Road Safety Publications

Publications

CR 10: Development of breakaway utility poles (1979)

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An investigation of alternative schemes for in-situ modification of existing conductor-carrying and luminare timber poles was undertaken using a 1:7.38 scale model of the vehicle/pole/cable system.

CR 45: Rural traffic crashes in Queensland (1984)

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This study was commissioned to provide a description of rural traffic crashes in Queensland using available mass data and to investigate regional effects on these crashes. The sample comprised 1078 fatal and hospital admission crashes occurring in rural areas during 1984.

CR 32: Seat belt wearing in the Canberra region—observations of occupants and interviews with drivers (1983)

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Vehicle occupants were observed at five classes of site (driveway service and self-serve service stations, fast food outlets, parking areas, signalised intersection) in the Canberra region. The rate of seat belt wearing, the primary variable, varied significantly over the classes of site.

CR 29: Braking stability and handling of motorcycles (1983)

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A review of the literature relating to breaking stability and handling of motorcycles was undertaken. Evidence of relationships between motorcycle characteristics and accidents was sought. Anecdotal evidence of operational problems published in user magazines was also reviewed.

CR 30: An investigation of motorcycle braking control gains (1983)

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A pilot experimental investigation was made of the effects of motorcycle brake control gains on rider subjective opinion and objective performance in emergency stopping manoeuvres.

CR 28: Driving with drugs in Victoria and Northern Ireland (1983)

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This report describes the use of alcohol and medication reported by weekend, night-time drivers surveyed at random by Police in Victoria, Australia and Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

CR 27: Evaluation of Queensland defensive driving course (1984)

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A Defensive Driving Course (DDC) comprising four two-hour lectures has been administered by the Queensland Road Safety council since 1969.

CR 26: The development and assessment of a drink driving campaign: A case study (1983)

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In January 1979 the Office of Road Safety, Department of Transport, Australia, commissioned B.J. Eliiott and Associates to develop approaches to drink-driving publicity.

CR 18: Inventory of exposure data (1980)

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A survey was conducted with the aim of identifying the major sources of exposure data in Australia. For each source, the following items are listed: name and address of source, how frequently data become available (e.g.

CR 23: Drink-driving countermeasures; a study of the Victorian system (1981)

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In this study, a system analysis approach was used to describe and quantify the Drink-Driving Countermeasure System in Victoria, as it was in 1977.