Marole, Busisiwe CVenter, KarienSallie, Ismail MMuronga, KhangweloKemp, LanaKemp, MauritzDe Franca, VolandaDube, MxolisiMatsaung, NtsetsadiBosilong, KeolebogileMalope, Retang KMogae, TMashaba, Hasane PKwange, Boniswa NKwange, Mamokgolwane LMaraga, CFeikie, M2024-04-052024-04-052023-07Marole, B.C., Venter, K., Sallie, I.M., Muronga, K., Kemp, L., Kemp, M., De Franca, V. & Dube, M. et al. 2023. Towards a dedicated transport safety research facility for South Africa. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/13658 .978-0-6397-8659-9http://hdl.handle.net/10204/13658The establishment of a dedicated CSIR research facility for transport safety has been a topic of discussion for several years. In 2020 the CSIR embarked on a process to establish a facility dedicated to transport safety research to be known as the Transport Safety Lab. The aim is to address transport unsafety by conducting experimental projects that provide insight into the mechanisms and contributory factors that cause risk and incidents in the transport environment. This paper provides feedback regarding progress made with the Transport Safety Lab project to address the Research Development and Innovation (RD&I) gap by enabling experimental research (evidence based and data driven), promoting, and advancing initiatives and opportunities that encourage the use of local data and methodologies in support of local transport safety solutions. In addition, the article provides a review of current experimental projects that support capability development and the building of a portfolio of evidence to be used to display the type of work that the Transport Safety Lab can do. The experimental projects revolve around specific topics that contribute to addressing accidents and incidents and are considered to long-term projects or research programmes that are evidence-based and that will in future inform the development and implementation of relevant, targeted policies, regulations, and interventions to effectively curb transport safety issues responsible for crippling the South African economy.FulltextenLimpopo road safetyTransport safety labTransport safetyConference PresentationMarole, B. C., Venter, K., Sallie, I. M., Muronga, K., Kemp, L., Kemp, M., ... Feikie, M. (2023). Towards a dedicated transport safety research facility for South Africa. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/13658Marole, Busisiwe C, Karien Venter, Ismail M Sallie, Khangwelo Muronga, Lana Kemp, Mauritz Kemp, Volanda De Franca, et al. "Towards a dedicated transport safety research facility for South Africa." <i>41st Southern African Transport Conference, CSIR International Convention Centre (CSIR ICC), Pretoria, South Africa, 10 - 13 July 2023</i> (2023): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/13658Marole BC, Venter K, Sallie IM, Muronga K, Kemp L, Kemp M, et al, Towards a dedicated transport safety research facility for South Africa; 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/13658 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Marole, Busisiwe C AU - Venter, Karien AU - Sallie, Ismail M AU - Muronga, Khangwelo AU - Kemp, Lana AU - Kemp, Mauritz AU - De Franca, Volanda AU - Dube, Mxolisi AU - Matsaung, Ntsetsadi AU - Bosilong, Keolebogile AU - Malope, Retang K AU - Mogae, T AU - Mashaba, Hasane P AU - Kwange, Boniswa N AU - Kwange, Mamokgolwane L AU - Maraga, C AU - Feikie, M AB - The establishment of a dedicated CSIR research facility for transport safety has been a topic of discussion for several years. In 2020 the CSIR embarked on a process to establish a facility dedicated to transport safety research to be known as the Transport Safety Lab. The aim is to address transport unsafety by conducting experimental projects that provide insight into the mechanisms and contributory factors that cause risk and incidents in the transport environment. This paper provides feedback regarding progress made with the Transport Safety Lab project to address the Research Development and Innovation (RD&I) gap by enabling experimental research (evidence based and data driven), promoting, and advancing initiatives and opportunities that encourage the use of local data and methodologies in support of local transport safety solutions. In addition, the article provides a review of current experimental projects that support capability development and the building of a portfolio of evidence to be used to display the type of work that the Transport Safety Lab can do. The experimental projects revolve around specific topics that contribute to addressing accidents and incidents and are considered to long-term projects or research programmes that are evidence-based and that will in future inform the development and implementation of relevant, targeted policies, regulations, and interventions to effectively curb transport safety issues responsible for crippling the South African economy. DA - 2023-07 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR J1 - 41st Southern African Transport Conference, CSIR International Convention Centre (CSIR ICC), Pretoria, South Africa, 10 - 13 July 2023 KW - Limpopo road safety KW - Transport safety lab KW - Transport safety LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2023 SM - 978-0-6397-8659-9 T1 - Towards a dedicated transport safety research facility for South Africa TI - Towards a dedicated transport safety research facility for South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/13658 ER -27081