Will autonomous vehicles really reduce accidents by over 90%? – 25 April 2017
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...
ANCAP to make Automatic Emergency Braking a necessity for five stars – 25 April 2017
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....
Not so fast – fast train to Canberra – 25 April 2017
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...
How did a road authority appeal to the public at the 1969 Easter Show?- 25 April 2017
ATIPM member Graeme Pattison has passed on a historical video that the NSW Road Authority has found and placed on YouTube. It is unedited film with...
Transport Corridors– Why not consider all the options 10 April 2017 – AITPM News
Fairfax media has just reported that the NSW State Government has said that planning for a transport corridor in Sydney’s southern suburbs must not consider public...
Will clothing dictate transit patronage 10 April 2017 – AITPM News
An interesting paper titled “Transfer Penalties Vary with the Weather!” quantifies an important point. The paper is by Professor Graham Currie, chair of Public Transport (Transport...