Podcasts

A podcast series that explores current road safety issues and trends, while introducing the Australasian Road Safety Conference’s 2024 theme of “Target 2030. What’s the pathway forward?”. Throughout the series you will be introduced to keynote speakers that will present at this year’s conference.

Episode 1

In this episode, we talk with Dr Ian Johnston who is a road safety expert with an exceptional history in road safety. While Ian is not presenting at the Australasian Road Safety Conference, he kicks off this series with an insightful discussion on where we have come from in road safety as well as providing insights into what he thinks will help us on our pathway forward.

In following episodes, we will delve deeper into what you can expect at this year’s conference as we introduce each of the keynote speakers.

Episode 2

In this episode, we chat with Dr Ingrid Johnston about what the Australasian College of Road Safety (ACRS) does and the benefits you can receive from joining the ACRS, such as access to networking events and learning opportunities. Ingrid also discusses the exciting things you can expect from the 2024 Australasian Road Safety Conference.

We also meet the first keynote speaker that will appear at the conference, Dr Amantha Imber. Amantha is an organisation psychologist and brings an interesting perspective to our Road Safety Conversations.

On the next episode, we will start to delve deeper into specific road safety topics.

Episode 3

In this episode of the Road Safety Conversations podcast, host Kenn Beer chats with Carla Hoorweg, CEO of ANCAP (Australasian New Car Assessment Program), about the critical role vehicle safety plays in reducing road fatalities and serious injuries. Carla explains ANCAP’s vehicle testing protocols and the challenges and opportunities to improving vehicle safety in Australia.

The discussion touches on ANCAP’s role in raising safety standards, future advancements in vehicle safety technologies and encouraging manufacturers to reach higher levels of safety. Carla also highlights the importance of using vehicle safety features to protect our most vulnerable road users.