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Road Safety Research Centre (RSRC)

ROAD SAFETY RESEARCH CENTRE (RSRC)

ABOUT US

The Road Safety Research Centre (RSRC) was established in 1992 at the Faculty of Engineering, University Putra Malaysia (UPM) by the late Dato’ Prof. Ir. Dr. Radin Umar Radin Sohadi. It is the only research centre in UPM and the regional countries that focused its research in the field of road safety covering issues related to safety of transport system and infrastructure, vehicle, driver and passenger, motorcycle rider and pillion, bicycle rider and pedestrian.

RSRC fulfils its research and consultancy functions through the collaboration of researchers in and outside UPM from various disciplines such as road safety engineering, transportation engineering, mechanical engineering, social science, epidemiology, medical, economics and communication.

Among the research conducted include road accident modeling and management, motorcyclists conspicuity, motorcyclist behaviour modification, helmet wearing and standards, vehicle safety, motorcyclist injury control, accident costing, motorcycle lanes and standards, motorcyclist exposure control, pedestrian safety, bicyclist safety, road safety education in primary and secondary schools in Malaysia. RSRC niche research is in motorcycle rider and pillion safety.

VISION

Being an internationally recognized center of excellence on research progress in the field of road safety for the benefit of a human being.

MISSIONS

Continuously conduct basic and applied researches relating to road crashes, vehicle safety, transportation engineering in Malaysia and the regional countries.

Transform the problems into research questions and develop the research outcomes into policies, programs and countermeasures.

Disseminate and share the research outcomes with the community around the world.

STAFF:

No.	Name	Position
1	Raja Muhammad Muzamir bin Raja Mahadi	Administrative staff

KEY RESEARCHERS:

No.	Name	Email	Research Area
1	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Law Teik Hua	lawteik@upm.edu.my	Transport safety
2	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hussain Hamid	hushamid@upm.edu.my	Transport safety
3	Prof. Dr. Wong Shaw Voon	wongsv@upm.edu.my	Mechanical and road safety
4	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kulanthayan KC Mani	kulan@upm.edu.my	Public health
5	Dr. Fauzan Mohd. Jakarni	fauzan.mj@upm.edu.my	Pavement
6	Dr. Alfian Abdul Halin	alfian@upm.edu.my	Multimedia

ACTIVE RESEARCH GRANTS:

No.	Title	Grant	Amount
1	Investigation of the direct and indirect effect of inflation on the motorcycle to passenger car ownership ratio	Geran Putra	RM46,600
2	Evaluation of moisture damage performance of asphalt mixtures in thin films based on fundamental properties of aggregates-bitumen interaction	FRGS	RM82,892
3	Scalling up Implementation and Evaluating Safety At Home Program in Kuala Lumpur (Applied and Filtered 1^st Round)	Honeywell ASEAN	USD200,000
4	Motorcycle Child Helmet Initiative Phase III (Applied and Filtered 1^st Round)	Safe Kids Worldwide USA	USD15,000

PUBLICATIONS FOR 2018:

No.	Title	Authors	Journal	Vol
1	Relative improvements in road mobility as compared to improvements in road accessibility and urban growth: A panel data analysis.	Ng, CP, Law, TH, Jakarni, FM & Kulanthayan, S	Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice	117
2	Determining the water damage resistance of nano-clay modified bitumens using the indirect tensile strength and surface free energy methods.	Omar, HA, Yusoff, NIM, Ceylan, H, Rahman, IA, Sajuri, Z Jakarni, FM & Ismail	Construction and Building Materials	167
3	Effect of stem aging on performance-related properties of hot asphalt mixture	Yousif, RA, Muniandy, R, Hassim, S & Jakarni, FM	Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering	30
4	Evaluating the effect of lane width and roadside configurations on speed, lateral position and likelihood of comfortable overtaking in exclusive motorcycle lane	Ibrahim, M.K.A., Hussain, H., Law, T.H., Wong, S.V	Accident Analysis and Prevention	111
5	Structural equation modeling for subcontracting practice: Malaysia chapter	Lew, Y.L., Hassim, S., Muniandy, R., Law. T.H.	Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management	25
6	Profiled composite slab strength determination method	Kachalla Mohammed, Karim I.A., Aziz, F.N.A.A., Law, T.H.	Journal of Soft Computing in Civil Engineering	2
7	Detecting the urban traffic network structure dynamics through the growth and analysis of multi-layer networks	Rui Ding, Norsidah Ujang, Hussain Hamid, Mohd Shahrudin Abd Manan, Yuou He, Rong Li, Jianjun Wu	Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Application	503
8	Determinants of certified motorcycle helmet use among postal delivery riders at rural areas in Peninsular Malaysia	Kaviyarasu Yellapan, Kulanthayan KC Mani, Shamsul Bahri Md. Tamrin	IATSS Research

ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED IN 2018:

No.	Title	Organization	Venue
1	A short course on “Weaving Analysis using Highway Capacity Manual”	Program Latihan JKR	CREATE, Melaka
2	Training on “Hazard Perception Training for Construction Workers”	MRT Engineers and technical staffs	Sri Serdang, Selangor
3	Forum Panelist at 2^nd Conference of ASEAN Road Safety	Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research	Summit Hotel, USJ, Selangor
4	Interviewed by press: “Berhemah pamer bahan kempen pilihan raya”	KOSMO (22 Nov 2018)
5	Interviewed by press: “Hala tuju pengangkutan awam perlu lebih jelas ”	Berita Harian (2 Nov 2018)
6	Interviewed by press: “Hukuman tegas tingkat kesedaran”	Berita Harian (10 Oct 2018)
7	Interviewed by press: “Langkah bekukan kenaikan tol dikhuatiri tingkatan kesesakan”	Astro Awani (3 Nov 2018)
8	Interviewed by press: “Okay untuk ECRL dikaji semula, tidak untuk batal MRT3”	UTUSAN (30 May 2018)
9	Interviewed by press: “Those who use public transport are smart”	New Strait Time (6 Apr 2018)
10	Interviewed by media: “Malaysia expressway operation and safety issues”	Politikonomi, RTM 1 (28 Dec 2018)