Anderson, Robert (University of Adelaide, Australia)
Pedestrian protection in vehicle impacts: Further results from the Australian New Car Assessment Program
Conference Year: 2004
Since the year 2000, The Centre for Automotive Safety Research has been carrying out the pedestrian component of the Australian New Car Assessment Pro ... [More]
Bates, Lyndel (Queensland Parliament, QUEENSLAND)
Mechanisms of Change: The Role of Parliamentary Committees in Road Safety
Conference Year: 2004
Road safety problems are frequently complex and do not have a simple solution. Parliamentary road safety committees are an important mechanism for con ... [More]
Batini, Chris (NFO Donovan Research, Australia)
EVALUATION OF THE TRIAL PERIOD FOR DOUBLE DEMERITS LEGISLATION IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Conference Year: 2004
The WA State Government endorsed the implementation of a trial period in which driver demerit points for offences relating to speeding, drink driving ... [More]
Biggs, Herbert (Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety - Queensland, QUEENSLAND)
The Influence of Fleet Safety Climate on Work-Related Driving Behaviour
Conference Year: 2004
In the past, fleet management has primarily had an asset management focus, with safety initiatives being reactive to particular incidents or events. M ... [More]
Burns, Nick (Psychology, Adelaide University, Australia)
Relationships Between Prior Driving Record, Driver Culpability, and Fatal Crash Involvement
Conference Year: 2004
Previous research from overseas has revealed consistent, yet limited, associations between prior driving records and subsequent crash involvement. Few ... [More]
Butler-Moore, Renae (Queensland Transport and ARRB Transport Research, QUEENSLAND)
Trial of Seat Belts on School Buses in Queensland
Conference Year: 2004
A trial of seat belts on school buses was conducted in Queensland from January to June 2003. Seat belts were fitted to 12 school buses operating on lo ... [More]
Cameron, Max (Monash University, Australia)
A model for considering the ‘total safety’ of the light passenger vehicle fleet
Conference Year: 2004
This paper describes the results of research to develop and apply a comprehensive model to consider the influence of the mix of vehicle types in the f ... [More]
Potential benefits and costs of speed changes on rural roads
Conference Year: 2004
This study explored the potential economic costs and benefits of changes to speed limits on rural roads in Australia. Net costs and benefits were esti ... [More]
Carberry, Trent (QUT, QUEENSLAND)
Eye Disease and Compensatory Driving Behaviour
Conference Year: 2004
The prevalence of visual impairment is higher in older populations. Due to the highly visual nature of the driving task, the impact of aging on visual ... [More]
Carnaby, Bob (Potters Industries Pty Ltd, Australia)
Road Marking - High Priority Road Safety, or Just Road Maintenance?
Conference Year: 2004
Successive Governments in recent times have put in place some very effective road safety programmes to reduce the road carnage. These programmes, such ... [More]
Catchpole, John (Senior Research Scientist, ARRB Transport Research Ltd, Australia)
Learning to take risks II: The influence of age and experience on risky driving behaviour in NSW
Conference Year: 2004
The study was designed to test the hypothesis that, among drivers of the same age, risky driving behaviours become more frequent with increasing drivi ... [More]
Learning to take risks: Understanding risk taking by young male drivers in the ACT
Conference Year: 2004
Risk-taking among young male drivers was investigated from the perspective offered by theories of learning. Group interviews with young drivers living ... [More]
Charlton, Judith (Monash University, Australia)
A preliminary evaluation of child restraint crash performance with three anchorage systems in a Holden Commodore
Conference Year: 2004
This study compared the crash performance of rear-facing and forward-facing child restraints (CRS) with three anchorage systems: standard seatbelt, LA ... [More]
Christie, Ron (RCSC Services Pty Ltd, Australia)
Development of a Model Novice Driver Education/Development Curriculum
Conference Year: 2004
Despite the lack of crash-based evidence, the development and application of driver educational/training programs continues to be advocated in the com ... [More]
Christie, Nicola (University College London, University of Surrey, University of West of England, University of Swansea, and the Child Accident Prevention Trust, ENGLAND)
The Neighbourhood Road Safety Initiative
Conference Year: 2004
One of the British Government s road safety targets is to reduce the number of children killed or seriously injured in road traffic accidents by 50 pe ... [More]
Cockfield, Samantha (Transport Accident Commission, Australia)
Psychosocial Development and Driving Behaviours: Some Results from the Australian Temperament Project
Conference Year: 2004
A set of items concerning road safety and driving behaviour was included in the most recent, thirteenth survey wave of the Australian Temperament Proj ... [More]
Cohen, Dr Lynne (Edith Cowan University, WESTERN AUSTRALIA)
Improving research results with the Theory of Planned Behavior
Conference Year: 2004
Background: The Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) is a well known theory addressing the relationship between attitude and behaviour. However, research ... [More]
Corben, Bruce (Monash University, Australia)
Older Pedestrians - Meeting Their Safety and Mobility Needs
Conference Year: 2004
Crashes involving pedestrians are severe in nature and constitute a substantial proportion of serious injuries and deaths on the road. Moreover, many ... [More]
Coutts, Melissa (ARRB Transport Research Ltd, Australia)
Trial of Seat Belts on School Buses in Queensland
Conference Year: 2004
A trial of seat belts on school buses was conducted in Queensland from January to June 2003. Seat belts were fitted to 12 school buses operating on lo ... [More]
Craig, Ashley (University of Technology Sydney, Australia)
Reliability of measuring brain activity to detect driver fatigue
Conference Year: 2004
To date no-study has tested the reproducibility of electroencephalography (EEG) changes that occur during driver fatigue. For the EEG changes to be us ... [More]
Cross, Donna (Edith Cowan University, WESTERN AUSTRALIA)
The Role of Parents in Children's Pedestrian Safety
Conference Year: 2004
... [More]
Cutmore, Tim (School of Microelectronics, Griffith University, School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, CARRS-Q, Queensland University of Technology, QUEENSLAND)
An investigation into peripheral physiological markers that predict monotony
Conference Year: 2004
Behavioural performance gradually declines when individuals perform monotonous tasks. The road safety research community tends to agree that driver mo ... [More]
Darby, P. (Interactive Driving Systems, Napier University, Zurich Australia, Interactive Driving Systems, WESTERN AUSTRALIA)
Comparing IT-based driver assessment results against self-reported and actual crash outcomes in a large motor vehicle fleet
Conference Year: 2004
This paper reports on three recent studies undertaken by Napier University s Centre for Mathematics and Statistics on behalf of Interactive Driving Sy ... [More]
Davey, Dr. Jeremy (CARRS-Q School of Psychology and Counselling Queensland University of Technology, QUEENSLAND)
Developing a uniform national approach to managing drink driving offenders
Conference Year: 2004
Although the need for uniform national laws in a number of areas has been well recognized (e.g. commercial transactions, consumer credit and gun contr ... [More]
de Rome, Liz (LdeR Consulting, Australia)
A strategic approach to road safety at the local level
Conference Year: 2004
The 2004 WHO Report on Road Traffic Injury Prevention recommended safety features should be incorporated into land-use and transport planning, and new ... [More]
Survey of Motorcyclists and their safety initiatives
Conference Year: 2004
In 2001 Australia ranked 9th best for road safety amongst 27 OECD nations, but 9th worst for motorcycle safety. Motorcycle fatalities were almost doub ... [More]
Deans, Anne (Youthsafe, NSW, Australia)
Safer Celebrations - safer young people on the roads
Conference Year: 2004
Parties and celebrations are an important element of becoming an adult. Parties provide young people with an opportunity to socialise, meet other youn ... [More]
Delaney, Amanda (Monash University, Australia)
A model for considering the ‘total safety’ of the light passenger vehicle fleet
Conference Year: 2004
This paper describes the results of research to develop and apply a comprehensive model to consider the influence of the mix of vehicle types in the f ... [More]
The Effectiveness of Anti-Lock Brake Systems: a statistical analysis of Australian data
Conference Year: 2004
This assesses the effect of anti-lock brake systems (ABS) on driver injury risk and injury severity through analysis of real crash outcomes reported b ... [More]
Douglas, Fiona (GM Holden, Victoria)
A preliminary evaluation of child restraint crash performance with three anchorage systems in a Holden Commodore
Conference Year: 2004
This study compared the crash performance of rear-facing and forward-facing child restraints (CRS) with three anchorage systems: standard seatbelt, LA ... [More]
Douglas, Clay (Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC), VICTORIA)
Mathematical modelling of pedestrian crashes: Review of pedestrian models and parameter study of the influence of the contour of the vehicle
Conference Year: 2004
Road crashes result in a substantial number of pedestrian fatalities and injuries worldwide. Statistics from 35 European countries have shown that ped ... [More]
Dubens, E. (Interactive Driving Systems, Napier University, Zurich Australia, Interactive Driving Systems, WESTERN AUSTRALIA)
Comparing IT-based driver assessment results against self-reported and actual crash outcomes in a large motor vehicle fleet
Conference Year: 2004
This paper reports on three recent studies undertaken by Napier University s Centre for Mathematics and Statistics on behalf of Interactive Driving Sy ... [More]
Ferguson, Catherine (Edith Cowan University, WESTERN AUSTRALIA)
Improving research results with the Theory of Planned Behavior
Conference Year: 2004
Background: The Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) is a well known theory addressing the relationship between attitude and behaviour. However, research ... [More]
Fildes, Brian (Monash University, Australia)
A preliminary evaluation of child restraint crash performance with three anchorage systems in a Holden Commodore
Conference Year: 2004
This study compared the crash performance of rear-facing and forward-facing child restraints (CRS) with three anchorage systems: standard seatbelt, LA ... [More]
Characteristics of multiple impact crashes in ANCIS
Conference Year: 2004
ANCIS (The Australian National Crash In Depth Study) has been collecting in-depth realworld crash cases for four years, with more than 350 cases colle ... [More]
Mathematical modelling of pedestrian crashes: Review of pedestrian models and parameter study of the influence of the contour of the vehicle
Conference Year: 2004
Road crashes result in a substantial number of pedestrian fatalities and injuries worldwide. Statistics from 35 European countries have shown that ped ... [More]
Older Pedestrians - Meeting Their Safety and Mobility Needs
Conference Year: 2004
Crashes involving pedestrians are severe in nature and constitute a substantial proportion of serious injuries and deaths on the road. Moreover, many ... [More]
Fisher, Carl (W.A. POLICE SERVICE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA)
Cap Speed "The Way Ahead"
Conference Year: 2004
The Cap Speed Project was a response to the identification of the need to enhance traffic camera systems. The first step was the replacement of old an ... [More]
Freeman, James (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)
A Preliminary Investigation into a Group of Recidivist Drink Drivers' Experiences and Perceptions of Legal Sanctions
Conference Year: 2004
Concern remains regarding the ability of legal sanctions to produce behavioural change among recidivist drink drivers. This paper reports on an invest ... [More]
Griffiths, Carey (New Zealand Police (Dunedin), NEW ZEALAND)
Enforcement Targeting to Risk: Bridging the Gap Between Concept and Implementation
Conference Year: 2004
In the New Zealand Road Safety Programme (2002 2003), reference was made to the 1997 introduction of a prototype planning tool Risk Targeted Patro ... [More]
Hall, Margaret (Edith Cowan University, WESTERN AUSTRALIA)
The Role of Parents in Children's Pedestrian Safety
Conference Year: 2004
... [More]
Hansen, Rob (Queensland Parliament, QUEENSLAND)
Mechanisms of Change: The Role of Parliamentary Committees in Road Safety
Conference Year: 2004
Road safety problems are frequently complex and do not have a simple solution. Parliamentary road safety committees are an important mechanism for con ... [More]
Harris, Anne (Royal Automobile Club of Victoria, Australia)
Psychosocial Development and Driving Behaviours: Some Results from the Australian Temperament Project
Conference Year: 2004
A set of items concerning road safety and driving behaviour was included in the most recent, thirteenth survey wave of the Australian Temperament Proj ... [More]
Harrison, Warren A. (Eastern Professional Services Pty Ltd, Australia)
Development of a Model Novice Driver Education/Development Curriculum
Conference Year: 2004
Despite the lack of crash-based evidence, the development and application of driver educational/training programs continues to be advocated in the com ... [More]
Just call me Thomas: Incredulity, evidence, and the hype surrounding insight-based training for novice drivers
Conference Year: 2004
The Australian driver-training scene appears to have experienced a resurrection, with widespread belief in the value of an insight-based approach to d ... [More]
Psychosocial Development and Driving Behaviours: Some Results from the Australian Temperament Project
Conference Year: 2004
A set of items concerning road safety and driving behaviour was included in the most recent, thirteenth survey wave of the Australian Temperament Proj ... [More]
Using the internet as a survey medium: Lessons learnt from a mobility survey of young drivers.
Conference Year: 2004
The internet has the potential to be an important research tool, and is increasingly considered as a medium for conducting surveys in addition to (or ... [More]
Harvey, Peter (NSW Dept. Corrective Services – Community Offender Services, On behalf of NSW Safe Driver Working Party , NSW Roads & Traffic Authority, NSW Motor Accident Authority, NSW Attorney General’s Dept, NSW Police Service, Representatives from NSW Traffic Of, NEW SOUTH WALES)
NSW Sober Driver Program
Conference Year: 2004
Every year in NSW, approximately 20,000 people are convicted for drink driving offences. In 2002, alcohol was a factor in 21% of all fatal crashes. Th ... [More]
Hatfield, Julie (NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre NSW Roads and Traffic Authority, NEW SOUTH WALES)
Pedestrian and driver understanding of priority rules at different pedestrian crossing types
Conference Year: 2004
Crashes involving road-crossing pedestrians are common, and may result from misunderstanding of priority rules. At signalised intersections, confusion ... [More]
Hawkes, Emma (Office of Road Safety, WESTERN AUSTRALIA)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Clearing House for Road Safety Material
Conference Year: 2004
Road injury is a major cause of mortality and morbidity amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The National Aboriginal Road Safety Work ... [More]
Haworth, Narelle (Monash University, Australia)
Hazard perception and responding in car drivers and motorcyclists
Conference Year: 2004
Poor hazard perception skills have been shown to contribute to novice driver crash involvement. Comparatively little research has examined the relevan ... [More]
The Contribution of Alcohol to Work-Related Road Crashes in New South Wales
Conference Year: 2004
About 30% of cars in Australia are used by businesses and about 60% of new upper medium size cars are sold to businesses. Work-related travel accoun ... [More]
The contributions of speeding and fatigue to work-related road crashes
Conference Year: 2004
Speeding and fatigue are both recognised as factors that increase the likelihood of being involved in a crash, and a number of road safety initiatives ... [More]
Updating MUARC's Car Policy - Research meets practice
Conference Year: 2004
The policy for the purchase and use of vehicles at MUARC was developed in 1999 as an internal set of guidelines. Nevertheless it became a stimulus, an ... [More]
Young driver research: Where are we now? What do we still need to know?
Conference Year: 2004
In Australian jurisdictions and developed countries worldwide, young, novice drivers represent only a minor proportion of the licensed population yet ... [More]
Hayes, Michael (University College London, University of Surrey, University of West of England, University of Swansea, and the Child Accident Prevention Trust, ENGLAND)
The Neighbourhood Road Safety Initiative
Conference Year: 2004
One of the British Government s road safety targets is to reduce the number of children killed or seriously injured in road traffic accidents by 50 pe ... [More]
Healy, David (Transport Accident Commission, Australia)
Driver Adaptation to In-vehicle Intelligent Transport Systems: Preliminary Findings from the TAC SafeCar Project
Conference Year: 2004
The Australian TAC SafeCar project is one of a growing number of on-road trials examining the effects on driver performance and safety in-vehicle inte ... [More]
Horberry, Tim (Monash University Accident Research Centre, VICTORIA)
A Driving Simulator Evaluation of Enhanced Road Markings.
Conference Year: 2004
This paper details research undertaken by the Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC) comparing the relative effectiveness under simulated ... [More]
Imberger, Kelly (ARRB Group, Australia)
Learning to take risks: Understanding risk taking by young male drivers in the ACT
Conference Year: 2004
Risk-taking among young male drivers was investigated from the perspective offered by theories of learning. Group interviews with young drivers living ... [More]
James, Daniel A. (School of Microelectronics, Griffith University, School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, CARRS-Q, Queensland University of Technology, QUEENSLAND)
An investigation into peripheral physiological markers that predict monotony
Conference Year: 2004
Behavioural performance gradually declines when individuals perform monotonous tasks. The road safety research community tends to agree that driver mo ... [More]
Job, Soames (NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre NSW Roads and Traffic Authority, NEW SOUTH WALES)
Pedestrian and driver understanding of priority rules at different pedestrian crossing types
Conference Year: 2004
Crashes involving road-crossing pedestrians are common, and may result from misunderstanding of priority rules. At signalised intersections, confusion ... [More]
Laemmle, Ron (Monash University Accident Research Centre, Holden Australia, VICTORIA)
A preliminary evaluation of child restraint crash performance with three anchorage systems in a Holden Commodore
Conference Year: 2004
This study compared the crash performance of rear-facing and forward-facing child restraints (CRS) with three anchorage systems: standard seatbelt, LA ... [More]
Lal, Saroj K.L. (University of Technology Sydney, Australia)
Behavioural Road Safety Management
Conference Year: 2004
Task performance and fatigue during driving may be influenced by psychological factors since individuals differ in temperament and anxiety status. Fat ... [More]
Reliability of measuring brain activity to detect driver fatigue
Conference Year: 2004
To date no-study has tested the reproducibility of electroencephalography (EEG) changes that occur during driver fatigue. For the EEG changes to be us ... [More]
Lindera, Astrid (Department of Machine and Vehicle Systems, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg., Sweden)
Mathematical modelling of pedestrian crashes: Review of pedestrian models and parameter study of the influence of the contour of the vehicle
Conference Year: 2004
Road crashes result in a substantial number of pedestrian fatalities and injuries worldwide. Statistics from 35 European countries have shown that ped ... [More]
Liossis, Poppy (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)
A Preliminary Investigation into a Group of Recidivist Drink Drivers' Experiences and Perceptions of Legal Sanctions
Conference Year: 2004
Concern remains regarding the ability of legal sanctions to produce behavioural change among recidivist drink drivers. This paper reports on an invest ... [More]
Logan, David (Monash University, Australia)
Characteristics of multiple impact crashes in ANCIS
Conference Year: 2004
ANCIS (The Australian National Crash In Depth Study) has been collecting in-depth realworld crash cases for four years, with more than 350 cases colle ... [More]
Lyons, Ronan (University College London, University of Surrey, University of West of England, University of Swansea, and the Child Accident Prevention Trust, ENGLAND)
The Neighbourhood Road Safety Initiative
Conference Year: 2004
One of the British Government s road safety targets is to reduce the number of children killed or seriously injured in road traffic accidents by 50 pe ... [More]
McCann, Tony (DPI and RoadWise, WESTERN AUSTRALIA)
TOSSERS - A Coordinated Effort
Conference Year: 2004
In 2002 a workshop was held by the Office of Road Safety in Perth which involved all regional stakeholders with an interest in road safety. It was ... [More]
McGowan, Gail (WorkSafe, WESTERN AUSTRALIA)
Fleet Safety In The Government Public Sector
Conference Year: 2004
People driving vehicles for business make up a large proportion of travel on Western Australian (WA) roads. Research shows that about 30% of all regis ... [More]
McInerney, Rob (ARRB Transport Research Ltd, Australia)
Road Safety Risk Manager - software to prioritise, manage and track safety on your network
Conference Year: 2004
The management of the road network to provide safe road transport is a key performance indicator for all road authorities. Its importance has been amp ... [More]
McIntosh, Lauchlan (Australian Automobile Association, AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY)
The National Safer Roads Project: Placing road safety on the political map
Conference Year: 2004
The national SaferRoads project is a partnership of the Australian Automobile Association (AAA), the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA), t ... [More]
McIntyre, Allison (Eastern Professional Services Pty Ltd, Royal Automobile Club of Victoria Ltd, Transport Accident Commission, Australian Institute of Family Studies, VICTORIA)
Psychosocial Development and Driving Behaviours: Some Results from the Australian Temperament Project
Conference Year: 2004
A set of items concerning road safety and driving behaviour was included in the most recent, thirteenth survey wave of the Australian Temperament Proj ... [More]
McLean, Professor Jack (Road Accident Research, Adelaide University)
Relationships Between Prior Driving Record, Driver Culpability, and Fatal Crash Involvement
Conference Year: 2004
Previous research from overseas has revealed consistent, yet limited, associations between prior driving records and subsequent crash involvement. Few ... [More]
Mitsopoulos, Eve (Monash University, Australia)
Driver Adaptation to In-vehicle Intelligent Transport Systems: Preliminary Findings from the TAC SafeCar Project
Conference Year: 2004
The Australian TAC SafeCar project is one of a growing number of on-road trials examining the effects on driver performance and safety in-vehicle inte ... [More]
Mulvihill, Christine (Monash University, Australia)
Hazard perception and responding in car drivers and motorcyclists
Conference Year: 2004
Poor hazard perception skills have been shown to contribute to novice driver crash involvement. Comparatively little research has examined the relevan ... [More]
Murphy, Susanne (NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre NSW Roads and Traffic Authority, NEW SOUTH WALES)
Pedestrian and driver understanding of priority rules at different pedestrian crossing types
Conference Year: 2004
Crashes involving road-crossing pedestrians are common, and may result from misunderstanding of priority rules. At signalised intersections, confusion ... [More]
Murray, W. (Interactive Driving Systems, Napier University, Zurich Australia, Interactive Driving Systems, WESTERN AUSTRLIA)
Comparing IT-based driver assessment results against self-reported and actual crash outcomes in a large motor vehicle fleet
Conference Year: 2004
This paper reports on three recent studies undertaken by Napier University s Centre for Mathematics and Statistics on behalf of Interactive Driving Sy ... [More]
Newman, Shannon (ARRB Transport Research Ltd, Australia)
Trial of Seat Belts on School Buses in Queensland
Conference Year: 2004
A trial of seat belts on school buses was conducted in Queensland from January to June 2003. Seat belts were fitted to 12 school buses operating on lo ... [More]
Newstead, Stuart (Monash University, Australia)
A model for considering the ‘total safety’ of the light passenger vehicle fleet
Conference Year: 2004
This paper describes the results of research to develop and apply a comprehensive model to consider the influence of the mix of vehicle types in the f ... [More]
The Effectiveness of Anti-Lock Brake Systems: a statistical analysis of Australian data
Conference Year: 2004
This assesses the effect of anti-lock brake systems (ABS) on driver injury risk and injury severity through analysis of real crash outcomes reported b ... [More]
O'Brien, Mel (DPI and RoadWise, WESTERN AUSTRALIA)
Mathematical modelling of pedestrian crashes: Review of pedestrian models and parameter study of the influence of the contour of the vehicle
Conference Year: 2004
Road crashes result in a substantial number of pedestrian fatalities and injuries worldwide. Statistics from 35 European countries have shown that ped ... [More]
TOSSERS - A Coordinated Effort
Conference Year: 2004
In 2002 a workshop was held by the Office of Road Safety in Perth which involved all regional stakeholders with an interest in road safety. It was ... [More]
Oxley, Jennifer (Monash University, Australia)
Older Pedestrians - Meeting Their Safety and Mobility Needs
Conference Year: 2004
Crashes involving pedestrians are severe in nature and constitute a substantial proportion of serious injuries and deaths on the road. Moreover, many ... [More]
Palk, Gavan (CARRS-Q School of Phychology and Counselling Queensland, QUEENSLAND)
Developing a uniform national approach to managing drink driving offenders
Conference Year: 2004
Although the need for uniform national laws in a number of areas has been well recognized (e.g. commercial transactions, consumer credit and gun contr ... [More]
Parfitt, Clifford John (Prismo Australia, VICTORIA)
Using High Friction Surface Treatments to Reduce Traffic Accidents
Conference Year: 2004
This paper introduces a process for: - Calculating the change in braking distance from the use of properly designed, specified and applied High Fri ... [More]
Parry, Chris (The Western Australian Municipal Association, Australia)
Fleet Safety In The Government Public Sector
Conference Year: 2004
People driving vehicles for business make up a large proportion of travel on Western Australian (WA) roads. Research shows that about 30% of all regis ... [More]
Ponte, Giulio (University of Adelaide, Australia)
Pedestrian protection in vehicle impacts: Further results from the Australian New Car Assessment Program
Conference Year: 2004
Since the year 2000, The Centre for Automotive Safety Research has been carrying out the pedestrian component of the Australian New Car Assessment Pro ... [More]
Prior, Neville (Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW, NEW SOUTH WALES)
Wire Rope Safety Barriers and the Pacific Highway Program: RTA Research and Investigations
Conference Year: 2004
This paper discusses the decision process used by the Roads and Traffic Authority NSW to determine the type of median safety barrier that is most appr ... [More]
Radalj, Tony (Main Roads Western Australia, Australia)
Effects of Flashing Lights on Driver Speed Behaviours within School Zones
Conference Year: 2004
A trial was conducted to assess the effects of flashing lights on driver speed behaviours within school zones on a sample of 60 km/h and 70 km/h roads ... [More]
Rakotonirainy, Andry (Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety, QLD, Australia)
An investigation into peripheral physiological markers that predict monotony
Conference Year: 2004
Behavioural performance gradually declines when individuals perform monotonous tasks. The road safety research community tends to agree that driver mo ... [More]
Rea, M. (Interactive Driving Systems, Napier University, Zurich Australia, Interactive Driving Systems, WESTERN AUSTRALIA)
Comparing IT-based driver assessment results against self-reported and actual crash outcomes in a large motor vehicle fleet
Conference Year: 2004
This paper reports on three recent studies undertaken by Napier University s Centre for Mathematics and Statistics on behalf of Interactive Driving Sy ... [More]
Redshaw, Sarah (Centre for Cultural Research, University of Western Sydney, NSW, Australia)
Theories of Driver Behaviour and Driving Emotions
Conference Year: 2004
The paper will give an overview and assessment of the most prevalent theories of driver behaviour and focus particularly on research on the emerging r ... [More]
Regan, Michael A. (Monash University, Australia)
A Driving Simulator Evaluation of Enhanced Road Markings.
Conference Year: 2004
This paper details research undertaken by the Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC) comparing the relative effectiveness under simulated ... [More]
Driver Adaptation to In-vehicle Intelligent Transport Systems: Preliminary Findings from the TAC SafeCar Project
Conference Year: 2004
The Australian TAC SafeCar project is one of a growing number of on-road trials examining the effects on driver performance and safety in-vehicle inte ... [More]
Rhodes, Ross (South Australia Police, NEW ZEALAND)
Heavy Transport Enforcement - Tactical Investigations
Conference Year: 2004
The road transport sector in SA currently employs approximately 30,000 people. A doubling of the freight task is predicted within SA by 2020. Of that ... [More]
Robinson, Dr Ken (Edith Cowan University, WESTERN AUSTRALIA)
Improving research results with the Theory of Planned Behavior
Conference Year: 2004
Background: The Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) is a well known theory addressing the relationship between attitude and behaviour. However, research ... [More]
Rogerson, Pat (Road Safety Department, VicRoads, VICTORIA)
Driving Around Melbourne and the Risks of Crashing
Conference Year: 2004
Driving around Melbourne is estimated from an exposure survey conducted in Autumn 2001. The risk of crashing per distance travelled is calculated us ... [More]
Roper, Philip (ARRB Transport Research Ltd, Australia)
Road Safety Risk Manager - software to prioritise, manage and track safety on your network
Conference Year: 2004
The management of the road network to provide safe road transport is a key performance indicator for all road authorities. Its importance has been amp ... [More]
Trial of Seat Belts on School Buses in Queensland
Conference Year: 2004
A trial of seat belts on school buses was conducted in Queensland from January to June 2003. Seat belts were fitted to 12 school buses operating on lo ... [More]
Rossiter, Professor John R. (University of Wollongong, NEW SOUTH WALES)
The Effectiveness of Threat-only messages versus Threat-and-Efficacy Messages in Anti-Speeding Advertisements
Conference Year: 2004
This study investigates whether road safety authorities should take a new approach in road safety advertisements. Threat appeal advertisements that al ... [More]
Russell-Weisz, Louise (WA Local Government Association (RoadWise), WESTERN AUSTRALIA)
Preparing for 2006: Changes to Open Load Space Legislation
Conference Year: 2004
This project used Aboriginal and Regional media outlets across the Kimberley to target Aboriginal people, particularly Aboriginal men aged 17-39 years ... [More]
Sanson, Ann (Eastern Professional Services Pty Ltd, Royal Automobile Club of Victoria Ltd, Transport Accident Commission, Australian Institute of Family Studies, VICTORIA)
Psychosocial Development and Driving Behaviours: Some Results from the Australian Temperament Project
Conference Year: 2004
A set of items concerning road safety and driving behaviour was included in the most recent, thirteenth survey wave of the Australian Temperament Proj ... [More]
Schonfeld, Cynthia (Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety, Queensland University of Technology, Australia)
A Preliminary Investigation into a Group of Recidivist Drink Drivers' Experiences and Perceptions of Legal Sanctions
Conference Year: 2004
Concern remains regarding the ability of legal sanctions to produce behavioural change among recidivist drink drivers. This paper reports on an invest ... [More]
Scully, James (Monash University Accident Research Centre, VICTORIA)
Characteristics of multiple impact crashes in ANCIS
Conference Year: 2004
ANCIS (The Australian National Crash In Depth Study) has been collecting in-depth realworld crash cases for four years, with more than 350 cases colle ... [More]
Senserrick, Teresa M. (Monash University, Australia)
Young driver research: Where are we now? What do we still need to know?
Conference Year: 2004
In Australian jurisdictions and developed countries worldwide, young, novice drivers represent only a minor proportion of the licensed population yet ... [More]
Shaw, Steve (Shawsett Training Pty Ltd, Department of Agriculture, WESTERN AUSTRALIA)
Risk Reduction Driver Safety Program
Conference Year: 2004
In Feb 1999 the Department of Agriculture completed a risk management review and identified driver safety training as a major need to reduce risks of ... [More]
Sheehan, Mary (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)
A Preliminary Investigation into a Group of Recidivist Drink Drivers' Experiences and Perceptions of Legal Sanctions
Conference Year: 2004
Concern remains regarding the ability of legal sanctions to produce behavioural change among recidivist drink drivers. This paper reports on an invest ... [More]
Smart, Diana (Eastern Professional Services Pty Ltd, Royal Automobile Club of Victoria Ltd, Transport Accident Commission, Australian Institute of Family Studies, VICTORIA)
Psychosocial Development and Driving Behaviours: Some Results from the Australian Temperament Project
Conference Year: 2004
A set of items concerning road safety and driving behaviour was included in the most recent, thirteenth survey wave of the Australian Temperament Proj ... [More]
Smith, Stuart (GM Holden, Victoria)
A preliminary evaluation of child restraint crash performance with three anchorage systems in a Holden Commodore
Conference Year: 2004
This study compared the crash performance of rear-facing and forward-facing child restraints (CRS) with three anchorage systems: standard seatbelt, LA ... [More]
Smith, Greg (Australian Automobile Association, AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY)
The National Safer Roads Project: Placing road safety on the political map
Conference Year: 2004
The national SaferRoads project is a partnership of the Australian Automobile Association (AAA), the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA), t ... [More]
Sparke, Laurie (Holden Ltd, Australia)
Mathematical modelling of pedestrian crashes: Review of pedestrian models and parameter study of the influence of the contour of the vehicle
Conference Year: 2004
Road crashes result in a substantial number of pedestrian fatalities and injuries worldwide. Statistics from 35 European countries have shown that ped ... [More]
Stanford, Guy (LdeR Consulting, & Motorcycle Council of NSW, NEW SOUTH WALES)
Survey of Motorcyclists and their safety initiatives
Conference Year: 2004
In 2001 Australia ranked 9th best for road safety amongst 27 OECD nations, but 9th worst for motorcycle safety. Motorcycle fatalities were almost doub ... [More]
Steele, Troy (School of Microelectronics, Griffith University, School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, CARRS-Q, Queensland University of Technology, QUEENSLAND)
An investigation into peripheral physiological markers that predict monotony
Conference Year: 2004
Behavioural performance gradually declines when individuals perform monotonous tasks. The road safety research community tends to agree that driver mo ... [More]
Streeter, Luke (University of Adelaide, Australia)
Pedestrian protection in vehicle impacts: Further results from the Australian New Car Assessment Program
Conference Year: 2004
Since the year 2000, The Centre for Automotive Safety Research has been carrying out the pedestrian component of the Australian New Car Assessment Pro ... [More]
Styles, Tanya (ARRB Transport Research Ltd, Vic, Australia)
Learning to take risks: Understanding risk taking by young male drivers in the ACT
Conference Year: 2004
Risk-taking among young male drivers was investigated from the perspective offered by theories of learning. Group interviews with young drivers living ... [More]
Trial of Seat Belts on School Buses in Queensland
Conference Year: 2004
A trial of seat belts on school buses was conducted in Queensland from January to June 2003. Seat belts were fitted to 12 school buses operating on lo ... [More]
Symmons, Mark (Monash University, Australia)
The Contribution of Alcohol to Work-Related Road Crashes in New South Wales
Conference Year: 2004
About 30% of cars in Australia are used by businesses and about 60% of new upper medium size cars are sold to businesses. Work-related travel accoun ... [More]
The contributions of speeding and fatigue to work-related road crashes
Conference Year: 2004
Speeding and fatigue are both recognised as factors that increase the likelihood of being involved in a crash, and a number of road safety initiatives ... [More]
Taylor, Phil (Shawsett Training Pty Ltd, Department of Agriculture, WESTERN AUSTRALIA)
Risk Reduction Driver Safety Program
Conference Year: 2004
In Feb 1999 the Department of Agriculture completed a risk management review and identified driver safety training as a major need to reduce risks of ... [More]
Thornton, Jennifer (School of Management, Marketing and Employment Relations, NSW, Australia)
The Effectiveness of Threat-only messages versus Threat-and-Efficacy Messages in Anti-Speeding Advertisements
Conference Year: 2004
This study investigates whether road safety authorities should take a new approach in road safety advertisements. Threat appeal advertisements that al ... [More]
Tierney, P. (Transport Accident Commission, Australia)
Driver Adaptation to In-vehicle Intelligent Transport Systems: Preliminary Findings from the TAC SafeCar Project
Conference Year: 2004
The Australian TAC SafeCar project is one of a growing number of on-road trials examining the effects on driver performance and safety in-vehicle inte ... [More]
Tomasevic, Nebojsa (Monash University, Australia)
Driver Adaptation to In-vehicle Intelligent Transport Systems: Preliminary Findings from the TAC SafeCar Project
Conference Year: 2004
The Australian TAC SafeCar project is one of a growing number of on-road trials examining the effects on driver performance and safety in-vehicle inte ... [More]
Towner, Elizabeth (University College London, University of Surrey, University of West of England, University of Swansea, and the Child Accident Prevention Trust, ENGLAND)
The Neighbourhood Road Safety Initiative
Conference Year: 2004
One of the British Government s road safety targets is to reduce the number of children killed or seriously injured in road traffic accidents by 50 pe ... [More]
Triggs, Tom J. (Monash University, Australia)
Driver Adaptation to In-vehicle Intelligent Transport Systems: Preliminary Findings from the TAC SafeCar Project
Conference Year: 2004
The Australian TAC SafeCar project is one of a growing number of on-road trials examining the effects on driver performance and safety in-vehicle inte ... [More]
Tziotis, Michael (ARRB Transport Research Ltd, Australia)
Road Safety Risk Manager - software to prioritise, manage and track safety on your network
Conference Year: 2004
The management of the road network to provide safe road transport is a key performance indicator for all road authorities. Its importance has been amp ... [More]
Van Den Berg, Andrew (Centre for Automotive Safety Research, University of Adelaide, SA)
Pedestrian protection in vehicle impacts: Further results from the Australian New Car Assessment Program
Conference Year: 2004
Since the year 2000, The Centre for Automotive Safety Research has been carrying out the pedestrian component of the Australian New Car Assessment Pro ... [More]
Vassallo, Suzanne (Eastern Professional Services Pty Ltd, Royal Automobile Club of Victoria Ltd, Transport Accident Commission, Australian Institute of Family Studies, VICTORIA)
Psychosocial Development and Driving Behaviours: Some Results from the Australian Temperament Project
Conference Year: 2004
A set of items concerning road safety and driving behaviour was included in the most recent, thirteenth survey wave of the Australian Temperament Proj ... [More]
Versteegh, Sean (Centre for Automotive Safety Research, SOUTH AUSTRALIA)
The accuracy of driver accounts of vehicle accidents
Conference Year: 2004
Eyewitness evidence is often used in court and by researchers to reconstruct the events of a road accident. That eyewitnesses are often unreliable has ... [More]
Ward, Heather (University College London, University of Surrey, University of West of England, University of Swansea, and the Child Accident Prevention Trust, ENGLAND)
Safety Cameras in Great Britain - The continuing debate
Conference Year: 2004
Enforcement cameras were first introduced in 1991 and the first deployment of cameras in anything like a systematic way was in West London in 1992 whe ... [More]
The Neighbourhood Road Safety Initiative
Conference Year: 2004
One of the British Government s road safety targets is to reduce the number of children killed or seriously injured in road traffic accidents by 50 pe ... [More]
Watson, Linda (Monash University Accident Research Centre, VICTORIA)
A model for considering the ‘total safety’ of the light passenger vehicle fleet
Conference Year: 2004
This paper describes the results of research to develop and apply a comprehensive model to consider the influence of the mix of vehicle types in the f ... [More]
Wills, Andrew (Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety - Queensland, QUEENSLAND)
The Influence of Fleet Safety Climate on Work-Related Driving Behaviour
Conference Year: 2004
In the past, fleet management has primarily had an asset management focus, with safety initiatives being reactive to particular incidents or events. M ... [More]
Wood, Joanne (QUT, QUEENSLAND)
Eye Disease and Compensatory Driving Behaviour
Conference Year: 2004
The prevalence of visual impairment is higher in older populations. Due to the highly visual nature of the driving task, the impact of aging on visual ... [More]
Wood, Brian (LdeR Consulting, & Motorcycle Council of NSW, NEW SOUTH WALES)
Survey of Motorcyclists and their safety initiatives
Conference Year: 2004
In 2001 Australia ranked 9th best for road safety amongst 27 OECD nations, but 9th worst for motorcycle safety. Motorcycle fatalities were almost doub ... [More]
Wundersitz, Lisa (Centre for Automotive Safety Research, Australia)
Relationships Between Prior Driving Record, Driver Culpability, and Fatal Crash Involvement
Conference Year: 2004
Previous research from overseas has revealed consistent, yet limited, associations between prior driving records and subsequent crash involvement. Few ... [More]
Young, Kristie (Monash University, Australia)
Driver Adaptation to In-vehicle Intelligent Transport Systems: Preliminary Findings from the TAC SafeCar Project
Conference Year: 2004
The Australian TAC SafeCar project is one of a growing number of on-road trials examining the effects on driver performance and safety in-vehicle inte ... [More]