CR 207: Reanalysis of Travelling Speed and the Risk of Crash Involvement in Adelaide South Australia (2002)

The main aim of this project was to establish a mathematical curve that defines the relationship between free travelling speed and the risk of involvement in a casualty crash, for sober drivers in an urban setting.

Monograph 12 – Motorcycle rider age and risk of fatal injury

The relatively high risk to motorcycle riders of serious and fatal injury, compared with other road users, is a significant road safety issue. Trends in motorcycle fatalities over the decade to 2001 suggest improvement in the safety of motorcyclists has been lagging that of other road users.

CR 208 Driveway deaths: fatalities of young children in Australia as a result of low-speed motor vehicle impacts

This report summarises the incidence and characteristics of events involving fatalities of young children in Australia as a result of low-speed motor vehicle impacts during 1996, 1997 and 1998 (the latest years for which full records are available).

Monograph 11—Four wheel drive crashes

Fatal four wheel drive crashes This monograph examines the involvement of four wheel drive (4WD) vehicles in fatal crashes. It reports on the characteristics of fatal crashes involving 4WDs and compares them with the characteristics of crashes involving other passenger vehicles.

Monograph 10 – Level crossing accidents

Fatal Crashes At Level Crossings

Developing a model for a randomised trial of alcohol ignition interlocks in Queensland

This study reports a trial of an extension of the 'Under the Limit' Drink Driving Rehabilitation program (UTL) to include ignition interlocks which commenced in February 2001.

Estimation of the optimum speed on urban residential streets

The optimum speed is defined as one which balances the social costs and benefits of increased travel time with decreased road trauma, vehicle operating costs, emissions, etc.

CR 212: Community Attitudes to Road Safety: Community Attitudes Survey Wave 14 (2001)

This is the fourteenth in a series of annual surveys of community attitudes and perceptions towards a range of road safety issues.

Australian Bus Safety

This publication provides information on the incidence and characteristics of bus crashes in Australia. It examines the number of bus occupants fatally injured or hospitalised within Australia. The relative safety of bus occupants was also compared with other vehicle occupant safety.

Driving Performance Related Tasks, B-Blockers and the new Antidepressants

The study was conducted as a double blind, placebo controlled, four-way cross over study.