Haworth, Narelle (Monash University, Australia)
Are crashworthiness and fuel economy necessarily conflicting outcomes?
Conference Year: 2002
It has been demonstrated that larger, heavier cars generally provide more protection for their occupants, although they may be more likely to injure o ... [More]
Acceptability of in-vehicle intelligent transport systems to Victorian car drivers
Conference Year: 2002
The Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC) recently completed research for the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV) into the acceptabi ... [More]
Benchmarking Truck Safety In Australia
Conference Year: 2002
This study was carried out to benchmark the safety performance of Australia’s road transport industry against the safety performance of similar indust ... [More]
Survey of motorcyclists aged over 30
Conference Year: 2002
The number of motorcyclists killed in Australia and in Victoria has increased in recent years. This trend appears to reflect an increase in riding and ... [More]
A 50 km/h default urban speed limit for Australia?
Conference Year: 2001
The National Road Transport Commission commissioned MUARC to prepare an evaluation report assessing the national impacts (costs and benefits) of reduc ... [More]
DRIVING TO REDUCE FUEL CONSUMPTION AND IMPROVE ROAD SAFETY
Conference Year: 2001
As part of an ongoing project, this paper examines the possible safety benefits of driving in a manner that results in lower fuel consumption and emis ... [More]
Review of Best Practice Road Safety Initiatives in the Corporate and/or Business Environment
Conference Year: 2000
This paper summarises an investigation of the potential to introduce road safety based initiatives in the corporate environment.
The li ... [More]
How valid are motorcycle safety data?
Conference Year: 2003
The recent increases in motorcycle crashes across many jurisdictions have led to a resurgence in motorcycle safety research. Much of the researc ... [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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
A survey of the crash characteristics of older motorcyclists
Conference Year: 2005
Motorcyclist fatalities and injuries are increasing in many developed countries as a result of an increase in crashes involving older riders (defin ... [More]
Using the Internet to collect survey data: Lessons from a survey of older riders in Australia
Conference Year: 2005
Surveys have been used widely in road safety to measure people’s knowledge of and attitudes to road safety issues or programs, and to gauge the ext ... [More]
Characteristics of police and other emergency vehicle crashes in New South Wales
Conference Year: 2005
Emergency vehicle drivers are generally more highly trained than other drivers. However their task can be significantly more demanding, such ... [More]
Characteristics of taxi crashes in New South Wales
Conference Year: 2005
While the taxi industry is highly regulated, the public perception of taxi drivers can be quite negative. Taxi drivers are often considered to be d ... [More]
Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks? : Training and Older Motorcyclists
Conference Year: 2006
Past studies of the effects of motorcycle training on crash involvement have shown mixed results. However, many of the studies were conducted when ... [More]
Moped and motor scooter licensing and training: Current approaches and future challenges
Conference Year: 2008
Unlike some European countries, there have been few motor scooters and mopeds on Australian roads and licensing and training of these riders has recei ... [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]
Motorcycle protective clothing: Are stars better than standards?
Conference Year: 2007
Little information is available to Australian riders regarding the likely level of protection provided by different brands and types of protective c ... [More]
Motorcycle crash involvement as a function of self assessed riding style and rider attitudes
Conference Year: 2007
Approximately 1,500 riders (aged 25 and over) answered a questionnaire that asked about their riding patterns, behaviours, attitudes and crashes. Ap ... [More]
Moped crashes in Queensland
Conference Year: 2007
Motor scooter and moped sales are booming, but we know little about their crash involvement. In Queensland, most scooters are mopeds which can be r ... [More]
What can riders tell us about motorcycle rider training? A view from the other side of the fence
Conference Year: 2007
Past research has found little empirical support for the effectiveness of motorcycle rider training as a road safety countermeasure. Arguably, one p ... [More]
OBSERVATION OF MOPED AND SCOOTER USE IN INNER BRISBANE
Conference Year: 2009
The past decade has seen an upward trend in motorcycle, scooter and moped use in Australia, with moped registrations increasing by over 1 ... [More]
YOUNG DRIVERS’ ATTITUDES TO GRADUATED LICENSING, CRASH CAUSATION AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR PREVENTION
Conference Year: 2009
A population-representative telephone survey of attitudes and beliefs towards injury prevention included 249 Queenslanders aged 18-24. Of the 133 ... [More]