Road Safety Publications

Publications

CR 222: Development of Novice Driver Education/Development Curriculum

Edu_Nov_Dr.pdf (1.34 MB)
Novice drivers continue to have a higher level of crash involvement than more-experienced drivers, with the consequence that there is ongoing interest in the development and implementation of effective road safety measures for this group.

Road Safety in Australia: A Publication Commemorating World Health Day 2004

Safety_Aust.pdf (7.06 MB)
rsa_messages.pdf (191.33 KB)
rsa_health_issue.pdf (829.59 KB)
rsa_trends_strategy.pdf (1.26 MB)
rsa_risky_areas.pdf (928.62 KB)
rsa_comm_issues.pdf (1.27 MB)
rsa_vulnerablegroups.pdf (1.58 MB)
rsa_future.pdf (175.72 KB)
rsa_behavioural_factors.pdf (1.04 MB)
rsa_credits.pdf (241.03 KB)
rsa_aust_gov_functions.pdf (821.85 KB)
The World Health Organization (WHO) sponsors World Health Day (usually on 7 April) each year to celebrate the anniversary of its founding in 1946.

Monograph 17 – Cycle safety: A national perspective

m17_cycle_safety.pdf (924.74 KB)
Cycling is an important form of transport and recreation for many Australians.

Profile of road safety among indigenous Australians

Road_safety_indig_au.pdf (181.53 KB)
This broad profile of road safety among Indigenous Australians was prepared as a draft discussion paper for the Indigenous Road Safety Forum and Working Group held at Alice Springs, 27-28 September 2004. It comprises two distinct sections:

Young People and Road Crashes (2004)

young_rc.pdf (495.46 KB)
A statistical publication on young drivers involved in road crashes.

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

nti_working_paper.pdf (296.09 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.

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.