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Publications

CR 49: Survey of occupant restraint (1987)

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This study was commissioned to provide, on a comparable basis throughout urban and rural Australia, information on seat belt wearing rates and the characteristics of people not wearing seat belts.

CR 65: A content analysis of the representation of traffic-related incidents on Australian television (1987)

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This study analyses the way Australian television represents traffic-related incidents. It focuses on programs watched by school-age children and describes the nature and frequency of those incidents from which children might possibly learn about road safety.

CR 67: Road safety enforcement, A literature review (1987)

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The report examines the application of resources and means of maximising enforcement strategies for road safety. Human factors, the law, policing, and mechanical design are analysed as part of the road safety system. Contributions from police in Australia and other countries are included.

CR 55: Motorcycle and bicycle protective helmets requirements resulting from a post crash study and experimental research (1987)

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A post crash investigation of 329 Motorcycle and Bicycle crashes involving head injury using police, hospital and Post Mortem data and damage assessment of the protective helmets worn in the crash.

CR 51: A data base for the evaluation of road user risk in Australia (1987)

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The report details a national travel survey undertaken throughout Australia commencing August 1985 for one year. It was a self-administered mail-back survey design.

CR 59: Head and neck injuries in passenger cars, A review of the literature (1987)

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The report discusses the characteristics of head and neck injuries sustained by occupants of passenger cars. The epidemiology and biomechanics of such injuries are discussed. The extent and prognosis of treatment is described.

CR 57: Driving performance measures and licence tests. A literature review (1987)

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The purpose of this report was to review literature relating to car driver licence testing. Major objectives of testing systems were identified as establishing competence and setting a standard.

CR 46: Hospital-based systems for studying road crashes - Hunter region study (1986)

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A pilot study was undertaken in the Hunter region of Australia during 1985-86 to determine feasibility, benefits and costs of alternate databases to be used for analysis of the medical outcomes of road traffic crashes.

CR 47: Helmets for child bicyclists—some biomedical considerations (1986)

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The epidemiology of bicycle crashes identifies helmets as a major countermeasure, especially for children. Head impact tolerance, impact site, need for penetration resistance and sizing are reviewed, but not heat dissipation, though it is an important user consideration.

CR 40: The interaction between alcohol and marijuana (1986)

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A study to examine the dose-dependency of the effects of alcohol and marijuana alone and in combination on a battery of tests of human psychomotor performance and mood is reported.