There are no specific prerequisites for this course.

Effectively addressing the worldwide problem of traffic safety relies on the application of evidence-based knowledge of real-world events. Countermeasures should be informed by the human, vehicle and environmental factors which contribute to real crashes and real injury. This course considers the theoretical and practical aspects of techniques applied to the in-depth analysis of real crashes, and how they can help to explain the pre, during and post-crash events which result in human injury. More specifically the following topics are discussed: Introduction to crash analysis, precautionary measures for working on location, vehicle inspection, analysing the crash site, collecting information from witnesses, applying basic mathematics and physics concepts to in-depth crash analysis, analysis of injury data, development of vehicle safety technology and safety regulations, development of safe infrastructure design, road safety in low to middle income countries (LMIC’s) and the contribution of human factors to crash events.

The majority of your learning will be done through self-study, based on the course material that is made available online. You will have access to a range of useful online learning materials such as online lectures, reading materials, as well as access to thousands of e-books, online journals and other resources via our online university library. Approximately mid-semester, an online interactive Question and Answer session will be organised, where students can meet the course lecturer and fellow students online and have the opportunity to go deeper into the course material.

All evaluations will be done online, whether by submission of assignments or by taking written or oral exams online, or a combination of assignments and exams. Written exams will be done with online proctoring (exam supervision) to retain the integrity of a supervised exam, while providing the flexibility of an online platform. For the online exams, distance learning students should ensure to have a laptop/pc with a working webcam and microphone, a charged mobile device (phone/tablet) and a stable internet connection (minimum upload speed of 1.5 MB/second), as well as a quiet, secluded room to take the exam in.