Giulio Ponte

Research Interests

Road Safety

Mr Giulio Ponte

Grant-Funded Research Fellow

Office of Engineering and Information Technology

College of Engineering and Information Technology

Giulio Ponte is a Research Engineer at the Centre for Automotive Safety Research (CASR) where he has worked in road safety since 1995. He has a degree in mechanical engineering and a graduate diploma in transport and traffic engineering. Giulio has considerable experience in at-scene crash investigation, vehicle-pedestrian safety assessment and has an ongoing involvement in the pedestrian testing program undertaken for Australasian NCAP. Most recently Giulio has been involved with the examination of the potential benefits of various vehicle technologies, particularly autonomous emergency braking, mobile phone blocking devices, automated and advanced automated crash notification systems. Giulio has been involved in pilot studies on the effectiveness of intelligent speed adaptation systems, the use of event data recorder information to supplement mass crash data and examining in-vehicle distracted behaviours using specialised video recording equipment.

Date Position Institution name
2004 - ongoing Research Engineer The University of Adelaide
1994 - 1998 Research Assistant/Officer/Engineer The University of Adelaide

Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
2012 Award Best Research Paper Australasian College of Road Safety Australia -
2012 Award Peter Vulcan Award Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference Australia -
2007 Research Award Peter Vulcan Award Australasian College of Road Safety Australia -

Language Competency
Italian Can understand spoken

Date Institution name Country Title
1990 - 1993 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Engineering

Date Title Institution Country
Post Graduate Diploma in Transport and Traffic Engineering Monash University Australia

Year Citation
2024 Nishimoto, T., Kubota, K., & Ponte, G. (2024). A vehicle occupant injury prediction algorithm based on road crash and emergency medical data. Journal of Safety Research, 91, 410-422.
DOI
2021 MacKenzie, J. R. R., Dutschke, J. K., & Ponte, G. (2021). An investigation of cyclist passing distances in the Australian Capital Territory. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 154, 106075-1-106075-10.
DOI Scopus12 WoS13 Europe PMC2
2021 Ponte, G., Edwards, S. A., & Wundersitz, L. (2021). The prevalence of in-vehicle driver distraction in moving traffic. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 83, 33-41.
DOI Scopus14
2019 Nishimoto, T., Kubota, K., & Ponte, G. (2019). A pedestrian serious injury risk prediction method based on posted speed limit. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 129, 84-93.
DOI Scopus13 WoS11 Europe PMC4
2018 Ponte, G., & Nishimoto, T. (2018). Development of a Pedestrian Injury Prediction Model for Potential Use in an Advanced Automated Crash Notification System. Journal of the Australasian College of Road Safety, 29(3), 50-57.
WoS2
2017 Dutschke, J., Searson, D., Ponte, G., Hutchinson, T., Anderson, R., & Lydon, M. (2017). An estimate of the future road safety benefits of autonomous emergency braking and vehicle-to-vehicle communication technologies. Journal of the Australian College of Road Safety, 28(1), 20-26.
2016 Ponte, G., Ryan, G., & Anderson, R. (2016). An estimate of the effectiveness of an in-vehicle automatic collision notification system in reducing road crash fatalities in South Australia. Traffic Injury Prevention, 17(3), 258-263.
DOI Scopus18 WoS16 Europe PMC4
2012 Anderson, R., & Ponte, G. (2012). Contribution of structural incompatibility to asymmetrical injury risks in crashes between two passenger vehicles. Journal of the Australasian College of Road Safety, 23(4), 33-42.
WoS2
2008 Anderson, R., van den Berg, A., Ponte, G., Streeter, L., & McLean, A. (2008). Testing the pedestrian safety of bull bars: methods and results. Australasian College of Road Safety Journal, 19(1), 35-43.
2008 Ponte, G., Anderson, R., & Searson, D. (2008). A Comparison of the Pedestrian Passive Safety Performance of the New Vehicle Fleet in Australia, France and the United Kingdom. JOURNAL OF THE AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF ROAD SAFETY, 19(3), 25-31.
2007 McLean, J., Kloeden, C., & Ponte, G. (2007). Characteristics of rollover crashes. Journal of the Australasian College of Road Safety, 18(4), 26-32.
2003 Anderson, R., Ponte, G., & Streeter, L. (2003). Development of head protection for car occupants. Road and Transport Research, 12(1), 41-48.
2003 Anderson, R., Streeter, L., Ponte, G., van de Griend, M., Lindsay, V., & McLean, A. (2003). Pedestrian subsystem head impact results reflect the severity of pedestrian head injuries. International Journal of Vehicle Design, 32(1-2), 1-15.
DOI Scopus7 WoS12

Year Citation
2023 Doecke, S., Ponte, G., & Elsegood, M. (2023). Determining the prevalence and profile of speeding in vehicle crashes using Event Data Recorders (EDRs). In 27th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Yokohama, Japan.
2022 Mackenzie, J., Ponte, G., & Kloeden, C. (2022). Evaluation of Smart School Zone infrastructure in South Australia. In Proceedings of the 2022 Australasian Road Safety Conference. Christchurch, New Zealand.
2022 Mackenzie, J., & Ponte, G. (2022). Trial of a method to capture cyclist’s use of infrastructure. In Proceedings of the 2022 Australasian Road Safety Conference. Christchurch, New Zealand.
2021 Ponte, G., & Wundersitz, L. (2021). Exploring the prevalence of in-vehicle distraction in moving traffic: An observational study using camera technology. In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Driver Distraction and Inattention (DDI2021) (pp. 44-47). France: Université Gustave Eiffel.
2021 Mackenzie, J., Ponte, G., Elsegood, M., & Kloeden, C. (2021). A technical review of 40 km/h speed limits in the City of Charles Sturt Local Government Area. In Proceedings of the 2021 Australasian Road Safety Conference. Melbourne, Australia.
2019 van den Berg, A., Ponte, G., Mackenzie, J., & Raftery, S. (2019). A future of zero injuries and deaths of pedestrians and cyclists. In Proceedings of the Australian Walking and Cycling Conference. Adelaide.
2019 Ponte, G., Dutschke, J., Mackenzie, J., & Mongiardini, M. (2019). An evaluation of the effectiveness of a minimum passing distance rule in the Australian Capital Territory. In Proceedings of the 8th Annual International Cycling Safety Conference. Brisbane, Australia.
2016 Ponte, G., & Baldock, M. R. (2016). An examination of the effectiveness and acceptability of mobile phone blocking technology among drivers of corporate fleet vehicles. In Proceedings of the 2016 Australasian Road Safety Conference (ARSC2016) (pp. 1-12). Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: ACRS.
2016 Searson, D., Dutschke, J., Ponte, G., Hutchinson, T., Anderson, R., & Lydon, M. (2016). An estimate of the future road safety benefits of autonomous emergency braking and vehicle-to-vehicle communication technologies. In Proceedings of the 2016 Australasian Road Safety Conference (pp. 1-2). Canberra, ACT: ACRS.
2015 Searson, D., Ponte, G., Hutchinson, T., Anderson, R., & Lydon, M. (2015). Emerging vehicle safety technologies and their potential benefits: discussion of expert opinions. In Proceedings of the 2015 Australasian Road Safety Conference (pp. 1-11). Canberra: Australasian College of Road Safety.
2014 Ponte, G., Szpak, Z., Woolley, J., & Searson, D. (2014). Using specialised cyclist detection software to count cyclists and determine cyclist travel speed from video. In Proceedings of the 2014 Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing & Education Conference (pp. 1-13). Melbourne, Vic: ACRS.
2014 Wall, J. P., Woolley, J., Ponte, G., & Bailey, T. J. (2014). Post crash response arrangements in Australia compared to other high performing road safety nations. In Proceedings of the 2014 Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference (pp. 1-10). Melbourne, Vic: Australasian College of Road Safety.
2013 Anderson, R., Doecke, S., Mackenzie, J. R. R., & Ponte, G. (2013). Potential benefits of autonomous emergency braking based on in-depth crash reconstruction and simulation. In Proceedings of the 23rd International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (pp. 13-0152-1-13-0152-10). Seoul, Korea: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
2013 Ponte, G., van den Berg, A., Anderson, R., & Linke, B. (2013). Pedestrian protection in vehicle impacts: demystifying pedestrian testing procedures and assessment. In Proceedings of the 2013 ACRS Conference - A Safe System: The Road Safety Discussion (pp. 1-13). online: ACRS.
2013 Ponte, G., Anderson, R., & Ryan, G. (2013). The characteristics of fatal crashes in South Australia involving a delay in notifying Emergency Medical Services. In Proceedings of the 2013 Australasian Road Safety Research, Policy & Education Conference (pp. 1-13). online: ACRS.
2012 Doecke, S., Anderson, R., Mackenzie, J., & Ponte, G. (2012). The potential of autonomous emergency braking systems to mitigate passenger vehicle crashes. In Proceedings of the Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference 2012, ARSRPE 2012 (pp. 1-11). online: Australasian College of Road Safety.
2012 Baldock, M., Kloeden, C., Lydon, M., Raftery, S., Grigo, J., & Ponte, G. (2012). The use of protective clothing by motorcyclists in Victoria: Evaluation of the Community Policing and Education Project. In Proceedings of the 2012 ACRS National Conference - A Safe System: Expanding the Research (pp. 1-11). online: Australasian College of Road Safety.
2012 Anderson, R., & Ponte, G. (2012). Contribution of structural incompatibility to asymmetrical injury risks in crashes between two passenger vehicles. In Proceedings of the 2012 Conference A Safe System : Expanding the reach! Themes and outcomes (pp. 1-14). Australia: ACRS.
2011 Hutchinson, T., Searson, D., Anderson, R., Dutschke, J., Ponte, G., & van den Berg, A. (2011). Protection of the unhelmeted head against blunt impact: The pedestrian and the car bonnet. In Proceedings of The Australasian Road Safety Research Policing and Education Conference 2011 (pp. 1-10). Australia: Government of Western Australia.
2010 Baldock, M., Kloeden, C., Lydon, M., Ponte, G., & Raftery, S. (2010). Motorcycling in Victoria: Preliminary findings of the evaluation of the Community Education and Policing Project. In Proceedings of the 2010 Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference (pp. 1-8). www.rsconference.com: Australian Transport Council.
2008 Doecke, S., Anderson, R., & Ponte, G. (2008). Bull bar prevalence among types of vehicle in metropolitan Adelaide. In R. Anderson (Ed.), Proceedings of Road Safety 2008 (pp. 43-51). CD: University of Adelaide.
2008 Anderson, R., Ponte, G., & Searson, D. (2008). Potential benefits of an Australian Design Rule on pedestrian protection. In R. Anderson (Ed.), Proceedings of Road Safety 2008 (pp. 7-22). CD: University of Adelaide.
2007 Ponte, G., Anderson, R., & Searson, D. (2007). A comparison of the pedestrian passive safety performance of the new vehicle fleet in Australia, France and the United Kingdom. In William Gibbons (Ed.), Proceedings of the Australian Road Safety Research Policing and Education Conference 2007 (pp. 1-10). Australia: Victorian Dept of Justice.
2007 Kloeden, C., McLean, J., & Ponte, G. (2007). Characteristics of rollover crashes. In 20th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles Vol. 2007 (pp. Paper Number 07-0479). Lyon, France.
2006 Anderson, R., van den Berg, A., Ponte, G., Streeter, L., & McLean, J. (2006). Testing the pedestrian safety of bull bars: methods and results. In Australasian Road Safety Research Policing and Education Conference 20 (pp. submitted papers.). Surfers Paradise, Queensland: Able Video & Multimedia.
2006 Woolley, J., Kloeden, C., Lindsay, V., Ponte, G., & McLean, A. (2006). The Adelaide Metropolitan Indepth Crash Investigation Study 2002-2005. In Peter Sugg (Ed.), Proceedings of ARSRPE06 (pp. CDROM1-CDROM10). CDROM: Queensland Government.
2006 McLean, A., Kloeden, C., & Ponte, G. (2006). Characteristics of rollover crashes. In Peter Sugg (Ed.), Proceedings of ARSRPE06 (pp. CDROM1-CDROM12). CDROM: Queensland Government.
2004 Anderson, R., McLean, A., Ponte, G., Lindsay, V., & Wundersitz, L. (2004). Patterns in the incidence and consequences of pedestrian accidents. In J. Doek (Ed.), 2004 Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference, Proceedings Volume 1 (pp. 1-10). Perth, Western Australia: Road Safety Council.
2004 Ponte, G., van den Berg, A., Streeter, L., & Anderson, R. (2004). Pedestrian protection in vehicle impacts: further results from the Australian new car assessment program. In J. Doek (Ed.), 2004 Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference, Proceedings Volume 1 (pp. 1-10). Perth, Western Australia: Road Safety Council.
2002 Anderson, R., McLean, A., Streeter, L., Ponte, G., Sommariva, M., Lindsay, V., & Wundersitz, L. (2002). Severity and type of pedestrian injuries related to vehicle impact locations and results of sub-system impact reconstruction. In Antoinette Charpenne (Ed.), Proceedings of 2002 International IRCOBI Conference on The Biomechanics of Impact (pp. 289-299). France: IRCOBI.
2002 Anderson, R., Ponte, G., & Streeter, L. (2002). Development of head protection for car occupants. In P. McLean (Ed.), 2002 Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference - Volume #1 Refereed Papers (pp. 9-14). PO Box 54 Burnside SA 5066: Plevin and Associates Pty Ltd.
2002 Sommariva, M., Ponte, G., Streeter, L., & Anderson, R. (2002). Protecting pedestrians in vehicle collisions: Results from 2 years of the Australian New Car Assessment Program and the analysis of actual accidents. In P. McLean (Ed.), 2002 Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference - Volume #1 Refereed Papers (pp. 255-261). PO Box 54 Burnside, South Australia: Plevin and Associates Pty Ltd.
2001 Kloeden, C., Ponte, G., & McLean, J. (2001). Travelling speed and the risk of crash involvement : the South Australian experience. In National Speed and Road Safety. Adelaide, Australia.
- Koppel, S., & Johnson, M. (Eds.) (2024). Proceedings of the 2024 Australasian Road Safety Conference - Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. In Proceedings of the Australasian Road Safety Conference (pp. 1-575). Australasian College of Road Safety.
DOI
- Bates, L., & Johnson, M. (Eds.) (2023). Proceedings of the 2023 Australasian Road Safety Conference - Cairns, Queensland, Australia. In Proceedings of the Australasian Road Safety Conference (pp. 1-570). Australasian College of Road Safety.
DOI

Year Citation
2019 Mongiardini, M., Raftery, S., Ponte, G., & Woolley, J. (2019). Evaluation of the ACT Government’s Safer Cycling Reforms: Minimum Passing Distance and Allowance to Ride Across Pedestrian Crossing. Poster session presented at the meeting of 2019 Australasian Road Safety Conference.

Year Citation
2024 Doecke, S., Elsegood, M., Thompson, J., Ponte, G., Edwards, S., & O'Donovan, S. (2024). Preventing and mitigating truck crashes: results from 100 in-depth no-blame truck crash investigations (CASR216). Adelaide: Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2024 Mackenzie, J., van den Berg, A., & Ponte, G. (2024). An assessment of ACT road infrastructure for compatibility with Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (CASR221). Adelaide: Centre for Automotive Safety Resarch.
2024 Thompson, J., & Ponte, G. (2024). Survey of cyclist travel and crash experiences in the Australian Capital Territory (CASR230). Adelaide: Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2024 Mackenzie, J., & Ponte, G. (2024). Long-term monitoring of cyclist passing distances in the ACT (CASR233). Adelaide: Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2024 Bailey, T., Ponte, G., Woolley, J., & van den Berg, A. (2024). Network access, substitution effects and design issues surrounding e-scooter use (CASR244). Adelaide: Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2023 Doecke, S., Thompson, J. P., Elsegood, M. E., & Ponte, G. (2023). Profiling head on crashes in South Australia (CASR175). Adelaide: Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2023 Elsegood, M., Doecke, S., & Ponte, G. (2023). Collection and analysis of EDR data from crash-involved vehicles: 2021 summary report (CASR194). Adelaide: Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2022 Mackenzie, J., & Ponte, G. (2022). Video capture and analysis of cyclists using infrastructure in the ACT through machine learning (CASR202). Adelaide: Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2022 Ponte, G., Hutchinson, T., & Kloeden, C. (2022). An examination of potential exposure measures for vehicle safety technologies in South Australia (CASAR174). Adelaide: Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2022 Raftery, S., Ponte, G., & Woolley, J. (2022). Road safety benefits of placemaking activities in South Australia (CASR196). Adelaide: Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2021 Doecke, S., Elsegood, M., & Ponte, G. (2021). The contribution of various levels of speeding to fatal and serious road trauma (CASR189). Adelaide: Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2021 Elsegood, M., Doecke, S., & Ponte, G. (2021). Collection and analysis of EDR data from crash-involved vehicles: 2020-21 summary report (CASR188). Adelaide: Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2020 Elsegood, M. E., Doecke, S., & Ponte, G. (2020). Collection and analysis of EDR data from crash-involved vehicles: 2019-20 summary report (CASR170). Adelaide: Centre for Automotie Safety Research.
2020 Elsegood, M., Doecke, S., & Ponte, G. (2020). Pre-impact braking in crashes: insights from event data recorders (EDRs) (CASR171). Adelaide: Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2019 Ponte, G., & Wundersitz, L. N. (2019). Exploring the prevalence of in-vehicle driver distraction in moving traffic: A pilot study (CASR161). Adelaide: Centre for Automotive Safety Research, University of Adelaide.
2019 Mackenzie, J., Dutschke, J. K., & Ponte, G. (2019). An evaluation of bicycle passing distances in the ACT (CASR157). Adelaide: Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2018 Mongiardini, M., Raftery, S., Ponte, G., & Woolley, J. (2018). Evaluation of the ACT Government's safer cycling reforms (CASR154). Adelaide: Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2017 Doecke, S., & Ponte, G. (2017). The safety benefits of limiting ISA: a pilot study using real world crash situations (CASR141). Adelaide: Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2016 Ponte, G., Baldock, M., & Thompson, J. (2016). Examination of the effectiveness and acceptability of mobile phone blocking technology among drivers of corporate fleet vehicles (CASR140). Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2015 Ponte, G., Searson, D., Royals, J., & Anderson, R. (2015). New motorcycle safety technology : an overview for South Australia (CASR127). Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2014 Searson, D., Ponte, G., Hutchinson, T. P., Anderson, R., & Lydon, M. (2014). Emerging vehicle safety technology (14/03). Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV).
2014 Ponte, G., Anderson, R., Kloeden, C., & Lydon, M. (2014). Dynamics of the South Australian registered passenger vehicle fleet (CASR110). Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2013 Anderson, R., Hutchinson, T. P., & Ponte, G. (2013). The impact of changes in the Australian light vehicle fleet on crashworthiness and crash outcomes (AP-R428-13).
2013 Ponte, G., Ryan, G. A., & Anderson, R. (2013). Automatic crash notification (CASR124). Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2012 Anderson, R., Doecke, S. D., Mackenzie, J., Ponte, G., Paine, D., & Paine, M. (2012). Potential benefits of forward collision avoidance technology (CASR106). Department of Transport and Main Roads, Queensland.
2012 Baldock, M. R. J., Kloeden, C., Lydon, M., Ponte, G., Raftery, S., & Grigo, J. (2012). Evaluation of the VicRoads community policing and education project: final report. Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2011 Anderson, R., Hutchinson, T. P., Linke, B., & Ponte, G. (2011). Analysis of crash data to estimate the benefits of emerging vehicle technology (CASR094). Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2011 Ponte, G., van den berg, A., & Anderson, R. (2011). Further analysis of the impact characteristics of the New Zealand Fisheries sea lion exclusion device stainless steel grid: final research report for Ministry of Fisheries (SRP2010-05). Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2010 Ponte, G., van den berg, A., & Anderson, R. (2010). Impact characteristics of the New Zealand Fisheries sea lion exclusion device stainless steel grid: final research report for Ministry of Fisheries (IPA2009-06). Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2003 Anderson, R., Streeter, L., Ponte, G., Sommariva, M., & McLean, A. (2003). Vehicle design and operation for pedestrian protection: accident simulations and reconstructions (VSSR 1). Canberra: Vehicle Safety Standards, Department of Transport and Regional Services.
2002 Ponte, G., Anderson, R., McLean, A., Streeter, L., Tiller, R., & Hill, S. (2002). Development and testing of production prototypes of a protective headband for car occupants (CR 210). Canberra, ACT: Australian Transport Safety Bureau.
2001 Kloeden, C., Ponte, G., & McLean, A. (2001). Travelling speed and the risk of crash involvement on rural roads (CR204). Canberra: Australian Transport Safety Bureau.
2001 Anderson, R., Ponte, G., McLean, A., Tiller, R., & Hill, S. (2001). Further development of a protective headband for car occupants (CR205). Canberra: Australian Transport Safety Bureau.
1997 Kloeden, C., McLean, J., Moore, V., & Ponte, G. (1997). Travelling speed and the risk of crash involvement. Federal Office of Road Safety, Transport and Communiations.

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2017 - ongoing Member Australasian College of Road Safety Australia

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