accounting for a third of road fatalities at an estimated cost of $2.5 billion/year. Late recognition of pedestrians and cyclist by drivers is the main reason for these collisions. We have shown that innovative visibility designs which involve strategic placement of reflective markers on the moveable joints can greatly enhance visibility and hence safety of these vulnerable road users. We will extend this research to incorporate evaluation of these visibility solutions in real-world environments and encourage the widespread use of these designs in the real-world through education and policy change.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 11-2009
End Date: 06-2013
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $337,195.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Other Education | Optometry Not Elsewhere Classified | Optometry and Ophthalmology | Transport Engineering |
