CR 28: Driving with drugs in Victoria and Northern Ireland (1983)

This report describes the use of alcohol and medication reported by weekend, night-time drivers surveyed at random by Police in Victoria, Australia and Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

CR 27: Evaluation of Queensland defensive driving course (1984)

A Defensive Driving Course (DDC) comprising four two-hour lectures has been administered by the Queensland Road Safety council since 1969.

CR 26: The development and assessment of a drink driving campaign: A case study (1983)

In January 1979 the Office of Road Safety, Department of Transport, Australia, commissioned B.J. Eliiott and Associates to develop approaches to drink-driving publicity.

CR 18: Inventory of exposure data (1980)

A survey was conducted with the aim of identifying the major sources of exposure data in Australia. For each source, the following items are listed: name and address of source, how frequently data become available (e.g.

CR 23: Drink-driving countermeasures; a study of the Victorian system (1981)

In this study, a system analysis approach was used to describe and quantify the Drink-Driving Countermeasure System in Victoria, as it was in 1977.

CR 21: The economic and social costs of road accidents in Australia - with preliminary cost estimates for Australia in 1978 (1981)

This report contains a review of recent accident cost estimation studies and proposes a unit cost framework which is considered appropriate from both conceptual and empirical view points for the estimation of the social costs of road accidents in Australia.

CR 19: Effects of seat belts and head restraints on neck injury (1980)

While there is strong evidence that seat belt wearing reduces the incidence of severe injuries to vehicle occupants involved in crashes, there is also evidence that the use of lap/sash seat belts increases minor and moderate neck injuries in crashes.

CR 17: A software package to identify and select treatments for hazardous utility poles - user manual - 2 volumes (1980)

This manual describes a suite of computer programs that identify and evaluate treatments for hazardous roadside utility poles. The program PRANK is used to identify the hazardous poles in the set of poles that is input to it.

CR 16: Review of "How to Drive" film series (1980)

The objectives of driver training programs using filmed material are examined, and evidence about the effectiveness of the method is discussed. Desirable features of a sequence of films are identified.

CR 25: Safety requirements of bus seats and seat anchorages (1981)

Literature on bus safety was surveyed with emphasis on seat design, seat standards and injury mechanisms together with a study of accident statistics. Existing standards were investigated and the local manufacturing industry surveyed.