Conducting crash tests for pedestrians at Adelaide University

A headform launcher at the Road Accident Research Unit at Adelaide University. The instrumented headform strikes the test vehicle at a set velocity and measures the impact. European and Australian authorities are much closer to adopting pedestrian test standards than the United States, which is only interested in vehicle occupant tests.

 

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Other interesting topics in Episode 72:

• A new type of energy-absorbing bollard.

• Lowering residential speed limits in the Australian Capital Territory.

• The local bicyclist organization would like to see more speed limits lowered.

• Shared zones keep cars close to walking speed in Melbourne.

• Research demonstrates why lower vehicle speeds are good for pedestrians.

• A chat with the chairman of the Pedestrian Council of Australia in Sydney.

• Using automatic traffic counters to measure gaps in traffic.

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