University of New South Wales - Transport and Road Safety

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Transport and Road Safety (TARS) Research is a research group at UNSW dedicated entirely to road and transport safety research. The philosophy of the road and transport safety research focus at the TARS is the safe system principle, commonly used in occupational health and safety and adopted by the Australian Transport Council in 2004. Read more..

TARS researchers are investigating the way that people use their bikes for transport, to support policy and planning to promote cycling. So that the benefits of cycling for transport can be valued correctly it is important to understand how cycling for transport influences the use of other modes of transport.

The long, winding, and safer road

Prof. Raphael Grzebieta and Lori Mooren from TARS, together with Prof. Mark Stevenson from MUARC, were invited as a guest panel to discuss road safety on the ABC's "Nightlife with Tony Delroy" show on Wed, Apr. 17.

Webinar on Graduated Driver Licensing

Teresa Senserrick from TARS gave a presentation at the webinar titled "Vehicle Identifier Requirements for Graduated Driver Licensing: A Case Study in New Jersey".

Scholarship Opportunity at TARS

A scholarship opportunity is available for a Post Graduate student to perform research on heavy vehicle road safety. The value of this scholarship is AU$ 29,844 (per annum), paid fortnightly for the period of 2 years if masters or 3 years if PhD. This scholarship is for study in Australia for those who have achieved Honours 2a or equivalent.