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Research report 428 Trialling pedestrian countdown timers at traffic signals

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The overall research objective was to evaluate changes in pedestrian safety and traffic efficiency from installing pedestrian countdown timers.

Research report 423 Effectiveness of transverse road markings on reducing vehicle speeds

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Transverse road markings as a speed mitigation device may be a cost-effective method of reducing fatal and serious injury crashes as a consequence of speeding on a high-speed hazard approach.

Research report 420 Improving school travel systems

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The purpose of this research, carried out between 2008 and 2010, was to investigate the evidence for prioritising school travel initiatives, and to develop an evidence-based toolkit for the design of school travel systems, to supplement existing scho…

Research report 405 Public lighting for safe and attractive pedestrian areas

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The Australian/New Zealand standard Lighting for roads and public spaces, part 3.1: pedestrian area (category P) lighting - performance and design requirements (AS/NZS 1158.3.1:2005) sets out specifications for pedestrian lighting.

Research Report 004 A road lighting survey method for accident sites

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A rapid method has been developed to evaluate the night lighting conditions at a road site in terms of the performance values of the Road Lighting Code.

Research Report 092 Road weather information systems (RWIS)

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Ice, frost, snow, fog and high wind are relatively common hazards on many New Zealand roads, and road weather information systems (RWIS) could be expected to make a significant contribution to road safety.

Research Report 089 Typical accident rates for rural passing lanes and unsealed roads

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National accident records and road description databases are used to calculate accident rates (expressed as the number of reported injury accidents per 100 million kilometres) for some selected types of road.

Research Report 085 Review of accident analysis procedures for Project evaluation manual

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The Transit New Zealand Project evaluation manual (1996) outlined the procedures to be adopted when evaluating roading projects in New Zealand.

Research Report 107 Safety benefits of median barriers on New Zealand motorways

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The report details the safety benefits achieved by the installation of median barriers on the New Zealand motorway system.

Research Report 007 Cycle use and collisions in Christchurch

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This study explores the patterns of cycle use and collisions among adults and school students in Christchurch, New Zealand.