CASR is proud of our two PhD candidates, Sam Doecke and Matthew Howe, PhD, who have been awarded their doctorates. Sam and Matthew recently attended graduation ceremonies at the University of Adelaide, along with their CASR supervisors, Matthew Baldock and Jamie Mackenzie. 🎉 🇼🇪🇱🇱 🇩🇴🇳🇪 🇦🇳🇩 🇨🇴🇳🇬🇷🇦🇹🇺🇱🇦🇹🇮🇴🇳🇸, 🇩🇷 🇸🇦🇲 🇩🇴🇪🇨🇰🇪 🇦🇳🇩 🇩🇷 🇲🇦🇹🇹🇭🇪🇼 🇭🇴🇼🇪❗
Centre for Automotive Safety Research
Research
Adelaide, SA 449 followers
CASR seeks to understand the complexity of road crashes, with the ultimate goal of eliminating harm from our road system
About us
The Centre for Automotive Safety Research is part of the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology (@UofA_SET) within the University of Adelaide. Our 22 staff consists of a multi-disciplinary team of academics and professionals who seek to understand the complexity of road crashes, with the ultimate goal of eliminating harm from our road system. Our vehicle testing laboratory, conveniently located 10 minutes away from Adelaide CBD, in Kent Town, focusses on the safety aspects of vehicles especially new technologies as advanced driver assistance systems are becoming more common in our vehicle fleet and significantly increase safety on our roads.
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https://ecms.adelaide.edu.au/centre-for-automotive-safety-research/
External link for Centre for Automotive Safety Research
- Industry
- Research
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Adelaide, SA
- Type
- Educational
- Founded
- 1962
- Specialties
- Road safety research, In-depth crash investigation, and Impact testing
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University of Adelaide
Adelaide, SA 5005, AU
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57 King William Street
Kent Town, SA 5067, AU
Employees at Centre for Automotive Safety Research
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Marleen Sommariva-van de Griend
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Jamie Mackenzie
Road safety researcher specialising in technology solutions and cyclist safety
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James Thompson
Research Fellow at Centre for Automotive Safety Research
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Martin Elsegood
Crash investigator and research engineer at the Centre for Automotive Safety Research
Updates
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It was great to have the opportunity to host the Australasian College of Road Safety - SA Chapter in our 🚗 impact laboratory on Wednesday. Thank you to the ACRS-SA Chapter committee members, Philip Blake, Matthew Vertudaches, Tana Tan (PhD) and Jamie Mackenzie for facilitating this visit. CASR was honoured to have the Lord Mayor Jane Lomax-Smith and our founder Emeritus Professor Jack McLean both there for the occasion. 🙂
Dr Jack McLean has been called the "father of road safety in Australia" and has been credited with arguably saving more lives than any other South Australian. Quite simply, Jack is a hero. Jack founded the Road Accident Research Centre in 1973 and quickly established the centre as one of the country's leaders in investigating crashes of all types, from heavy vehicle collisions to motorist and pedestrian fatalities, across metro and rural areas. By reviewing early case studies, Jack was able to spot the major factors that contributed to the state's climbing road toll and direct research towards finding solutions. He's coordinated studies looking at alcohol impairment, road infrastructure and how vehicle design can be improved to protect pedestrians. On top of all this, Jack has been instrumental in shaping road safety policy and recognised globally for his knowledge and work. It was wonderful to reunite with Jack after many years at the University of Adelaide's Centre for Automotive Safety Research (CASR) in Kent Town this week, where I was given a tour and got to see a crash test simulation in action. CASR research continues to improve safety on our roads, underscoring the importance of Jack's work more than 50 years on.
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Excited to share that CASR has completed a significant study for the AA Research Foundation, focusing on enhancing New Zealand's licensing system to better support novice drivers. We examined how New Zealand’s driver licensing system compares internationally and identified several key measures that could greatly improve safety for new drivers. Looking forward to connecting with others on this important topic! The full report can be downloaded from the Centre for Automotive Safety Research website⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gSrPCUQQ or on the AA New Zealand website ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/g99TSWHK
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It was great to collaborate with the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide and host medical students at the CASR impact lab during Trauma week.
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You can now download our latest report in the ongoing series on event data recorder analysis by Martin Elsegood, Giulio Ponte, Sam Doecke and Ian English. It is titled, 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐃𝐑 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐡-𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐯𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬: 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 (𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐑𝟐𝟒𝟎) Download it ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gHxwMtaZ
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Centre for Automotive Safety Research reposted this
We're looking for some new team members! Applications are now open for a unique crash investigator role and a research data analyst. 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 https://lnkd.in/gqw9Uavj 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝘁 https://lnkd.in/gaH3y6cD
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🤩 An open access article titled "A cross-sectional study of the prevalence of medical conditions as contributors to road crashes in South Australia" by Associate Professor Matthew Baldock and Simon Raftery has just been published in the Traffic Injury Prevention journal. Check out the article here: https://lnkd.in/esFTWNFY Tandfonline, University of Adelaide, Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
A cross-sectional study of the prevalence of medical conditions as contributors to road crashes in South Australia
tandfonline.com
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We're looking for some new team members! Applications are now open for a unique crash investigator role and a research data analyst. 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 https://lnkd.in/gqw9Uavj 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝘁 https://lnkd.in/gaH3y6cD
Research Officer - Crash Investigation
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A new cyclist report on passing distances in the ACT, written by Jamie Mackenzie and Giulio Ponte was released last week. Mackenzie, J. R. R., & Ponte, G. (2024). 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭ℎ𝐞 𝐀𝐂𝐓 (𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐑𝟐𝟑𝟑). Adelaide: Centre for Automotive Safety Research. You can find a copy of it on the ACT city services website. >> https://lnkd.in/geVyUkiB
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👋 One month ago, we bid farewell to the 18 professionals taking part in the South Asia Regional Infrastructure Connectivity (SARIC) Road Safety Management Training Program. It was a pleasure to collaborate with our peers at the Professional and Continuing Education at the University of Adelaide and Palladium: Make It Possible to bring this Program to life. ✨Highlights included site visits with Motor Trade Association of SA/NT and Department for Infrastructure and Transport; a presentation from Carla Hoorweg, CEO @ANCAP SAFETY; a panel discussion with Department for Infrastructure and Transport , South Australia Police and Lifetime Support Authority of South Australia; and an industry networking lunch. SARIC is supported by Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Read more about the SARIC Road Safety Management Training Program on our website ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gPV4BZ4k #SARIC #Australia #SouthAsia #DFAT #Transport #Training #RoadSafety #Networking