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
STAFF:
No. |
Name |
Position |
1 |
Raja Muhammad Muzamir bin Raja Mahadi |
Administrative staff |
KEY RESEARCHERS:
No. |
Name |
|
Research Area |
1 |
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Law Teik Hua |
Transport safety |
|
2 |
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hussain Hamid |
Transport safety |
|
3 |
Prof. Dr. Wong Shaw Voon |
Mechanical and road safety |
|
4 |
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kulanthayan KC Mani |
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 1st Round) |
Honeywell ASEAN |
USD200,000 |
4 |
Motorcycle Child Helmet Initiative Phase III (Applied and Filtered 1st 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 |
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 2nd 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) |
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CONTACT INFO
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Law Teik Hua
Road Safety Research Center
Faculty of Engineering
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Tel – 603-9769 6371
Fax – 603-86567129
Email – lawteik@upm.edu.my
Updated:: 15/07/2019 [m_zulfadhli]
Faculty of Engineering,
Universiti Putra Malaysia,
43400 UPM Serdang,
Selangor Darul Ehsan.
Malaysia.
Undergraduate: 03 9769 6272/6275
Postgraduate: 03 9769 6266/4430