ARRB has a seat at the world’s biggest table – the United Nations – in leading the fight to reduce road deaths worldwide. ARRB is a member of the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration (UNRSC), which sets targets for and works towards global road safety goals – especially in reducing road fatalities.
The use of vehicle automation has the potential to make the driving task easier and safer and should lead to opportunities for improved safety and productivity. The question facing road managers is: Are our roads ready for automated vehicles?
When will fully autonomous vehicles be on our roads? How will it all work? Will they be safe?
ARRB in collaboration with VicRoads (Victoria Department of Transport), Yarra Trams, and La Trobe University undertook a trial of cellular and 5.9GHz communication-based solutions for enhanced tram traffic signal priority.
Is there a better way than conventional bitumen for roads? ARRB’s international networks and ability to evaluate overseas innovations identified a viable technology developed in France over two decades – high modulus asphalt. Enrobés à Module Elevé Class 2 (EME2) technology was developed in the early 1990s.
Austroads member agencies collectively purchase over $600m worth of bituminous binders annually to build and maintain the Australasian road network.
Asphalt made using crumb rubber from old tyres has been laid on a busy Melbourne road as part of a major new trial involving the Australian Road Research Board.
ARRB is front and centre in a significant push by the Victorian Government to boost the amount of recycled materials used in major construction projects.
The Australian Road Research Board has been awarded a $200,000 grant from the Victorian Government through Sustainability Victoria to trial recycled crushed glass in asphalt on local roads.