Road fatalities amongst children travelling to and from school in Australia

Presents a statistical summary of road fatalities in 1994 amongst children travelling to and from primary and secondary school in Australia.

A GIS-Based Analysis of Demographic, Spatial and Temporal Variations in Crash Rates

This study proposes a Geographic Information System (GIS) - based approach to analyse demographic, spatial and temporal variations in crash rates.

Cost Effectiveness of Periodic Motor Vehicle Inspection

This report constitutes a two-part project plan, first, for investigating the relationships between human and environmental determinants of motor vehicle crashes, and second, for investigating the characteristics of the injured patient, the injury and the post injury medical care that explain the

A Comparative Evaluation of 'Safe Routes to School' Implementation

This report compares and contrasts experience in different Australian States with the implementation of Safe Routes to School.

CR 176: Passenger Roof Crush Strength Requirements (1998)

Rollover crashes, especially in the country, are usually very destructive events. About 15% of passenger cars in fatal crashes in Australia have overturned. Between about 13% and 16% of all passenger-car occupants killed in Australia died primarily as a result of injuries received in a rollover.

CR 180: Community attitudes to road safety: Community Attitudes Survey Wave 11 (1998)

Overview

OR 21: Development of an Australian Design Rule for Offset Frontal Crash Protection

Frontal crashes are the cause of the majority of deaths and injuries on the roads.

CR 175: Benefits of a Hybrid Side Impact Regulation (1998)

There are two fundamentally different dynamic side impact regulations in existence currently, namely FMVSS 214 in the USA and ECE Reg 95 in Europe.

CR 179: Women behind the wheel: Driving behaviour and road crash involvement (1998)

The aim of this project was to explore factors associated with risk of road crashes among two groups of women drivers aged 19-24 and 46-51.

CR 178: Women behind the wheel: Statistical overview of road crash involvement (1998)

This report forms part of a series published by the Federal Office of Road Safety (FORS) on women and road safety. It presents national road crash statistics for women, and in particular, women drivers involved in fatal crashes and crashes resulting in hospitalisation.