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Concept Modification Approach to Pedestrian Safety: A Strategy for Modifying Young Children's Existing Conceptual Framework of Speed

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Four possible outcomes have been proposed for the situation where children are taught concepts that are in direct conflict with their prior beliefs (Gilbert, Osborne and Fensham, 1982).

Social Survey Techniques for Assessing the Effects of Drink-Driving Countermeasures

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There would be major coverage problems if the telephone system was to be used as the sole basis for the data collection.

Bicycle Accidents Involving Motor Vehicles: A 10 year study of child mortality and morbidity with an analysis of the role of alcohol in driver and cyclist

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A total population 10 year survey of bicycle/motor-vehicle collisions involving injured children (0-14 years) is reported from Queensland, Australia. Two thousand two hundred and ninety consecutive unselected cases have been analysed.

Comparison of Velocity Detection in Young and Older Observers in a Simulated Night Driving Situation

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Thresholds for detection of angular velocity were determined in young and older observers for a target simulating the motion-in-depth of a motor vehicle at night. Thresholds were determined for a range of target sizes and for central and peripheral viewing conditions.

Local government and road safety: A report on the attitudes and activities of South Australian Councillors

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Local government clearly acts as a significant contributor to the maintenance of road safety standards, and what is probably just as important, it provides people with a ready channel of communication to voice their concens about road safety.

CR 87: How some advances in econometrics might be used in road crash analysis (1989)

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The purpose of this report is to review the potential for applying some recent advances in econometrics, particularly in the analysis of categorical data to road accident research.

CR 78: An in-depth study of rural road crashes in South Australia (1988)

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An intensive on-scene study of crashes on rural roads outside of towns was carried out from June 1986 to July 1987 in an area of roughly 100 kilometres radius around Adelaide, South Australia.

CR 79: Review of in-depth crash research (1988)

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Reports of in-depth crash studies from Australia, UK, Europe and the USA were reviewed. Successful studies were found to have defined and explicit objectives, a sound statistical design, appropriate analysis, and a substantial report which was related to the objectives of the study.

The distribution of driver eye height at mid-block

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The reduction in mid-block driver heights between 1969 and 1988 suggests that the current design value of 1.15m used by many Australian road authorities to provide safe stopping and overtaking sight lines should be lowered to allow for the change.

CR 76: Survey of occupant restraint, stage 2 (1988)

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This study was commissioned to provide information on seat belt wearing rates in the Northern Territory and in provincial towns in Victoria and New South Wales.