Road Safety Publications

CR 105: Fatal Crash Types—Analysis of 1988 Fatality File (1992)

Australian data from 1988 in the FORS Fatality File.

CR 107: The Child in the Centre Seat (1992)

Lap belts, fitted to centre seats of Australian cars for the past fifteen years, have come under criticism as being injurious to children. The weight of evidence is that they provide substantial protection, though less than three point belts.

CR 117: Motorcycle Safety Literature Review (1992)

This report presents the findings and recommendations of a worldwide review of the literature on motorcycle safety research, covering the period 1987 to 1991.

CR 104: Fatal Crash Types—Summary Report—Analysis of 1988 Fatality File (1992)

This report summarises different types of fatal road crashes based on Australian data from 1988 in the FORS Fatality File.

Visual Function as an Objective Measure of Alcohol Intoxicaction

The aim in this project was to investigate the viability of using changes in visual system function as a measure of alcohol intoxication. The best candidate measures of changes in visual function as a result of consuming alcohol were identified from the literature.

CR 100: Feasibility of occupant protection countermeasures (1992)

Benefit cost analysis is often used in setting road safety priorities. The concept of Harm was developed for assessing injury mitigation benefits from vehicle safety improvements. This study builds upon previous work in the area.

The Effect of Visual Impairment on Driving Performance

This study investigates how visual impairment affects driving performance and whether this can be predicted by visual testing in a clinic. Visual impairment (cataracts, visual field restriction and monocular vision) was simulated for a group of young normal subjects.

The evaluation of a program of providing a free breath test and a discounted taxi fare

In the last four months of 1991, a street level survey was carried out in Adelaide to gauge people's attitude to a service of providing a free breath test and a discounted taxi fare.

The Systematic Trial of an Innovative Community-Based Drink Driving Rehabilitation Program

In 1990-91 the research team received seeding funding from F.O.R.S. and the Institute of Criminology to determine whether a newly designed Corrective Services Commission Rehabilitation Program (CSCRP) was viable as an amroach to rehabilitation and in what ways it could be evaluated.

Pre-primary children's awareness and use of road safety rules

Review of Literature—young children's characteristics and road safety preschool-based road safety education Preschool Teaching Program on Road Safety comparison of teaching methods (teacher guidance, learning centre, free play).