Interviews Archive
Car features that are meant to be helpful but are not
19 April 2019
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Sometimes cars do things for you that are meant to be helpful but they’re not what you want. I stopped on the side of the road the other day because I thought I saw something suspicious. It was at night and I thought I might just observe. The car was the new Mini Cooper. I
Bob Holden reminisces on racing starting in the 50s: Bruce McLaren, Jack Brabham
3 October 2018
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Bob Holden started racing in the late 50s. I asked him if he raced against Bob Jane who had just died. He hadn’t raced against him much but he did reminisce on an incredibly varied career as an Aussie Battler who over came great adversity. He raced against Bruce McLaren who took an interest
Amy Gillett Foundation – making awareness of vulnerable road users a part of driver training
26 September 2018
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The Amy Gillett Foundation was established in 2005 following the tragic death of competitive Australian cyclists Amy Gillett, who was struck and killed by a vehicle in Germany while training with the Australian women’s cycling team. The foundation has become the leading cycling Safety organisation in Australia. They have just partners with the Ford Driving
Anita Curnow – Transport engineering is about people
25 September 2018
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In September 2018 students in post graduate and undergraduate courses at Monash University in Melbourne organised a Transportation Engineering Student Leadership Summit. The summit started with a keynote speech from Anita Curnow who is the Executive Director of Access and operations at VicRoads, the road authority for the state of Victoria. Students commented that Anita’s
Road safety and the science of behaviour change – If the answer is obvious why are we failing?
24 September 2018
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Road safety and the science of behaviour change David Brown – Life Member AITPM and Director Driven Media Elizabeth Ampt –Director of Concepts of Change AITPM National Conference July 24-27, 2018 Perth Australia Abstract: If the answer is obvious what are we failing? Using so-called behaviour change techniques to shape road safety messages is
Linking government and industry to develop autonomous cars: Interview with Daniel Ruiz
3 September 2018
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The acronym CAV, Connected and Autonomous vehicles, broadly covers the technology that will create enormous impacts in countries all over the world. It will change how and when we travel but will also generate jobs and enhance wealth creation opportunities. Private industry is pushing hard and governments can’t totally control it but it is critical
