Steinhardt, Dale (Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety, Queensland)
Understanding street racing and 'hoon' culture: An exploratory investigation of perceptions and experiences
Conference Year: 2005
Street racing can take the form of spontaneous one-to-one racing or highly organised events, while “hooning” generally refers to activities such as bu ... [More]
A content analysis of Australian motor vehicle advertising: Effects of the 2002 voluntary code on restricting the use of unsafe driving themes
Conference Year: 2005
The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) introduced its “Advertising for Motor Vehicles Voluntary Code of Practice” in August 2002 for n ... [More]
A comparison of offroad and onroad crashes in rural and remote Queensland
Conference Year: 2006
Offroad vehicle use and in particular offroad motorcycling has been established as a significant source of injury both within Australia and internatio ... [More]
A comparison of the crash involvement of unlicensed motorcycle riders and unlicensed drivers in Queensland
Conference Year: 2006
Despite on-going improvements in traffic law enforcement practices and technology, unlicensed driving and riding remain serious road safety problems ... [More]
Non-fatal motorcycle crashes on public roads in North Queensland
Conference Year: 2008
Between March 2004 and June 2007 The Rural and Remote Road Safety Study recorded 164 non-fatal motorcycle crashes in which a rider was seriously injur ... [More]
Early morning road crashes: the effects of age and gender
Conference Year: 2008
Crash frequency is typically much lower during the night than during the day, but it is well recognized that driving at night has a much higher risk r ... [More]
Fatigue crashes happen in urban areas too: Characteristics of crashes in low speed urban areas
Conference Year: 2008
Driver fatigue remains a significant contributory factor in motor-vehicle crashes. Fatigue-attributed crashes most often occur in rural, high speed dr ... [More]
Attitudes to North Queensland road use: do hospitalised drivers/riders appear different by comparison to those not involved in crashes?
Conference Year: 2007
In rural and remote Australia, per capita risk of death or injury from a vehicle crash is substantially higher than that for urban areas. Historical ... [More]
Hoon Driving Behaviour: Prevalence, Associated Characteristics and Crashes
Conference Year: 2007
The use of vehicles in an antisocial, ‘loutish’ and dangerous manner constitutes the phenomenon of hooning, a risky behaviour with heightened concer ... [More]
Hoon driving: predicting involvement from social learning and deterrence perspectives
Conference Year: 2007
Hooning, or the use of vehicles in an antisocial, ‘loutish’ and dangerous manner constitutes the phenomenon of hooning, a risky behaviour which has ... [More]
The uptake and expected impact of Electronic Stability Program (ESC) amongst the Australian passenger vehicle fleet
Conference Year: 2007
Electronic Stability Program (ESP) is an in-vehicle active control system which acts in loss of control situations to stabilise a vehicle. Several s ... [More]
Nighttime seatbelt non-use in serious crashes: A comparison of contributing factors in rural and urban areas of the United States and Queensland
Conference Year: 2007
The level of restraint wearing among the Australian driving population as a whole is consistently noted as being very high in relation to comparable ... [More]