New project: Safe Paths: Enhancing Active Transport Infrastructure Through Video Analytics and Community Reporting

This project aims to enhance the safety of shared paths for active transport modes like cycling, eRideables and pedestrians, through a combination of video analytics and community-sourced incident data.
By leveraging UWA’s cutting-edge RoadSense Video Analytics software, the project will systematically collect videos and analyse observational data of user behaviours, movement patterns, and potential conflict hotspots. This objective video data will be complemented by a crowdsourced incident reporting web portal that is mobile phone friendly, to increase the ease of reporting for users. The portal will also incorporate a searchable database to systematically curate both video-derived and community-reported incident and near-miss data, addressing the underreporting challenge and facilitating further research.
Key outcomes of this project include a framework for ongoing systematic safety data collection, reports on identified issues and baseline “before” conditions, and improved design guidelines for safer and more inclusive shared paths. Find more information on the National Road Safety Action Grants Program which is funding this project from this link.