This event is free for ACRS members and $35 for non-members. Learn more about ACRS Membership here.
Join us for a focused, half‑day program that brings together a curated selection of speakers from the 2025 Australian Road Safety Conference (ARSC). All presenters are experts from South Australia who will share the latest research, data‑driven insights, and practical frameworks to make our roads safer. The event is proudly sponsored by the Royal Automobile Association (RAA).
Date: Tuesday, 15 May 2026
Time: 1:00pm – 5:00pm (registration opens at 12:30pm)
Who should attend: Transport planners, road‑safety engineers, policy makers, university researchers, industry partners, and anyone with a stake in reducing crash risk.
Registrations are essential. In-person registration closes on 9 April 2026.
Programme – Download the Word version here
13:00 – 13:30 Arrival, coffee & networking
13:30 – 13:35 Welcome, housekeeping & acknowledgement of RAA sponsorship
13:35 – 13:55 Susan O’Connor (SAPOL) – “Reckless to Responsible – Shifting Gears in Road‑Safety”
13:55 – 14:30 Sam Doecke, Martin Elsegood & Giulio Ponte (CASR) – “Event Data Recorders (EDRs): What They Reveal About Speeding & Seat‑Belt Non‑Compliance”
14:30 – 14:45 Anjum Naweed (CQU, Appleton Institute) – “Integrating Fatigue Detection: A Framework for Safer Roads”
14:45 – 14:55 James Thompson (CASR) – “Driver Behaviour at Stop/Give‑Way Intersections”
14:55 – 15:25 Afternoon tea & networking
15:25 – 15:35 Tyson Carroll (DIT) – “Scholarship Winner Presentation”
15:35 – 15:50 Chris Stokes (CASR) & Farhana Ahmed (DIT) – “Developing SA’s Metro Network Safety Plan”
15:50 – 16:00 Malcolm Mak (NTRO) – “City of Salisbury Safe Journeys Action Plan: An Integrated Approach”
16:00 – 16:10 Giulio Ponte (CASR) – “Risk Inequity in the Safe‑Systems Approach”
16:10 – 16:20 Ashley Montero (Flinders Uni, FHMRI Sleep Health) – “Sleep Irregularity & Driving Impairment During Sleep Deprivation”
16:20 – 16:35 Georgia Tuckwell (CASR) – “Predicting Driver Speed History with Machine Learning: A Simulator‑Based Study”
16:35 – 16:40 Wrap‑up & next steps
16:40 – 17:00 Final networking session
17:00 Close