Road Deaths Australia, Monthly Bulletin; April 2007

This months key figures:

Intelligent Transport Systems to Support Police Enforcement of Road Safety Laws

Police enforcement of Road Rules and Regulations involves a wide range of complex tasks, many of which demand the use by Police of modern technologies (e.g., fixed and mobile speed detection devices).

Instrumentation to acquire road profile data for use in whole body vibration apparatus

Previous research demonstrated that vertical whole-body vibration can induce feelings reminiscent of fatigue and lassitude. These studies used 4 Hz as the driving frequency as this has been shown to be prominent in road-induced vibration in heavy vehicles.

Road Deaths Australia, Monthly Bulletin; March 2007

There were a total of 145 road deaths in March 2007. this is a 10.7% increase over the March 2006 figure.   There have been 404 road deaths in 2007 to the end of March.

Road Deaths Australia, Monthly Bulletin; February 2007

This month's key figures There were a total of 121 road deaths in February 2007. this is a 4.7% decrease from the February 2006 figure. There have been 254 road deaths in 2007 to the end of February.

A Digest of Aviation and Road Safety Research Reports for 2006

This publication includes abstracts of all aviation and road safety Research and Analysis Reports and Research Grant Reports released by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau in 2006.

Road Deaths Australia, Monthly Bulletin; January 2007

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Road Deaths Australia, Monthly Bulletin; December 2006

This month's key figures The total number of road deaths in December 2006 was 152 this is a 6.2% decrease from the December 2005 figure. The number of road deaths in 2006 to the end of December is 1,605

Trends: Transport and Australia's Development to 2040 and Beyond

Trends: Transport and Australia's Development to 2040 and Beyond helps inform discussion of portfolio issues that enable the Department to take an informed view of the policy priorities for the future.

Crash-based Evaluation of Australian Design Rule 69 (Full Frontal Impact Occupant Protection)

In-depth data at MUARC was used to evaluate Australian Design Rule 69 (ADR 69), Full Frontal Impact Occupant Protection, with respect to both injury risk and cost of injury for drivers of passenger cars. The effectiveness of frontal airbag deployment was also examined.