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A new tunnel –can a road be the future? – maybe
18 May 2017
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When the NSW state government recently announced a new road proposal into the Manly/Warringah Peninsular in Sydney in the lead up to a by election there was some cynicism. Where not there yet but they have nowtaken a further step in producing a facts sheet on the Beaches Link and a new road crossing of

Australia’s International work on bus rapid transit
18 May 2017
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[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/323343076″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] An international consortium including the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies at the University of Sydney is to continue its ground breaking efforts to improve bus rapid transit systems with renewed backing from the Volvo Research and Education Foundation. Prof Corinne Mulley from the Institute describes their approach. We

Blindspeed: Interview with MotoGP legend, Kevin Magee
6 May 2017
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I interviewed motor bike racing legend Kevin Magee about his support for Ben Felton trying to break the world land speed record by a blind person on a motor bike. Kevin has seen some tough and dangerous times but his emotion and commitment to this project is palpable. After this interview Ben Felten went

Will autonomous vehicles really reduce accidents by over 90%? – 25 April 2017
26 April 2017
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Proponents of autonomous vehicles often claim that they will reduce road accidents by over 90%. But Alan Thomas from the Automotive Consultancy CAVT has thrown doubt on this figure.

ANCAP to make Automatic Emergency Braking a necessity for five stars – 25 April 2017
26 April 2017
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In the near future, new cars in Australia will need to have automatic emergency braking if they are to get a five star ANCAP safety rating. Speaking on a webinar organised by the Australian Road Research Board, James Goodwin, the CEO of ANCAP noted that only 13 of the top 100 selling cars in Australia

Not so fast – fast train to Canberra – 25 April 2017
26 April 2017
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The headline in Fairfax Media read: “Andrew Leigh urges NSW government to support Canberra to Sydney high-speed train” We need to get beyond the headlines. “High Speed” is a relative term. The latest proposal on the table is not a very fast train with speeds of 300km/hr or more on a special track. Rather it