Mr Sam Doecke

Grant-Funded Researcher (B)

Centre for Automotive Safety Research

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Mr Sam Doecke (B.E. [Automotive]) is a Research Fellow who has worked at the Centre for Automotive Safety Research (CASR) at the University of Adelaide since 2007. Sam manages CASR at-scene in-depth crash investigations and has been a key part of CASR’s research on emerging vehicle technologies including Intelligent Speed Assist, Autonomous Emergency Braking and Connected Vehicles. He is also concurrently undertaking a PhD looking at speed and risk of serious injury in crashes

Career
Publications
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Appointments

Date Position Institution name
2007 - ongoing Research Fellow University of Adelaide, Adelaide

Date	Position	Institution name
2007 - ongoing	Research Fellow	University of Adelaide, Adelaide

Awards and Achievements

Date	Type	Title	Institution Name	Country	Amount
2016	Award	2016 Intelligent Transport Systems Australia Research Award	Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress	-	-
2011	Award	Highly commended paper award	Australasian College of Road Safety Conference	-	-
2011	Award	Best Practitioners Paper	Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference	-	-
2010	Award	Peter Vulcan Awards for Best Research Paper (as lead author)	Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference	-	-
2009	Award	Peter Vulcan Awards for Best Research Paper (as co-author)	Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference	Australia	-

Education

Date Institution name Country Title
2003 - 2006 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Engineering (Automotive)
Research Interests

Automotive Engineering Automotive Safety Engineering Autonomous Vehicles Database Management Road Safety

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
2003 - 2006	University of Adelaide	Australia	Bachelor of Engineering (Automotive)

Journals

Year	Citation
2021	Doecke, S. D., Dutschke, J. K., Baldock, M. R. J., & Kloeden, C. N. (2021). Travel speed and the risk of serious injury in vehicle crashes. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 161, 1-8. DOI Scopus8 WoS4 Europe PMC1
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 Scopus6 WoS3
2020	Doecke, S. D., Baldock, M. R. J., Kloeden, C. N., & Dutschke, J. K. (2020). Impact speed and the risk of serious injury in vehicle crashes.. Accident; analysis and prevention, 144, 1-7. DOI Scopus20 WoS13 Europe PMC2
2018	Doecke, S., Kloeden, C., Dutschke, J., & Baldock, M. (2018). Safe speed limits for a safe system: The relationship between speed limit and fatal crash rate for different crash types. Traffic injury prevention, 19(4), 404-408. DOI Scopus32 WoS23 Europe PMC5
2015	Doecke, S., Grant, A., & Anderson, R. (2015). The Real-World Safety Potential of Connected Vehicle Technology. Traffic Injury Prevention, 16(sup1), 31-35. DOI Scopus31 WoS30 Europe PMC1
2014	Doecke, S., & Kloeden, C. (2014). The accuracy of determining speeding directly from mass crash data and using the NSW Centre for Road Safety method. Journal of the Australasian College of Road Safety, 25(1), 35-41. WoS2
2011	Anderson, R., & Doecke, S. (2011). An analysis of head impact severity in simulations of collisions between pedestrians and SUVs/work utility vehicles, and sedans. Traffic Injury Prevention, 12(4), 388-397. DOI Scopus4 WoS5 Europe PMC3
2010	Anderson, R. W. G., & Doecke, S. (2010). The Relative Age Related Crashworthiness of the Registered South Australian Passenger Vehicle Fleet. JOURNAL OF THE AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF ROAD SAFETY, 21(1), 36-46. WoS3

Conference Papers

Year	Citation
2023	Doecke, S. D. (2023). Risk of serious injury relative to impact speed in two-vehicle crashes: deriving risk curves for crash types from impact type risk curves. In Conference proceedings International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury, IRCOBI (pp. 934-935).
2016	Doecke, S., Baldock, M., & Woolley, J. (2016). In-depth crash investigation in South Australia and its use in roadside safety research. In Proceedings of the 2016 Expert Symposium on Accident Research (pp. 1-7). online: AMOS.
2014	Doecke, S., & Anderson, R. (2014). The safety potential of connected vehicles. In Proceedings of the 2014 Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference (pp. 1-12). 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	Doecke, S., & Kloeden, C. (2013). The accuracy of determining speeding directly from mass crash data and using the NSW Centre for Road Safety method. In Proceedings of the 2013 ACRS Conference - A Safe System: The Road Safety Discussion (pp. 1-9). online: ACRS.
2013	Doecke, S. D., & Woolley, J. (2013). Post impact travel and secondary impacts following urban intersection collisions. In Proceedings of the 2013 Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference (pp. 28-30). Brisbane, Qld.: Australasian College of Road Safety.
2013	Doecke, S. D., & Woolley, J. (2013). Some implications from the in-depth study and simulation modelling of road departure crashes on bends on rural roads. In Proceedings of the 2013 Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference (pp. 1-2). Brisbane, Qld.: Australasian College of Road Safety.
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.
2011	Doecke, S., Woolley, J., & Mackenzie, J. (2011). Post impact trajectory of vehicles at rural intersections. In Proceedings of 2011 A Safe System: Making it Happen! (pp. 1-10). online: Australasian College of Road Safety.
2011	Doecke, S., Anderson, R., Woolley, J., & Truong, J. (2011). Advisory intelligent speed adaptation in government fleet vehicles. In Proceedings of The Australasian Road Safety Research Policing and Education Conference 2011 (pp. 1-10). Australia: Government of Western Australia.
2011	Doecke, S., & Woolley, J. (2011). Further investigation into the effective use of clear zones and barriers in a safe system's context on rural roads. In Proceedings of The Australasian Road Safety Research Policing and Education Conference 2011 (pp. 1-11). Australia: Government of Western Australia.
2011	Creef, K., Wall, J., Boland, P., Vecovski, V., Prendergast, M., Stow, J., . . . Woolley, J. (2011). Road safety benefits of intelligent speed adaptation for Australia. In Proceedings of the 2011 Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference (pp. 1-10). Perth, WA: Australasian College of Road Safety.
2010	Doecke, S., Woolley, J., & Anderson, R. (2010). Cost benefit analysis of intelligent speed adaptation. In Proceedings of 2010 Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference (pp. 1-10). www: RCAG.
2010	Doecke, S., & Woolley, J. (2010). Effective use of clear zones and barriers in a Safe System's context. In Proceedings of 2010 Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference (pp. 1-10). www: RCAG.
2009	Anderson, R., & Doecke, S. (2009). The relative age related crashworthiness of the registered South Australian passenger vehicle fleet. In Proceedings of the 2009 Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing & Education Conference (pp. 1-15). USB: RTA New South Wales.
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.

Conference Items

Year	Citation
2016	Doecke, S., & Baldock, M. R. (2016). In-depth crash investigations in South Australia. Poster session presented at the meeting of Proceedings of the 2016 Australasian Road Safety Conference. Canberra, Australia.

Report for External Bodies

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.
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.
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.
2021	Doecke, S., Raftery, S., Elsegood, M., & Mackenzie, J. (2021). Intelligent Speed Adaptation (ISA): benefit analysis using EDR data from real world crashes (CASR176). Adelaide, Australia: 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.
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	Wundersitz, L. N., Doecke, S., Raftery, S., & Harrison, J. (2016). Quad bikes in South Australia: an investigation of their use, crash characteristics and associated injury risks (CASR134). Adelaide: Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2014	Roberts, P., Woolley, J., & Doecke, S. (2014). Providing for road user error in the Safe System (AP-R460-14).
2014	Doecke, S. D., & Anderson, R. W. G. (2014). Vehicle frontal protection system geometry and pedestrian impacts: the effect of AS 4876.1-2002 geometric criteria (CASR112). Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2013	Doecke, S. D., & Anderson, R. (2013). Crash reduction potential of connected vehicles in South Australia (CASR126). Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2013	Doecke, S. D., & Woolley, J. (2013). Adequacy of barrier and median separation on rural roads (CASR087). Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2013	Doecke, S. D., Mackenzie, J., & Woolley, J. (2013). Post impact trajectory of vehicles at rural intersections (CASR086). Adelaide: 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	Doecke, S. D., & Woolley, J. (2012). Post impact trajectory of vehicles at metropolitan intersections (CASR060). Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2012	Doecke, S. D., & Grigo, J. A. L. (2012). Annual performance indicators of enforced driver behaviours in South Australia, 2010 (CASR104). Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2011	Doecke, S. D., & Woolley, J. (2011). Cost benefit analysis of Intelligent Speed Adaptation (CASR093). Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2011	Doecke, S. D., & Grigo, J. A. L. (2011). Annual performance indicators of enforced driver behaviours in South Australia, 2009 (CASR084).
2011	Doecke, S. D., Anderson, R., & Woolley, J. (2011). Advisory Intelligent Speed Adaptation for government fleets (CASR099). Adelaide: Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2011	Doecke, S. D., Kloeden, C., & McLean, A. (2011). Casualty crash reductions from reducing various levels of speeding (CASR076). Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2010	Wundersitz, L., Doecke, S., & Baldock, M. R. J. (2010). Annual performance indicators of enforced driver behaviours in South Australia, 2008 (CASR073). Centre for Automotive Safety Research.

Position: Grant-Funded Researcher (B)
Phone: 83137297
Email: sam.doecke@adelaide.edu.au
Fax: 82324995
Campus: North Terrace
Building: Engineering Annex, floor 1
Org Unit: Centre for Automotive Safety Research

Mr Sam Doecke

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