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Vehicles as Workplace
AP-R561-18
15 Mar 2018
Road Safety
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Work health and safety legislation in Australia and New Zealand defines vehicles as a workplace. Vehicle use in road traffic is by far the most significant contributor to work-related traumatic injury.
Safety of Disadvantaged Road Users
AP-R516-16
20 Apr 2016
Road Safety
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This publication reports the literature review and statistical analysis stages of a project to investigate the relationship between disadvantage and road casualties.
Distraction and Attitudes Towards Safe Pedestrian Behaviour
AP-R510-16
26 Feb 2016
Road Safety
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Pedestrians account for around 14% of Australian road deaths annually. International research suggests that pedestrian distraction from smart phones may lead to greater risk of trauma. Ownership of smart phones in Australia is high, suggesting this…
Public Demand for Safer Speeds: Identification of Interventions for Trial
AP-R507-16
10 Feb 2016
Road Safety
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Speeding is a major contributor to road injuries and fatalities and remains prevalent. Changing community perceptions about speeding is an important priority.
Providing for Road User Error in the Safe System
AP-R460-14
23 May 2014
Road Safety
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This project investigated the feasibility and cost of moving towards a truly Safe System infrastructure. The key feature of such an infrastructure is that it be designed to preserve safety in the face of driver fallibility.
Developing Measures to Reduce Unlicensed Driving
AP-R424-13
11 Jun 2013
Road Safety
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This report considers countermeasures to reduce the incidence of unlicensed driving on Australian roads.
Driver Attitudes to Speed Enforcement
AP-R433-13
23 Apr 2013
Road Safety
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The research undertaken for this project comprised: an audit of existing speed enforcement strategies in all Australian and New Zealand jurisdictions
The Nature of Errors Made by Drivers
AP-R378-11
27 Jun 2011
Road Safety
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It is important that we understand the factors and conditions that shape driver behaviour – those conditions within the road transport system that contribute to driver error and the situations where driver non-compliance to road regulations is…
Innovative Road Safety Measures to Address Fatigue: Review of Research and Results from a Treatment Trial.
AP-R379-11
6 Apr 2011
Road Safety
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Austroads study (RS.SS.N.018) identified fatigue as a major contributing factor to rural and remote crashes, and recommended that research be undertaken to address this issue. As a result ST1347 was initiated to identify innovative treatments that…
Non-Wearing of Adult Seatbelts in Australia: Where to Next?
AP-R346-09
9 Dec 2009
Road Safety
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Seat belts are one of the most effective passive safety features in vehicles and there is a host of research literature attesting to the effectiveness of seat belts in protecting against death and injury. Even when use rates are high the potential…
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