Christopher Stokes

Dr Christopher Stokes

Grant-Funded Senior Research Fellow

Office of Engineering and Information Technology

College of Engineering and Information Technology

Dr Chris Stokes is a research academic at the University of Adelaide and has been working with the Centre for Automotive Safety Research (CASR) since 2014. As an expert in the field of traffic infrastructure and traffic engineering, he has been involved in numerous projects aimed at improving the safety of roads and traffic systems.

I have been working with the Centre for Automotive Safety Research since July, 2014. I originally graduated from The University of Adelaide with a degree in civil and structural engineer (2009) and then with a PhD in water resources optimisation (2014). I have previously worked in the civil construction industry before returning to the University for a career in research.

Currently, my work with CASR is focused on the safety issues of road infrastructure and the ability to provide safer road environments with better infrastructure management and design. My work is aligned with Safe System thinking and the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020, with the goal of contributing towards a future with zero deaths and serious injuries on our roads.

Date Position Institution name
2014 - ongoing Research Associate The University of Adelaide
2013 - ongoing Course Coordinator (Construction and Surveying, Environmental Engineering and Sustainability, Traffic Engineering and Design) The University of Adelaide
2011 - 2014 Sessional Teacher (various courses) The University of Adelaide
2009 - 2011 Site Engineer Civil and Allied Technical Construction
2007 - 2009 Undergraduate Engineer (part-time) Civil and Allied Technical Construction

Date Institution name Country Title
2011 - 2014 The University of Adelaide Australia PhD in Water Resources Optimisation
2006 - 2009 The University of Adelaide Australia B.E. Hons in Civil and Structural Engineering

Year Citation
2024 Farries, K., Baldock, M., Thompson, J., Stokes, C., & Unsworth, C. A. (2024). Entrapment and extraction of wheelchairs at flange gaps with and without flange gap fillers at pedestrian railway crossings. Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology, 19(7), 2471-2481.
DOI
2022 Baldock, M., Stokes, C., & Mongiardini, M. (2022). Profiling fatal and serious injury crashes in South Australia according to the Swedish transport administration model.. Traffic Inj Prev, 23(3), 130-134.
DOI WoS3
2022 Tan, T., Wundersitz, L., Stokes, C., Beer, K., Kloeden, C., & Zlatkovic, P. (2022). Evidence-based road safety interventions to prevent regional and remote road trauma. Abstracts of the 14th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion (Safety 2022), as published in Injury Prevention, 28(Suppl 2), A87.
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2021 Mongiardini, M., Stokes, C. S., & Woolley, J. E. (2021). Evaluation of a warning system to reduce the risk of casualty crashes at rural junctions in South Australia. Traffic Injury Prevention, 22(5), 1-10.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2021 Thompson, J., Baldock, M., & Stokes, C. (2021). An Evaluation of Retro-Reflective Screens to Aid Conspicuity of Freight Trains at Passive-Control Level Crossings. Journal of Road Safety, 32(2), 22-29.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2020 Doecke, S., Thompson, J., & Stokes, C. (2020). How do we prevent and mitigate crashes? Evidence from Australian at-scene in-depth crash investigations. Journal of Road Safety, 31(2), 35-43.
DOI Scopus9 WoS7
2019 Stokes, C., Raftery, S., & Woolley, J. (2019). Road user perception of safety at Safe System intersections. Journal of Road Safety, 30(2), 29-36.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2019 Turner, B., Partridge, R., Turner, S., Corben, B., Woolley, J., Stokes, C., . . . Steinmetz, L. (2019). Safety solutions on mixed use urban arterial roads. Journal of Road Safety, 30(3), 11-17.
DOI Scopus2 WoS1
2016 Stokes, C., Maier, H., & Simpson, A. (2016). Effect of storage tank size on the minimization of water distribution system cost and greenhouse gas emissions while considering time-dependent emissions factors. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 142(2), 04015052-1-04015052-11.
DOI Scopus19 WoS18
2015 Stokes, C., Simpson, A., & Maier, H. (2015). A computational software tool for the minimization of costs and greenhouse gas emissions associated with water distribution systems. Environmental Modelling and Software, 69, 452-467.
DOI Scopus34 WoS31
2015 Stokes, C., Maier, H., & Simpson, A. (2015). Water distribution system pumping operational greenhouse gas emissions minimization by considering time-dependent emissions factors. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 141(7), 04014088-1-04014088-10.
DOI Scopus32 WoS32
2014 Marchi, A., Salomons, E., Ostfeld, A., Kapelan, Z., Simpson, A., Zecchin, A., . . . Asadzadeh, M. (2014). The Battle of the Water Networks II (BWN-II). Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 140(7), 04014009:1-04014009:14.
DOI Scopus133 WoS111
2014 Stokes, C., Simpson, A., & Maier, H. (2014). The cost–greenhouse gas emission nexus for water distribution systems including the consideration of energy generating infrastructure: an integrated conceptual optimization framework and review of literature. Earth Perspectives, 1(1), 9-1-9-17.
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Year Citation
2021 Ehsani, J. P., Harbluk, J. L., Bärgman, J., Williamson, A., Michael, J. P., Grzebieta, R., . . . Guo, F. (2021). Naturalistic Driving Studies: An Overview and International Perspective. In International Encyclopedia of Transportation: Volume 1-7 (Vol. 7, pp. 20-38). Elsevier.
DOI Scopus16

Year Citation
2022 Mongiardini, M., Stokes, C., & Woolley, J. (2022). Evaluation of Centreline ATLM along Curves in Mountainous Roads. Poster session presented at the meeting of Proceedings of the Australasian Road Safety Conference (ARSC, 2022). Canberra.
2021 Stokes, C., Moon, W., Johnson, J., & Woolley, J. (2021). Safe System for Universities: Safe System education for tertiary engineering students update. Poster session presented at the meeting of Proceedings of the Australasian Road Safety Conference (ARSC, 2021). Virtual Online: Australasian College of Road Safety.
2021 Tyler, W., Stokes, C., & Woolley, J. (2021). Using in-depth accident data to identify limitations when applying crash injury risk curves. Poster session presented at the meeting of Proceedings of the Australasian Road Safety Conference (ARSC, 2021). Virtual Online: Australasian College of Road Safety.
2021 Mongiardini, M., Stokes, C., & Woolley, J. (2021). Evaluation of a warning system to reduce the risk of casualty crashes at rural junctions in South Australia. Poster session presented at the meeting of 2020 Australasian Road Safety Conference.
2019 Stokes, C., Woolley, J., & Mongiardini, M. (2019). Prioritising harm elimination: The effect of benefit-cost metrics and planning timeframes on perceived benefits. Poster session presented at the meeting of 2019 Australasian Road Safety Conference.
2019 Mongiardini, M., Stokes, C., Woolley, J., Grzebieta, R., & Williamson, A. (2019). Evaluate the effect of roundabout design on vehicle speed in Australia using data from the Australian Naturalistic Driving Study (ANDS). Poster session presented at the meeting of 8th International Symposium on Naturalistic Driving Research. Melbourne.
2019 Stokes, C., Moon, W., Woolley, J., Strandroth, J., & Johansson, N. (2019). Safe System for Universities: linking graduate knowledge with industry best practice. Poster session presented at the meeting of Proceedings of the 2019 Australasian Road Safety Conference (ARSC, 2019). Adelaide, Australia: Australasian College of Road Safety.
DOI
2018 Stokes, C., Raftery, S., & Woolley, J. (2018). Road user perception of safety at Safe System intersections. Poster session presented at the meeting of Proceedings of the Australasian Road Safety Conference (ARSC, 2018). Sydney, Australia: Australasian College of Road Safety.

Year Citation
2023 Mongiardini, M., & Stokes, C. (2023). A novel low-cost Safe System-aligned treatment for regional and remote intersections (CASR214). Adelaide: Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2022 Mongiardini, M., Stokes, C., & Woolley, J. (2022). Preliminary evaluation of Rural Junction Activated Warning System (RJAWS) in rural South Australia (CASR 168). Adelaide: Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2022 Mongiardini, M., Stokes, C., & Woolley, J. (2022). Evaluation of Gorge Road centreline Audio Tactile Line Marking (ATLM) (CASR 184).
2022 Stokes, C., & Woolley, J. E. (2022). A comparison of uncontrolled, give way sign controlled and stop sign controlled intersections in South Australia (CASR151). Adelaide: Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2022 Stokes, C., & Woolley, J. (2022). Options for mitigating filter right turn crashes at signalised intersections based on video footage of crashes (CASR152). Adelaide: Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2021 Mongiardini, M., Elsegood, M., & Stokes, C. (2021). Profile of crashes at intersections in South Australia (CASR179). Adelaide: Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2019 Espada, I., Stokes, C., Cairney, P., Truong, L., Bennett, P., & Tziotis, M. (2019). Passing Lanes: Safety and Performance (AP-R596-19). Sydney: Austroads.
2018 Woolley, J., Stokes, C., Turner, B., & Jurewicz, C. (2018). Towards Safe System Infrastructure: A Compendium of Current Knowledge (AP-R560-18). Sydney: Austroads.
2017 Turner, B., Partridge, R., Turner, S., Corben, B., Woolley, J., Stokes, C., . . . Chau, P. (2017). Safe System Infrastructure on Mixed Use Arterials (AP-T330-17). Sydney: Austroads.
2016 Mackenzie, J., Woolley, J., Stokes, C., Kloeden, C., & Raftery, S. (2016). Analysis and modelling of crashes in Tasmania (CASR136). Adelaide, SA: Centre for Automotive Safety Research.

Main sources of funding provided by the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure and the Motor Accident Commission.

Various engineering teaching appointments in the School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering, The University of Adelaide (see professional appointments)

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2015 - 2017 Co-Supervisor An Analysis of Differences in Driver Speed and Lane Position for Experienced and Inexperienced Drivers through High and Low Risk Rural Curves Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Blair Matthew Turner

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