Summary

Road Deaths Australia is a monthly bulletin presenting the latest fatal road crash data as well as recent historical comparisons. It is produced using monthly data supplied by the eight states and territories.

Summary

Fatal Heavy Vehicle Crashes Australia is a quarterly bulletin presenting recent data on fatal road crashes involving heavy vehicles as well as historical comparisons. It is produced using data supplied by the eight states and territories.

Summary

• There were a total of 145 road deaths in March 2007.
  • this is a 10.7% increase over the March 2006 figure.
    
    
• There have been 404 road deaths in 2007 to the end of March.
  • this is a 2.2% decrease from the same 3 month period in 2006.

Summary

The purpose of this publication is to provide a national overview of serious non-fatal injury in Australia due to transport accidents involving a railway train in the period 1999-00 to 2003-04, including level crossing accidents. The definition of transport injury used in this report excludes injuries given an external cause of intentional self harm, assault or undetermined intent (terms that are defined in the report).

This report includes all injuries that were serious enough to require hospitalisation but did not result in death.

Summary

This study aims to improve our understanding of why drivers use their mobile phones while driving and to inform campaigns designed to address this behaviour. The theory of planned behaviour was used to investigate factors relating to mobile phone use while driving. Study 1 (N = 47) elicited behavioural, normative, and control beliefs towards mobile phone use while driving and assessed situational factors affecting this behaviour.

Summary

Transport accidents are a leading cause of injury, both fatal and non-fatal. The primary purpose of this publication is to provide a broad overview of serious injury due to transport accidents in Australia in the one-year period 2003-04, the latest year for which data are available.

Summary

This months key figures:

Summary

Used Car Safety ratings for passenger vehicles built 1982-2005.

In a crash, how much is your car likely to protect you?

You"ve got your sights set on that car. It's the right price, looks good, and it's the prefect size for what you need. But there are two important factors you may not have thought about. Are your car's safety and design features likely to protect you in a crash? And, is your car likely to harm other road users?

Summary

In Australia, it is compulsory for all motorcyclists, pillion passengers and side-car passengers to wear helmets certified to AS/NZS 1698. Most riders prefer to wear full-face helmets, which appear to offer better facial protection during a crash. Some researchers have noted a greater prevalence of fractures to the base of the skull in full-face helmeted riders.