The 2022 ARS Conference took place from 28 – 30 September 2022 at Otautahi, Christchurch in the South Island of New Zealand.
Kidsafe Tasmania CEO Jenny Branch-Allen and Road Safety Manager Peter Gillon presented a 20 minute pre-recorded video on the subject “WHEN SERVICES CLOSE DUE TO COVID, WHAT DO YOU DO?”. They also attended the conference in person and participated in a Q&A session for the “Virtual: Human Factors” part of the conference. This followed the acceptance of the paper Jenny submitted, and was a great opportunity for Kidsafe Tasmania to participate on the international stage.
Watch Peter and Jenny’s presentation here:
The conference, with a theme of ‘Changing Today for Tomorrow’ was held at Christchurch’s brand new convention and exhibition centre, Te Pae, which is set in the heart of the city centre overlooking the iconic Avon River. It was a multi-disciplinary event featuring representatives from all facets of road and transport safety including research, teaching, practice and policy.
It provided a critical forum for everyone interested in road safety from Australia and New Zealand to come together to share stories, celebrate success, make connections and learn from one another, as we work towards our common goal of eliminating deaths and serious injuries from our road networks.
The Australasian Road Safety Conference was born in 2015 with the aim of bringing together road safety stakeholders and decision-makers from Australasia and international jurisdictions to facilitate collaboration and information sharing.
