Assoc Prof Mark King

PhD (Queensland University of Technology), Master of Business Administration (University of Adelaide), BSc(Hons)(Psych) (University of Sydney)

Associate Professor Mark King has been working in road safety for several decades, for government agencies, universities and as a consultant. He has been with the Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety – Queensland (CARRS-Q) in Australia since 2004, where he is Academic Lead Postgraduate Research. His PhD addressed the transfer of Western road safety knowledge and expertise to Asia, and both his capacity building experience and higher degree supervisions have continued this focus on road safety in low and middle income countries as an adjunct area alongside his mainstream road safety interests. He is a member of the Standards Australia Committee on Bicycles and Bicycle Accessories, an elected member of the Board of the International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety, and National Treasurer and Queensland Chapter Chair of the Australasian College of Road Safety. His research has covered most areas of road user behaviour and the interface with the road environment and traffic management, as well as some vehicle issues. He publishes with a range of collaborators across areas of road safety including older road users, pedestrians, crash data modelling, safe public transport use and driver distraction. He wrote the International Encyclopedia of Transportation entry on Elderly Driver Safety Issues and is regularly approached by the media on this and other road safety matters.