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Publications

Heavy Truck Crashes at 500 to 1499 Kilometres Outward Distance from Base 1998 to 2002

Truck_Crash_6.pdf (296.39 KB)
In 2001, National Transport Insurance Ltd (NTI) volunteered to forward heavy truck crash data to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) for analysis. This report looks at NTI truck crash claims for 1998 to 2002.

Development of an Anti-whiplash seat

anti_whip.pdf (1.24 MB)
This project involved the development of an anti-whiplash car seat for rear impact collisions.Concept seat models were created in MADYMO and rear impact simulations with a seated THORdummy were conducted.

Level crossing accident fatalities

Lev_Cross_Fat.pdf (42.04 KB)
The purpose of this publication is to provide an overview of level crossing accident fatalities in Australia.

CR 221: Community Attitudes to Road Safety: Community Attitudes Survey Wave 16 (2003)

Comm_Att_16.pdf (479.7 KB)
This report documents the findings from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau’s latest survey of community attitudes to road safety.

Report of the Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories.

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Inquiry into Governance on Norfolk Island, (the Nimmo Report), December 2003

Going Beyond Noise Contours—Local Approaches to Land Use Planning Around Smaller Australian Airports Discussion Paper

going_beyond_noise_contours.pdf (2.54 MB)

CR 127A: The Speed Review: Appendix of Speed Workshop Papers (1993)

Speed_WorkSh.pdf (5.73 MB)
An important part of the speed review recently undertaken for the Road Safety Bureau, Roads and Traffic Authority N.S.W.

Guidance Material for Selecting and Providing Aircraft Noise Information

GuidanceMaterial.pdf (2.02 MB)

Monograph 15 – Articulated Truck Fatalities

Truck_Crash_5.pdf (82.05 KB)
This monograph presents national data on fatal crashes and fatalities that involved an articulated truck. Fatalities include truck occupants, motorcyclists, bicyclists, other vehicle occupants and pedestrians. The data are the most recent that were available for analysis in May 2003.

CR 217: Prospects for improving the conspicuity of trains at passive railway crossings (2003)

Lev_Cross_3.pdf (391.35 KB)
The problem of collisions at railway crossings is an on-going one for rail operators, track providers and regulators and road authorities in Australia.