Road Safety Publications

Biomechanics of Cervical Spinal Cord Injury in Rollover Crashes

A series of physical models of the human head and neck were constructed to study, the biomechanics of the cervical spinal cord during a simulated rollover clash.

The Role of Parents in the Road Safety Behaviour of Children

Survey data from 835 parents in New South Wales suggest that parents regard themselves as key providers of road safety education for their children, supported by other family and community members.

The Behaviour of Child Pedestrians at Darwin Primary School

The purpose of the research was to examine the effect that the education program Out and About had on the behaviour of child pedestrians as they travelled to and from Darwin primary schools. The study primarily focussed on children's level of compliance to road crossing behavioural elements.

Older drivers

Considers trends in driver fatalities against issues such as the ageing population, travel patterns of drivers of different ages and the ability of older people to survive crashes.

Optimisation of the Omnibus Roll Cage Structure

Improvement of vehicle stability and crashworthiness to reduce rollover and to provide increased occupant protection in the event of rollover requires that the effects of design parameters on vehicle rollover propensity are thoroughly understood.

Pedestrian fatalities in Australia

Provides a statistical overview of pedestrian fatalities in Australia in 1992.

CR 159: Community Attitudes to Road Survey: Community Attitudes Survey Wave 8 (1995)

1.1 Survey Methodology and Aim

CR 159: Community Attitudes to Road Survey: Community Attitudes Survey Wave 8 (1995)

1.1 Survey Methodology and Aim

CR 157: Monitoring the National Road Safety Strategy: Cost-Effectiveness of Road Safety Measures (1995)

This study reviewed what economic appraisals have been performed on road safety measures within the priority areas identified in the National Road Safety Strategy and Action Plan, and appraised their methodological soundness.

OR 18: FORS Serious Injury Database: 1993 Tabulations

This report represents a general set of tabulations for 1993 from the Serious Injury database compiled by the Federal Office of Road Safety (FORS).