Summary

The optimum speed is defined as one which balances the social costs and benefits of increased travel time with decreased road trauma, vehicle operating costs, emissions, etc. The project focused on urban residential streets with 60 kmh speed limits because of the availability of a considerable amount of relevant basic data. Three different methods were considered to measure the impact of travel speed on road trauma and/or crash costs (Kloeden et al 1997, Nilsson 1984, Kallberg and Toivanen 1998).

Summary

This report examines a proposed operational definition of fatigue, and the occurrence and characteristics of fatigue-related road crashes within Australia as identified by the operational definition.

Summary

Fatal four wheel drive crashes

This monograph examines the involvement of four wheel drive (4WD) vehicles in fatal crashes. It reports on the characteristics of fatal crashes involving 4WDs and compares them with the characteristics of crashes involving other passenger vehicles.

There are no open consultations at this time.

Previous Consultations

2018 – Cost Recovery Arrangements for the National System for Domestic Commercial Vessel Safety

In 2018, the department conducted public consultation processes to inform final drafting of legislation to implement cost recovery arrangements for the National System for Domestic Commercial Vessel Safety.

In January 2018, the following exposure draft bills were released for public comment:

Summary

The relatively high risk to motorcycle riders of serious and fatal injury, compared with other road users, is a significant road safety issue. Trends in motorcycle fatalities over the decade to 2001 suggest improvement in the safety of motorcyclists has been lagging that of other road users. Motorcycle rider fatalities only decreased by 6 per cent between 1991 and 2001compared with an 18 per cent reduction in the overall road toll, from 2113 to 1736.

Summary

The main aim of this project was to establish a mathematical curve that defines the relationship between free travelling speed and the risk of involvement in a casualty crash, for sober drivers in an urban setting. Data collected in a case control study (Kloeden, McLean, Moore and Ponte, 1997) were reanalysed using logistic regression modelling.

Summary

Historically Australia has played a leading role in promoting seat belt use, principally through government legislation since the 1970s. Australian Design Rule 69 (ADR69), mandated to apply from 1995, saw the introduction of a five-second warning light designed to act as a seat belt reminder system. Despite seat belt wearing rates for front seat occupants being in the vicinity of 95% for the past decade, current non-wearing rates in casualty crashes are as high as 33% of killed occupants and 20% of seriously injured occupants.

Summary

They don"t talk to strangers, they look before they cross the road and they know about safe sex. Information your teenagers need about drink driving.

Type: Safety Education Material
Publication Date: 01/01/02

Summary

Road fatalities among older pedestrians Pedestrians represent a significant component of Australias total road deaths. Of 1,737 deaths throughout Australia in 2001, about one-in-six (290) were pedestrians. This monograph provides a statistical overview of a major contributor to the pedestrian toll - people aged 65 years and older.