Road traffic accidents are becoming the most critical health problem in the world. One person loses their life in ten traffic accidents in Sri Lanka every three hours. Traffic police released that, on average, eight people have died in traffic accidents every day. The research paper presents plan to implement a traffic crash monitoring and intelligent traffic monitoring system to country with support of overseas traffic management agents. This will covered by introduction of traffic monitoring cameras inbuilt with automated vehicle and driver identification system link with DMT and DRP data.

Well-built older cars with lots of life remaining but without any active safety systems could be made safer with retrofit active safety upgrades. A study on the feasibility of Retrofit ADAS products available in Australia focuses on those that contribute towards improved road trauma outcomes. RADAS
is one way for drivers to either retain their existing car or buy an older car and equip it with some of the technology of the latest models.

The motor vehicle industry has seen significant advancements in Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV) and Alternative Fuel Vehicle technologies, driven by reducing crashes and air pollutions. These technologies are becoming increasingly accessible to consumers through cost-reduction efforts and the implementation of supportive policies. This study will develop a vehicle ownership model as a composite choice of vehicle ownership, fuel type and availability of different CAV features.

The vehicle fleet is changing dramatically. Traditional passenger cars are rapidly being replaced by Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) and Light Commercial Vehicles (LCV) in Australia. These vehicles are larger and heavier and likely to impact more severely with a traditional passenger car. An analysis of current crash and injury patterns between traditional passenger cars with SUVs and Light Commercial Vehicles in Australia, is currently in progress that will show any likely safety benefits or disbenefits from these trends and will be reported in the paper if accepted.

Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) is a harmonised approach to data and communications that allows vehicles to talk with each other and with road infrastructure, to share information and help drivers and road operators make better real-time decisions. Such enhanced decision making has the potential to benefit community safety, productivity, sustainability, and journey experience. This presentation shares an update on C-ITS initiatives and the potential opportunities for Australia.

This presentation shows the current activities in Australia and then focuses on two key initiatives driving C-ITS and vehicle data sharing in Europe: C-Roads and Data for Road Safety. C-Roads are near completing there first stage of activities and this presentation shares what’s next under C-Roads Extended. Data for Road Safety are nearing exponential growth into large scale road safety data sharing after a period of proving the ecosystem.