The Federal election was called on 28 March 2025. As this website is hosted by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts, the site will only be updated with material in line with the Caretaker Conventions. Please note that the content of this site relates to the Australian Government’s existing policy.

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Publications

Transport Accident Fatalities: Australia compared with other OECD countries, 1980–1999

int_comp_5.pdf (43.69 KB)
The purpose of this publication is to examine trends in the numbers of transport accident deaths in Australia in the 1980s and 1990s in the light of the most recent comparable data from most other countries that are members of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

CR 220: Assessing the level of safety provided by the Snell B95 standard for bicycle helmets

Bic_Crash_6.pdf (1.38 MB)
Changes have been made to the Trade Practices Act intended to legalise the sale in Australia of bicycle helmets meeting the American Snell B95 Standard.

CR 219: On-Road Evaluation of Perceptual Countermeasures (2004)

Percept_Res_2.pdf (4.16 MB)
Speeding has been long recognised as a major factor in the occurrence and severity of road crashes.

Older Road Users: From Driving Cessation to Safe Transportation

Older_driv_2.pdf (1.16 MB)
Earlier research by the authors indicated that driving cessation appears to occur in stages, each of which has specific challenges and needs.

Monograph 16—Deaths and serious injuries among female motorcyclists

Mcycle_Gend_1.pdf (138.08 KB)
Deaths and serious injuries among female motorcyclists

CR 215: Benefits of Retrofitting Seat Belt Reminder Systems to Australian Passenger Vehicles (2004)

Belt_Analysis_9.pdf (383.89 KB)
The aim of this study was to determine the potential benefits of retrofitting a seat belt reminder device, in addition to the current fivesecond warning light, to existing passenger vehicles in the Australian fleet.

Mortality and morbidity in Australia Due to Transport Accidents

Stat_Trans.pdf (99.3 KB)
The purpose of this publication is to examine trends in the numbers of transport accident deaths in Australia in the 1980s and 1990s in the light of the most recent comparable data from most other countries that are members of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

Serious injury due to road crashes

Injury_Crash.pdf (88.16 KB)
Monitors the numbers of persons seriously injured due to road crashes in Australia and the types of injuries sustained.

Heavy Truck Crashes at 500 to 1499 Kilometres Outward Distance from Base 1998 to 2002

Truck_Crash_6.pdf (296.39 KB)
In 2001, National Transport Insurance Ltd (NTI) volunteered to forward heavy truck crash data to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) for analysis. This report looks at NTI truck crash claims for 1998 to 2002.

Development of an Anti-whiplash seat

anti_whip.pdf (1.24 MB)
This project involved the development of an anti-whiplash car seat for rear impact collisions.Concept seat models were created in MADYMO and rear impact simulations with a seated THORdummy were conducted.