Legal Expert Witness
RSA’s senior team is often engaged to provide expert witness legal advice for traffic and transport legal matters. The matters typically involve serious injuries on roads or publicly accessible spaces and issues including intersections, advertising signs and parking
RSA’s approach to expert legal advice typically involves:
- A review of the site, including event reconstruction if required;
- Preparation of an investigation report;
- Assessment of contributing factors such as signage, delineation, sightlines and traffic management schemes;
- Assessment of obligations within the Road Management Acts;
- Assessment of road design deficiencies including vertical and horizontal geometry;
- Assessment of crash barrier set-ups and ‘fitness for purpose’; and
- Assessment of crashes and incidents within road work environments.
Case Studies
North East Link, Victoria
At project initiation with staging layout designs, RSA analysed broad key safety issues
Princes Highway Duplication, Kilmany, Victoria
As part of the 12km Stage 3 duplication of Princes Highway East (Traralgon to Sale), RSA carried out desktop and
Taylors Road Upgrade, Bonnie Brook, Victoria
New or upgraded roads in existing or growth areas generate the need for road safety audits of plans and staging
