Road Safety Publications

Road Deaths Australia, Monthly Bulletin; August 2006

This month's key figures The total number of road deaths in August 2006 was 128 - this is a 15.2% decrease from the August 2005 figure.

Road Deaths Australia, Monthly Bulletin July 2006

This month's key figures The total number of road deaths in July 2006 was 111 - this is a 20.7% decrease from the July 2005 figure.

Characteristics of Fatal Road Crashes During National Holiday Periods

The study examines annual trends in road fatality numbers for Christmas and Easter holiday periods, and undertakes a comparative analysis of crash factors between holiday periods and the remainder of the year.

Deaths of cyclists due to road crashes

The report gives an overview of the circumstances of road crashes in which cyclists died in the period 1991 to 2005 and provides more detail for 1996 to 2004, the latest period for which detailed data were available.

Travel Safely in Australia

The following are extracts taken from the pamphlet Travel Safely in Australia.

Road Deaths Australia, Monthly Bulletin June 2006

This month's key figures The total number of road deaths in June 2006 was 132- this is a 8.2% increase over the June 2005 figure. The number of road deaths in 2006 to the end of June is 806- this is a 2.0% increase over the same 6 month period in 2005.

CR228: A Content Analysis of Australian Motor Vehicle Advertising

The ‘Advertising for Motor Vehicles Voluntary Code of Practice’ (herein referred to as ‘the Code’) was introduced by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) to govern the content of motor vehicle advertisements.

CR 225: Australian Indigenous Road Safety: 2005 Update

In actioning one of the recommendations to come out of the 2004 Indigenous Road Safety Forum and Working Group, the ATSB commissioned ARRB Group to update the indigenous road safety scoping study that they had completed in 2003.

Road Deaths Australia, Monthly Bulletin May 2006

This month's key figures The total number of road deaths in May 2006 was 125 - this is a 13.8% decrease from the May 2005 figure. The number of road deaths in 2006 to the end of May is 669 - this is a 0.1% increase over the same 5 month period in 2005.

Road Deaths Australia, Monthly Bulletin April 2006

The total number of road deaths in April 2006 was 122—this is a 9.6% decrease from the April 2005 figure. The number of road deaths in 2006 to the end of April is 540—this is a 3.3% increase over the same 4 month period in 2005.