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Research Report 602 Evaluation of shear connectors in composite bridges

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Category: Activity management , Research programme , Research & reports | Audiences: Advice and assistance, General, Road controlling authorities

There are approximately 270 bridges on New Zealand’s state highway network and many more bridges on local roads with steel concrete composite superstructures.

Research Report 599 Review of the NZ Transport Agency treatment selection algorithm

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Category: Activity management , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

The objective of this research, carried out between 2012 and 2015, was to improve the treatment selection algorithm (TSA).

Research Report 598 Cracking in specialist surfacing systems

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Category: Activity management , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

Specialist surfacings such as high-friction and coloured traffic-calming surfaces have gained huge popularity since their introduction.

Research Report 594 Demonstrating the benefit of network operation activities

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Category: Economic development , Research programme , Research & reports

The benefits and processes for evaluating economic outcomes of ‘standard’ transport interventions are well recognised – infrastructure improvements, intersection treatments, public transport schemes, safety improvements etc.

Research Report 719 Calibration of advanced driver-assistance systems (ADASs) on modified vehicles

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Category: Healthy and safe people , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

After purchasing a vehicle, buyers may modify it to change its performance or appearance, such as changing its height or adding bull bars and extra lights.

Research Report 709 The gig economy and road safety outcomes

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Category: Healthy and safe people , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

There are emerging concerns around the potential negative impact that the rapidly growing ‘gig economy’ may be having on overall road safety.

Research report 706 Incentives to encourage safer driving behaviour

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Category: Healthy and safe people , Research programme , Research & reports

This review was undertaken because there was perceived to be a gap in knowledge about the role and application of incentives to encourage safe behaviour and choices in the context of an overall safe system approach.The researchers found that incentiv…

Research Report 639 Technology related transport skill requirements and availability

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Category: Transport demand management , Research programme , Research & reports | Audiences: General, Land developers

This paper reports an assessment of skills gaps and training needs likely in 2035 for New Zealand, resulting from the technological change from implementation of intelligent transport systems (ITS) in land transport.

Research Report 636 Speed limit reductions to support lower SCRIM investigatory levels

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Category: Safety, security and public health , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

This report details a framework for rationally arriving at economically justifiable operating speed reductions to compensate for the inability to achieve recommended levels of skid resistance on high-risk curves.