New! @3CRMelbourne podcast: Dr John Symons from BikeWest: When will Victorian government act to protect vulnerable road users? Dynon, Footscray Rd, WGT, will any of the 56 recommendations from 'Inquiry into the impact of road safety' be acted upon? #naarm #melbourne #safety #cycling #pedestrians #vulnerableroadusers #safesystems https://www.3cr.org.au/yarrabug/episode/dr-john-symons-when-will-victorian-government-act-protect-vulnerable-road-users
Dr John Symons: When will Victorian government act to protect vulnerable road users?

On this weeks program Chris catches up with one of our regular guests, Dr John Symons from BikeWest, about ongoing safety issues for bicycle riders with Dynon Road, Footscray Road, the Westgate Tunnel Project and if the Victorian Government will act upon 56 recommendations contained in Legislative Assembly Economy and Infrastructure Committee: Inquiry into the impact of road safety behaviours on vulnerable road users.

3CR Community Radio

Higher, longer, wider and heavier #cars kill #pedestrians (and other #VulnerableRoadUsers). #SUV hood height is the most significant factor.

"high-front-end designs are specifically culpable for higher pedestrian #Death rates, and this is not driven by other characteristics that are correlated with front-end height.
[Every] 4-inch (100-mm) increase in front end height translates to a 28 percent increase in pedestrian death."
#RoadDeaths #RoadSafety #Pedestrian

#VRU is a new term for toddlers, often referred to as disease-vectors during flu-season.

> “We have low exposure to small #VRUs” — #VulnerableRoadUsers, a reference to #children — “so very few events to estimate risk from,” the materials say. Another section concedes #CruiseVehicles’ “lack of a high-precision Small VRU classifier,” or machine learning software that would automatically detect child-shaped objects

https://theintercept.com/2023/11/06/cruise-self-driving-cars-children/
#AISalami #AI

Cruise Knew Its Self-Driving Cars Had Problems Recognizing Children — and Kept Them on the Streets

Cruise, General Motors’ self-driving division, knew its cars sometimes had problems detecting children — but kept the vehicles on the road.

The Intercept
Good to see this horrible trend of touch screens in cars declining. It's horrible for users of the vehicles. It's horrible for the safety of vulnerable road users.
https://slate.com/business/2023/04/cars-buttons-touchscreens-vw-porsche-nissan-hyundai.html
#cars #roadsafety #ergonomics #trucks #vehicles #vulnerableroadusers #safety
The Glorious Return of an Old-School Car Feature

Automakers are starting to admit that a new car technology didn’t work out.

Slate

📣Registration is now open for our online member's event 💥 25 April 💥 #RoadSafety For All! Learn from experts about how we can help #VulnerableRoadUsers. Learn more 🚗👉 http://ow.ly/NJtc50NhIbg #MicroMobility #UrbanPlanning #RoadAwareness

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ERSCharter/status/1637756140581711873

European Road Safety Charter - Road Safety for All | European Road Safety Charter

Every road user should be able to feel safe during their journey.  Unfortunately, for many vulnerable road users, this is still not the case in Europe, and their needs are sometimes still hidden for organisations and policy makers.  During this online workshop Road safety for all, the Charter will give a platform to these groups to better understand the challenges they are facing and how all Charter members can collaborate to improve their safety via best practices.  You will be able to hear experts reveal more information about the following topics:

Interesting interview with history professor Dr. Peter Norton, an Assistant Professor of at #UVA Engineering. Discussion is how the automobile became so dominant that the streets are no longer safe for our children Listen on #OutspokenCyclist Show 1/15/23 podcast 621. Fast forward to the 22 minute mark. Enjoy! #Pedestrian #CarCulture #VulnerableRoadUsers #bicycle http://www.wjcu.org/2023/01/16/outspoken-cyclist-1-15-2023#more-17618
Outspoken Cyclist – 1/15/2023 – WJCU