Western Australian Centre for Road Safety Research
The Western Australian Centre for Road Safety Research (WACRSR) conducts research into new and innovative approaches to road safety in Western Australia. Established in 2019, WACRSR is dedicated entirely to road safety research. It is a joint initiative of the WA Road Safety Commission and is supported by a Main Roads WA Fellowship. Our remit is ‘Working together Towards Zero’. WACRSR research spans all pillars of the safe system and adopts a systems approach to work across all Government departments, Industry and community sectors. Situated in the School of Psychological Science, the Centre enjoys strong partnerships with colleagues at one of Australia’s leading psychology departments. This furthers the Centre’s strength in understanding human behaviour, with team members spanning psychology, epidemiology, neuropharmacology and engineering disciplines. WACRSR’s research program focuses on transformative and translational research. With WA Australia’s largest state in size, a particular specialty is ensuring advances in road safety reach our regions and remote communities, not only our capital cities and built-up areas. Our advanced driving simulator facility comprises an actual vehicle linked to a high-end computer system. A hemispherical screen surrounds the vehicle with three projectors providing an immersive image of the driving scene. An additional projector and screen at the rear takes care of the rear view. The whole vehicle is placed on motion actuators located under each wheel. This provides a realistic vehicle motion while keeping the vehicle at a normal height above the ground.
