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

Summary

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. The rate was low for occupants with static seat belts, for young occupants, and on days when the road surface was dry. Drivers were interviewed at four classes of site (signalised intersections were excluded).

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

Summary

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. In October that year, a detailed interim report (Elliott & Peberdy) specified the options available and recommended a communications strategy. These options were based upon original research conducted by one of the authors in Tasmania, together with a thorough review of relevant existing literature and communication efforts from around the world.

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

Summary

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. A variable braking control gradient (VBCG) motorcycle was developed for the experiment which allowed independent variation of the force and displacement control gains of the front and rear wheel brakes. Development of the VBCG system was preceded by a comprehensive investigation of the braking performance characteristics of three production motorcycles.

CR 34: Motorcycle rider skills assessment (1983)

Summary

To determine the differences between the control strategiesof skilled and less-skilled riders as they control the lateral and longitudinal motion of a motorcycle, a study motorcycle handling skills and their assessment was carried out. For the experiments, an instrumented motorcycle was developed which allowed the recording of the various rider/cycle control and response variables while skill tests were being conducted. Riders with a range of riding skills performed a standard skill test and an alternative skill test on the instrumented motorcycle.

CR 39: Human factors and road crashes: A review of their relationship (1985)

Summary

Research findings within each of the major "human factor" areas of road safety research are reviewed. Attention is confined to research relevant to the prevention of road crashes rather than to the amelioration of their effects. The main concern is the road user: road and vehicle factors are considered only to the extent that they interact with road user characteristics in relation to crash prevention or causation.

CR 35: Bicycle crashes in the ACT (1985)

Summary

This retrospective study focussed on bicycle crashes which resulted in admission to hospitals in the Australian Capital Territory between July 1979 and June 1983. Hospital in-patient morbidity statistics were supplemented by information from a mailed questionnaire and police accident reports. The report includes analysis and discussion of results, conclusions and recommendations for countermeasures.

Notice of the happening of an affecting event

Notice of the happening of an affecting event is required under Section 10.40 and Section 10.43 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (the Act).

CR 36: Children and road accidents (1985)

Summary

Road crashes involving children are examined in detail for the three most populous Australian states for the years 1981 and 1982. Individual crash records are analysed in depth, as well as mass data systems. The report includes a detailed literature review to determine what is known about the child road accident environment and the world of the child. Parent and teacher's concerns are examined along with road safety education. The report concludes with a detailed analysis of suggested countermeasures and some suggestions for further research.

CR 38: Hazardous road locations: procedural guidelines (1985)

Summary

This project was commissioned to determine a practical and effective procedurefor identifying and ranking of hazardous road locations. The ProceduralGuidelines specify Identification Investigation and Programme Implementationphases but concentrate on the identification and programme implementation phases as the majority of authorities have established investigation procedures.

CR 54: Speed perception 1 Drivers—judgements of safety and speed on urban and rural straight roads (1987)

Summary

This project was undertaken to evaluate the role of the type of road and road width, roadside development, travel speed, driving experience and the sex of the driver on estimates of safety and travel speed. A preliminary study showed that laboratory testing using 16mm movie film stimmulous materials was suitable for testing road speed perception.Three factorial design experiments were performed using urban, rural and semi-rural road scenes in which the independent variables were systematically manipulated.
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